by Rich on April 19, 2013
Neighborhood Price Trends The Houston Chronicle just released it’s annual Price Trends Survey of 2012 for Houston home sales. The link allows you to search by part of town, subdivision name etc. So if you are interested in other parts of town, check out the Chronicle. I live in the Heights and sell homes here [...]
by Rich on January 30, 2013
Oak Forest Home Sales are Great! Resale home sales are up, new home sales are up, home prices are up, inventory is down. It’s the same story everywhere inside the loop and all other areas just outside the loop that I cover. Fourth quarter Oak Forest home sales were 78 sales (October –December, 2012) compared [...]
Oak Forest New Construction is Booming. There are two recent developments in Oak Forest new construction. When I last wrote about Oak Forest new homes (Oak Forest Post of 05/11/11) there were 15 new homes for sale, and they were mostly in Sec 1 of Oak Forest (the SE corner of Oak Forest, below W 43rd [...]
by Rich on March 29, 2012
Oak Forest Houses For Sale Oak Forest is one of the 1950′s neighborhoods I write about. If you are not familiar with Oak Forest homes this link will take to to my my Neighborhood Page for the area. The Oak Forest market is still doing very well. There are currently 61 “active” (available) homes on [...]
Oak Forest New Construction Homes For Sale There are currently 15 Oak Forest new construction homes for sale on MLS. The least expensive is $425,00 for a 2353 SF house by Rob Ryan Construction. This 3/2.5/2 is located at 2206 Eclipse. The upper end of current Oak Forest New Construction is $664,000 for a 4/3.5/2 [...]
by Rich on January 6, 2010
Subtitle: For Sale By Owner,So You Too Want To Be A Realtor? Okay, not the place for sarcasm; nobody in their right mind would want to be a Realtor. There are several reasons for selling your house yourself. Some that make sense, some that don’t. I’ve even taken this route myself, with mixed results. I [...]
by Rich on December 10, 2009
Lindale Park- You Must Visit! I’m amazed at how many friends and clients I have who live inside the loop, or just outside, who know nothing about Lindale Park. It’s a charming 1940’s community that has maintained its uniqueness. It is just the other side of I-45 from the Heights, but a different world all together. [...]
by Rich on November 13, 2009
Oak Forest is close-in North Side neighborhood in Houston. Most homes are one-story ranch style built in the 1950’s. It has a very convenient close-in location with easy access to downtown. Inner Loop prices are causing many first-time homebuyers to look at the areas just outside the 610 Loop. Prices are considerably lower and the lots are bigger.