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Transcend Realty - Houston Heights - Contemporary Townhomes

11-06-09
Carlisle Mitchell
Carlisle Mitchell: Real Estate Brokerage in Houston Heights, TX
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Transcend Realty - Houston Heights - Contemporary Townhomes

General Description
This beautiful 3 story contemporary townhome designed by Award Winning Architect is luxury living at its best. Located minutes from downtown, memorial park and the Galleria with convenient freeway access this 3/2.5 has it all; Hardwoods, Natural Stone, Large Closets, Berber Carpets, Sky lights, an amazing master suite and much more. Add the value of built in equity and an appreciating Houston Heights market makes this a great opportunity for either home buyers or investors.

Listing Price: $259,900 3 AT THIS PRICE!!!!

Room/Lot Dimension
Living: 20X35
1st Bed: 12X17
2nd Bed: 13X11
3rd Bed: 11X10
Study/Library: 17X10
Bedroom Desc: All Bedrooms Up

School Information
School District: Houston
Elementary Sch: HISD
Middle Sch: HISD
High Sch: HISD

Address 1113 W 17th
City / Zip: Houston / 77008
Subdivision: Trinity Crossing
Property Type: Townhouse / Condo
Status: Active on Market
Bedrooms: 3 Bedroom(s)
Baths: 2 Full & 1 Half Bath(s)
Garage: 2 Car Attached
Stories: 3 STORY
Style: Contemporary/Modern
Year Built: 2008 / Appraisal District
Building Sqft: 2,322 / Appraisal District
Unit Level: Levels 1, 2 and 3
Maintenance Fee: 150 monthly
Mrkt Area: SHADY ACRES
Key Map® : PAGE 452U
MLS# / Area: 86098736 / 9-Central North

Interior Feature
Alarm System - Owned, Breakfast Bar, High Ceiling, Island Kitchen, Prewired for Alarm System, Fire/Smoke Alarm, Tile
Dishwasher: Yes
Disposal: Yes
Microwave: Yes
Range: Gas Range
Oven: Electric Oven
Washer/Dryer Conn: Yes
BedRooms: All Bedrooms Up
Heating: Central Gas
Cooling: Central Electric
Floors: Carpet, Stone, Wood


Exterior Feature
Balcony, Front Green Space, Patio/Deck
Extr Constrn: Stucco, Wood
Area Pool: No
Private Pool: No
Roof: Other


Energy Feature
Insulated/Low-E windows

Transcend Realty - Houston Heights - Contemporary Townhomes

Transcend Realty - Houston Heights - Contemporary Townhomes

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Love Pagodas?

11-06-09
Liz Flint
Liz Flint: Real Estate Agent in Houston, TX
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Pagoda #1

Do you love pagodas? This great pagoda is in a cemetary near Jimi Hendrix's grave in Renton, Washington. Who ever designed this space really paid attention to the details, even the iron work is wonderful and the colors are pleasing.

Pagoda #2

Second view of cool pagoda. What a great place. I know its a final resting place, but it made me smile when I was there, and I didn't want to leave. Someone did a wonderful job of planning this. If you know who did it, please let me know. Who wouldn't want to have a fun place like this around you forever? Fountains, babbling brooks, bridges and wonderful landscaping make it a wonderful retreat. Oh, and by the way Jimi Hendrix's memorial is not too far away.

Pagoda #3

Even the markers are beautiful. This is a gated secluded corner for a family.

When you need to buy, build or sell in the Houston or Tomball area, give me a call -- I can help.

Making dreams come true -- one family at a time!

Liz Flint, Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty, sales_by_liz@hotmail.com, 832-816-8066

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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park -- Oct 09

11-06-09
Liz Flint
Liz Flint: Real Estate Agent in Houston, TX
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Klondike #1

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park -- Seattle unit is tucked away in downtown Seattle -- in fact if you weren't looking for it you would probably walk right by without noticing it. The address is 319 Second Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104. Klondike #2

The San Francisco paper proclaimed the horrible freezing and famine for the Klondikers, but Gold Fever prompted them to go on to the gold fields.

Klondike #3

Miners were required to show proof they had 1500 pounds of food stuffs before being allowed to continue on to the Klondike.

Klondike #4

This shows the typical lodging for the gold miners. Very rustic and primative.

