The avoidance of controversy has been a guiding principle for articles on this website, but a recent vacation to New England ‒ Nantucket Island specifically ‒ has unleashed my emotional conflicts on the contentious subject of men wearing red trousers. Or, in my case, not wearing them. Our host on Cape Cod, who is certainly
For all the number nerds out there, here are some statistics showing River Oaks real estate activity August 1 through September 15 this year and last year. A quick glance at the numbers in the table above would suggest that we are in a radically different market as we head into the autumn of 2018
A preview of some of the trends we will examine in greater depth in our upcoming semi-annual River Oaks Market Report We’re going to keep it simple and skim over the highlights of what we’ve noted in the market since January. We will drill down deep next month in the print publication of our mid-year report.
We recently dusted off last year’s River Oaks Market Report updates to see any patterns with late Spring 2017 and, more important, to tease out any significant differences. The first few paragraphs of our June 2017 report could be used verbatim for where we stand right now: … mixed signals … at higher price-points …
This is a touchy subject. It was as a six-year old boy living in a rather grand household that I was first asked to clean my shoes. Entitled little prince that I was, I refused, stating that I had a servant for doing that, and a cook to make my meals, another servant to serve
Pricing of lots in River Oaks The pricing of different lot types in River Oaks follows a distinct trend over time. We track all lot sales in River Oaks, in six categories, with a database going back to 1988. We observe that even the deviations from trend show consistent patterns. We are currently witnessing a
We always enjoy crunching the numbers to see what kind of trends ooze out. Here we’ve tracked eight sets of the market demographics for 2017 River Oaks home sales and purchases. (Like numbers? To read more of this kind of thing, order a copy of our just-released River Oaks Market Report 2018 Outlook.) FINANCING Mortgage
How buyers pay for their home purchases in River Oaks is always interesting to watch, since it is an indicator of trends in the neighborhood. This time we have dug deeper than usual to shed some light on the details. And what’s clear is that there are more ways of paying for property today than
Houston’s biggest story of 2017, real estate or otherwise, was Hurricane Harvey. It brought everything to a screeching halt. Even in neighborhoods relatively unaffected by flood waters, the buying and selling of real estate paused as though in sympathy with the hard-hit areas of our city. There was a distinct four- to six-week stutter after
The appetite for contemporary architecture in the upscale markets we serve here in Houston has been growing. Ever more buyers are looking for homes that boast sustainable elements (e.g. bamboo floors, stone countertops), are designed with entertaining in mind and are full of natural daylight. They want a flow between indoor and outdoor, sometimes with