Houston-area home values appreciate near end of year

The Houston real estate market closed out 2009 with a more realistic snapshot of local conditions, ending three months of sales readings that appeared high compared to Hurricane Ike’s crippling effects on housing in the fall of 2008.
According to the latest monthly data compiled by the Houston Association of Realtors, December [...]

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Texas French Home: Place des Vosges

After a late lunch yesterday afternoon, Fabian and I toured the beautiful new Texas French Home showhouse in the new Place des Vosges development by the Butler Brothers. I knew I would really like it as soon as I found out that all of the furnishings are from Mecox Gardens, the lighting is from Circa [...]

Butler Brothers adds French twist to Uptown Park

Houston Business Journal – by Allison Wollam
A Houston builder is bringing a French accent to Uptown Park with a new super-upscale residential community.
Butler Brothers is planning a $25 million gated community, dubbed Place des Vosges, that will feature 17 French-inspired custom homes on a U-shaped street that is sandwiched between South Post Oak Lane and [...]

Moving on: Relocation market alive and well in Houston area

Published: June 1, 2009
Houston Business Journal
When Dave Bishop’s employer, ConocoPhillips, said his office in Oklahoma was being restructured and his job was moving to Houston, he knew the drill.

Foreclosure sales tapering off, home prices at 7-month high

Houston Business Journal
Published: June 1, 2009
At $194,222, the average sales price for single-family homes in Houston dropped 5.8 percent from one year earlier, according to the Houston Association of Realtors. The average sales price in April 2008 was $206,239.

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