Stop ’n’ Go

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Cameron Ansari

It is often observed that one shouldn’t expect much to happen in River Oaks residential real estate in the week or two leading up to the traditional Tax Day on April 15. It’s not that, in a normal year, many taxpayers in the top tier file their taxes by then, anyway....

10 Things to Know About River Oaks Real Estate in Mid-March 2021

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021Cameron Ansari

Things are moving fast in the River Oaks real estate market now. After a surprisingly nimble 2020, despite the yoke of Covid-19, this year has started like gangbusters (see last month’s report here). Here are some highlights so far: As of the Ides of March – i.e. March 15 – there...

And They’re Off!

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021Cameron Ansari

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)...

Sneak Peek!

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021Cameron Ansari & Teresa Byrne-Dodge

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...

It’s (Almost) a Wrap

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020Cameron Ansari

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...

What a Difference a Year Makes

September 16, 2020September 17, 2020Cameron Ansari

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...

Update on the High End

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020Cameron Ansari

In our recently mailed 2020 Mid-Year River Oaks Market Report we remarked that, while sales in the first half of 2020 at the high end of River Oaks – that is, properties priced $4 million or higher – did not exceed the number for the same period in 2019, they were...

Snapshot of the River Oaks Market

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020Cameron Ansari & Teresa Byrne-Dodge

We haven’t talked to anyone in the past four months without hearing some version of the same question: How is the real estate market during the COVID-19 pandemic? HAR.com issues monthly updates on the entire greater-Houston market area, as you surely know, and the real estate market varies widely from area...

(in the Time of COVID)

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020Cameron Ansari

Overview As we prepare for the biannual edition of our River Oaks Market Report (to be published in July), we have been trying to examine the extraordinary past few months from the perspective of comparison with the same period in 2019. How weird has this year truly been? Clearly, the first...

Catch Up: The River Oaks Market

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Cameron Ansari

It is challenging to make astute comments about a real estate market that has been understandably inactive since mid-March. So, suffice it to say that River Oaks is largely in wait-and-see mode. Here are a few general observations based on the data: River Oaks Inventory The number of houses for sale...