As 2018 wound down, home sales in West University and Bellaire took a sharp drop — but prices were a different matter. According to figures supplied monthly to Essentials by the Houston Association of Realtors, only 12 homes in each area changed hands, a 57 percent drop from November 2017 in Bellaire, and a 33 percent decline year-over-year in West U. Still Bellaire … [Read more...] about Home sales way off but prices solid in November

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77005 is the only million-dollar home market in Houston, study shows
The 77005 ZIP code — which includes West University Place, Southside Place and communities around Rice University — is the only ZIP in the Houston area, and one of just three in Texas, to boast a median home value of more than $1 million, according to a survey by the Zillow Group, a national online real estate database. The median price of a 77005 home was placed at … [Read more...] about 77005 is the only million-dollar home market in Houston, study shows
West U home prices hold steady, Bellaire shows improvement over last year
While the October real estate market was flat for home sales in West University Place, despite a slowdown in sales, there was a welcome rebound in prices for sales in Bellaire after a tough post-Harvey year, according to monthly figures supplied to Essentials from the Houston Association of Realtors. While just 27 properties changed hands in October this year — down almost … [Read more...] about West U home prices hold steady, Bellaire shows improvement over last year
Best place to live? West U is No. 1
West University Place was named the Best Place To Live in the U.S. in a 24/7 Wall Street survey of 20,000 villages, towns and cities published by USA Today last month. The survey created a weighted index of more than two dozen measures to identify the best American cities to live in including income, home values and property taxes, cost of living, travel time to work, … [Read more...] about Best place to live? West U is No. 1
Down, down: Home sales, prices dip in September
Sales of single-family homes fell off in Bellaire and West University Place in September, with prices declining, as well. That matched the overall pattern in the Houston area, with sales dropping 5.8 percent in September over the same month last year — the first full post-Hurricane Harvey month. On a year-to-date basis, though, Houston home sales are up 5.6 percent over … [Read more...] about Down, down: Home sales, prices dip in September