According to the latest monthly data compiled by the Houston Association of Realtors, December volume of single-family home sales across the greater Houston area dipped 2.1 percent compared to December 2008. That represents the first decline since last August. Total December property sales were flat on a year-over-year basis, HAR reports.

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The 5,900 square foot, $2.2 million dollar home has all of the features you would expect from a home of this caliber and more. Careful attention to every detail was paid by Bo and Scott Butler who designed and built the home along with sixteen other homes in this exclusive development…

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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 the Uptown Park complex just along the 610 Loop. The homes will range in price from $1.4 million to $2.2 million.

The street that will house Place Des Vosges, S. Wynden Drive, has historically been an exclusive residential area lined with older single-family homes on oversized lots. But that is all starting to change as more land in the area is acquired by investors and developers.

Butler Brothers estimates show that it has been about 10 years since a new community has been built in the area. The nearby Wynden Oak Estates, which includes 26 single-family homes, was built in 1997. The median home appraisal for that neighborhood is $770,213, according to the Houston Association of Realtors.

Welcome to Houston’s most beautiful, most well-manicured, stylish section of town. This is Uptown Park/ Blvd Place and The Galleria.

Anchored by Post Oak Boulevard, the Uptown Park District is an organic, mixed-used development that has evolved over several years to become the heart of beauty, sophistication and style while enjoying international prominence in Houston – the 4th largest city in the United States.

Brimming with the energy and vibrancy of any cosmopolitan city, yet humbled by the graciousness of the towering trees and surrounding suburbs of Tanglewood. The Uptown Houston District is one of the world’s greatest urban centers.

Visit these websites listed below for more information on the area surrounding Place Des Vosges.

Uptown Houston
Masraff’s on Post Oak Lane

Restaurants & Shopping
Masraff’s on Post Oak Lane
Uptown Park

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.

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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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