Spectacular New Non-MLS Listing - zoned to Briargrove Elementary!

Check out this video for this spectacular new listing in Briarbend!  It's been extensively remodeled and decorated beautifully!  It's zoned to Briargrove Elementary.  The agent is only doing showings this weekend ONLY (December 22nd & 23rd) and I work with her and would be happy to show this home to you and help you write an offer!  Let me know if you are interested in viewing this picture-perfect home!

Lights in the Heights

This was my first year to go to Lights in the Heights and it was so much fun! I have always wanted to go and this year was invited to several pre-parties and definitely wanted to check it out. For non-Houston folks, Lights in the Heights is basically a gigantic block party in the Woodland Heights area. So much fun! Very crowded, but a good time.

 

My pictures aren't great, but to view some additional pics, click here.

 

 

First Time Home Buyers

November 2012 Houses Sold

Spring Valley(77055) November 2012 Closings:

8706 Westview Dr - $320,000
7811 Shady Villa Meadow - $345,000
7007 Northampton WA - $354,000
1211 Ridgewood Place - $465,900
9109 Hilldale St - $430,000
1533 Bracher St - $447,000
8731 Cavell Ln - $520,000
7802 Bellewood Dr. - $659,000



Heights(77008) November 2012 Closings:

1025 Lawrence St. - $250,000
1137 W 23rd #A - $287,500
708 Herkimer - $366,700
1313 W 25th St - $311,000
1526 26th St - $310,000
1511 Prince - $329,000
916 Lawrence St Unit C - $312,000
1213 W 15th 1/2, Unit F - $339,599
1805 Ashland - $392,746
1244 Arlington St. - $409,999
1819 Ashland - $410,116
316 Aurora St - $420,000
1801 Ashland - $413,996
923 Nashua St - $415,000
403 E 26th - $465,000
803 W 9th - $535,000
1540 Alexander St - $585,000
1230 Allston St - $615,000
1904 W 24th St - $629,000
1107 Nicholson - $632,000
523 E 24th - $692,000
931 Yale St - $700,000
2234 Gostic - $740,000

New Featured Listings in the Heights & Spring Valley

New Knockout Listing in the Heights!
428 Cortlandt
MLS#: 69349540




An Outstanding Home in Spring Valley!
9229 Westview Dr.
MLS#: 39091692

 

Walking in High Cotton at Cottonwood

One of CultureMap's Houston's 10 Hot Must Try Restaurants for November is Cottonwood. I went there last week with my fabulous friend Kate. Located off of Shepherd just north of 610, they have a casual cool indoor area and it's very open to a large outdoor seating area.  It's a little tricky to find the driveway to the parking, so may want to go with someone who knows (check their website for the map...ha!).  Lots of parking, so you are good there!  Cottonwood seems good for kids and pups too, so feel free to bring both!   

As far as the food/drink situation, they have lots of local brews and the food was really great too!  I got the Turkey Panini and and it was really yummy!  The burgers looked good too and I can't wait to go again!

 

Hello...sellers, are you there? Houston needs YOU!

Well, Houston has moved past a balanced inventory situation and a seller's market is in full effect! With the lowest inventory in over a decade, I personally am seeing clients lose out on properties due to multiple offers (think 6 offers or more) and houses selling well above ($20k, $50k over list price) comparable properties from just a few months ago. Check out this article by Houston Assocation of Realtors to find out more.

Now is a great time to sell if you are ready!


HOUSTON — (November 20, 2012) — The number of homes on the market in Houston reached the lowest level in more than a decade in October, thanks to a surge in sales that also lifted prices to the highest levels ever for an October.

Single-family home sales skyrocketed 32.7 percent compared to October 2011, according to the latest monthly data prepared by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR), and accounted for the 17th consecutive month of positive sales. Contracts closed on 5,379 homes, driving inventory down to 4.4 months, a level last seen in December 2001. All segments of the housing market saw gains in October, with the steepest among homes priced above $250,000.

"Home sales throughout Houston were incredibly strong in October and sent the supply of homes down to 4.4 months, which is the lowest level we've observed in 11 years," said Wayne A. Stroman, HAR chairman and CEO of Stroman Realty. "Our active real estate market reflects the general health of the Houston economy, most notably the addition of close to 96,000 new jobs over the past year, according to the latest Texas Workforce Commission employment report. The inventory squeeze has definitely created fertile ground for homebuilders."

Foreclosure property sales reported in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) declined 10.9 percent compared to October 2011. Foreclosures made up 15.5 percent of all property sales, the lowest one-month sales volume of the year and a likely reflection of the continued slowdown in the sales of homes priced below $80,000. The median price of October foreclosures rose 6.3 percent to $85,000.

October sales of all property types in Houston totaled 6,457, a staggering 35.1 percent increase over October 2011. Total dollar volume for properties sold during the month shot up 47.2 percent to $1.4 billion versus $945 million a year earlier.

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