If there was one main takeaway from our last River Oaks Market Report ~ 2021 Outlook it was that market momentum barely stopped over the holidays and into January. No kidding! Take a look at the level of pending contracts since the start of the year, compared with the same (pre-COVID) months in 2020, which
The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) regularly tweaks the various contracts, agreements, notices and addenda that home buyers and sellers and their agents use. The common One to Four Family Residential Contract – that is, the contract typically used to resell a home – has had a number of changes that will soon go into
Cameron and Teresa are working now on the next edition of the River Oaks Market Report, set to go to press next week. The “Outlook” edition will drill down into the River Oaks real estate market for 2020 – what sold where and for how much? – plus offer thoughtful insight as to what to
Building a new nest or refeathering an old one? Either way, we can probably agree that the bedroom is life’s most personal space, a retreat that should look good and feel good. After all, we spend about a third of our lives in our bedrooms. Meet Houston designer Karen Pulaski, who has devoted the last
Let’s jump right into the numbers. As we enter the final weeks of 2020, here is a snapshot of post-election activity in River Oaks real estate. What’s most striking is that there have been so many newly pending contracts since mid-November. In a typical year one would expect River Oaks buyers to be winding down
Cameron and I were talking about ginger. It seems like every time you buy a plump hand of ginger at the supermarket the darn thing dries out in the vegetable drawer before you get around to trying some new recipe for Thai-inspired coconut soup. I’ve spent years buying fresh ginger, only to throw it away
What are the chances that two of our current listings would both be fundamentally Mid-Century Modern in their DNA and yet so very different? Both homes are located on highly desirable River Oaks streets (albeit on opposite sides of the subdivision), both were built in 1950 and both are exquisitely realized – one a wholesome
Question: What precautions should be taken for an open house? Answer: Despite six months of COVID-19, the real estate business has not ground to a halt. Or, to put it more accurately, after a hard stop last spring, it is once again percolating along. People feel more comfortable going out, and there remains a pent-up
When it comes to gauging market activity in real estate, measuring the number of months of available inventory* can provide intriguing insight beyond the usual statistics. Let’s start by agreeing that fewer months of available inventory = relatively more active sales. In other words, less is better. For the sake of this discussion, we are
Investing in a home in River Oaks usually means that you are committed to building a legacy that you can share with your family for years to come. It takes work and money to make the idea of legacy a reality and even more work and money to make it endure over the decades. An