Heights Real Estate Blog

Trying to figure out where to buy inside the loop or near the Heights? This blog gives the latest posts on different neighborhood events, pricing, etc.

For detailed neighborhood information with prices, home styles, MLS Search, etc., see my page on the Heights and Greater Heights. This describes many of the various “Heights” neighborhoods.

For other areas outside the Heights see the page on Areas Near the Heights.

Lastly, to tie all the neighborhoods together see my Interactive Heights Map.

You may also scroll through the latest posts below:

Heights Blvd Art-True South.

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on April 16, 2015

Heights Blvd Art-Why We Love the Heights There are a million reason people love the Heights. Besides the cool century old homes, the great location, the sense of community, the ambiance…there is culture and art. Here is the latest: Last year the guys at Redbud Gallery in the Heights installed True North…displaying art on Heights […]

First Ward Historic District – Battle

Filed in Heights Historic Districts by Rich on April 12, 2015

First Ward Battle Between Developers and Owners The Chronicle on 4/23/14 had an article about the conflict between developers preservationists in Houston’s First Ward. Preservationist is probably not a good term…too elitist. These are just people who like to see their old homes and their old First Ward neighborhood retain some of its charm and history. This […]

Oak Forest Price trends

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on April 6, 2015

Oak Forest Price Trends Oak Forest home prices were up 65% from 2010 to 2014. If not familiar with Oak Forest homes, see my page on this neighborhood. Oak Forest is very popular for several reasons: It is close-in and convenient It is a huge neighborhood with lots of sales A broad range of homes available […]

Oak Forest Land Prices

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on April 3, 2015

Oak Forest Land Prices-Early 2015 Oak Forest land prices are rising continually, but are still reasonable compared to nearby Heights. The attached table of sales shows prices ranging generally from mid $20’s to $40’s per SF. The average sales price (after tossing out a couple of low values) was $38/SF. If you are not familiar […]

Sunset Heights-A Neighborhood with Split Personality

Filed in Sunset Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on March 2, 2015

Sunset Heights Home Prices: a Big Division Between New and Old Note: This post was written back in 2015. It is now mid 2017, and Sunset Heights is still booming. Sunset Heights had always been a homogeneous little neighborhood with a strong civic group. It wasn’t bothered much by builders…they preferred to build further south […]

N Shepherd Redevelopment-A New Sears?

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on March 2, 2015

Garden Oak Sears on N Shepherd to be Redeveloped? Swamplot reports a tentative look by Weingarten Realty at redeveloping the old Sears store at 4000 N Shepherd. “Oaks on Shepherd” would be an open Praire-style shopping development with restaurant, grocery store and shops. This would transform this rather tattered looking store into a development serving all […]

Independence Heights New Homes

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by Rich on February 25, 2015

Sullivan Brothers Building in Independence Heights April 2016: I believe these homes have sold and Sullivan has started phase 2 of their neighborhood homes. Lot prices are so high and land so difficult to find in the Heights, Garden Oaks or anyplace nearby that builders are looking everywhere to build. They are even looking (and […]

Heights Crawfish Festival

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on February 25, 2015

Crawfish Festival in the Heights This years Heights Crawfish Festival should be the biggest one ever with 6000 people expected to attend. Saturday, March 7, 2015. 411 W 20th St, behind Heights Floral Shop. Admission to the festivities is free, crawfish aren’t free of course. They are $18 for a platter including corn and potatoes. […]

Timbergrove Manor/Lazybrook Home Prices

Filed in Timbergrove & Lazybrook Homes for Sale by Rich on February 19, 2015

Timbergrove Manor Lazybrook Home Prices These two neighborhoods are contiguous to each other and are typically lumped together when buying or selling. See my Neighborhood Page on Timbergrove Manor/Lazybrook to see map, history, etc. The table below shows 4th Q 2014 prices for homes in the combined neighborhoods. Lazybrook had 9 sales in the last quarter, […]

Local Real Estate Market & Oil Price

Filed in Heights News & Events by Rich on February 16, 2015

The hot topic in local real estate is what low oil prices will do to our market. A lot of people have pontificated on this. The image below came from an article in HAR Connect. It shows what some very knowledgeable people say. My thoughts lie in proper phrasing of the question: What is the drop […]