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Staub Ranchsion Sale Not Going By the Book
How’s that River Oaks “you loved the book, now try the home” marketing tie-in going? Well, Stephen Fox’s volume on The Country Houses of John F. Staub is currently ranked #10,535 on Amazon.com, which...
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No Fooling: The Price of Vanity in Hiram Clarke
You couldn’t invent a street address this good. But hey, maybe it’s your lucky day: The market’s down and the owner’s got to give it up. Huge price drop too, as of this week: from $250,000 to $189,900....
View ArticleUptown Hot Potato: Four Quick Flips in a Few Short Months
That parking lot at the corner of Richmond and Post Oak, where the Steak & Ale and Mason Jar used to be? Very popular: In 2007, Houston-based Hines Interests LP sold 9.4 acres to Rich Oak...
View ArticlePost Oak Lane Park Dollar Timeline: All the Offers and Counters
Following up on the overview of the controversy he and Carolyn Feibel published last week, Bradley Olsen provides this updated summary of all the offers made for James and Jock Collins’s 7,230-sq.-ft....
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Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye: Otto’s, Back from the Edge of the Market
That plan by the owners of Otto’s Bar B Q and Hamburgers on Memorial Dr. to shut down the restaurant, sell the land, and retire on the proceeds didn’t end up going so well after all, the Houston...
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Swamplot Price Adjuster: A Little Corner of Bellaire, As It Is
The Swamplot Price Adjuster needs your nominations! Found a property you think is poorly priced? Send an email to Swamplot, and be sure to include a link to the listing or photos. Tell us about the...
View ArticleGalleria Pocket Park Fight Ends with TIRZ Reaching into Pocket
Twin septuagenerian veterinarians Jock and James Collins, whose property on the corner of San Felipe and Post Oak Ln. adjacent to BLVD Place was taken by eminent domain 2 years ago, settled their...
View ArticleDown in the Dynamo District, Feeling the Land Rush
What’s happening to land values around the East Downtown site of Dynamo Stadium at Texas and Dowling? “Dave Cook with Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc. said he has six properties listed for sale in...
View ArticleComment of the Day: Keep Houston Cheap
“. . . low property values are a positive for the people of Houston and the city. Inflating property values with use restrictions just accrues big profits to established landowners, drives up rent,...
View ArticleComment of the Day: Big Lots
“In regards to crazy land values inside the loop, I have an opinion as an active RE broker. Anything that is 2 to 5 acres seems to be in huge demand from institutional multi-family developers. They...
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Comment of the Day: Getting the Maximum Price on a Minimum Lot Size
“All things being equal, restricted property is worth less than un-restricted property. However, property for which NEIGHBORING properties are restricted can be MORE valuable. Property owners accept...
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Comment of the Day: Affordable Homes Need Smaller Lots
“Large houses are not the cause of being priced out of the Heights, they’re the effect. With land values approaching $75/sf at the peak of the market, that’s almost half-a-million dollars for a...
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