Klondike #5

In front of this newspaper case is where they have a place to get an embossed copy of a steam ship ticket they used back in 1897 for the people going to the Klondike. (The gift shop also has the National Park Passport stamp).

For more information go to http://www.nps.gov/klse/index.htm. For visitor information call 206-220-4240. There is also a Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska, that website is http://www.alaskatravel.com/parks/klondike-gold-rush.html.

When you are ready to buy, build or sell in Houston or Tomball, Texas, give me a call -- I can help.Thanks, Liz Flint, Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty, sales_by_liz@hotmail.com, 832-816-8066

Helping make dreams come true -- one family at a time!

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Japanese Garden

11-05-09
Liz Flint
Liz Flint: Real Estate Agent in Houston, TX
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Japanese Garden. This beautiful japanese garden is located in Seattle and is part of the Washington Park Aboretum. Across the street from the Aboretum is this wonderful Japanese Garden at 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. This picture shows the great lake setting and alot of the wonderful plants and trees. Notice the shaping of the trees. There is also a stepping stone path through the lake.

Japanese Garden

The picture below shows the attention to detail. They have a cute little concrete pagoda and also notice the crushed stone walkway.

Japanese Garden #2

Japanese Garden #4`

What's a Japanese Garden without a tea house? Here is the one in Seattle's Japanese Garden.

Japanese Garden #5

Here is another corner of the garden with a hill behind me and a bridge to my right,and this shows a different angle of the lake.

Japanese Garden #6

They had some very large koi fish in the lake.

For more information about the Japanese Garden go to the website at http://www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/japanesegarden.htm . or you can call 206-684-4725.

When you need to buy, build or sell in the Houston or Tomball area, please contact me -- I can help you achieve your dream.

Liz Flint, Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty, sales_by_liz@hotmail.com 832-816-8066

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HOUSTON SINGLE FAMILY HOME MARKET REPORT - THIRD QUARTER 2009

11-05-09
Tom D. Plant, GRI, QSC
Tom D. Plant, GRI, QSC: Real Estate Agent in Houston, TX
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As the economy has begun to send signals of impending recovery, more and more signs of a recovery of Houston home sales are being seen. It has been more than two years since same month year to year comparisons have been positive. September single family sales were up 32% over September 2008. Of course September 2008 is when Hurricane Ike hit Houston. More important than the isolated September result, single family sales in the third quarter of 2009 increased 1.4% compared to the same period of 2008. Preliminary results indicate October will be at least 10% better than October 2008. Pending sales, a leading indicator of future sales in mid-October stood at more than 3,800, a level not seen since the first half of 2008 .

Within Loop 610, single family sales during Third Quarter 2009 were 766, a rate much higher than the Quarterly rate of sales during the First Half, and which is slightly ahead of Third Quarter 2008. Homes priced under $1 million did well. Sales of homes priced between $1 million and 2 million fell 11.9%. Sales of homes priced over $2 million fell 52.9%.

Overall the inventory of single family homes currently available for sale is lower than at any time since June 2003. Although demand is down, supply is also down and the result is inventory has remained in relative balance at approximately 6.2 months (more than 8 months is considered a Buyers' market). Upon examination of the inventory data, however, the low inventory relates to homes under $500,000. This reflects a reduction of inventory in the $350,000 to $500,000 price range since my last report covering the first six months of 2009.

West University, Southampton and Tanglewood turned in exceptional results for the third quarter. Even in these areas, new homes which are in the upper price ranges, are not selling well. Southgate has seen an increase in inventory and slowing of sales. This is out of the norm for what we have come to expect in Southgate over the past two years.

Impact on Buyers and Sellers

Buyers for homes under $500,000 may find there are fewer choices and that Sellers are less willing to negotiate far off their list price. As one moves up the price scale, the choices will become more numerous and competing buyers will become fewer. Over $2 million, the choices are many and the Buyers are few.

Sellers of homes priced under $1 million will continue to see steady traffic and interest if their homes are attractive and properly priced. While sellers should not be overly concerned, they must be cautious about pricing. This is not the time to put a high price on a home and hope someone will love the home and pay it. With a few exceptions, Sellers thinking about placing their home on the market at this time may want to wait until mid-January to avoid the Holiday slow down.

My advice to Buyers who have no home to sell: Buy Now. Interest rates are historically low. For homes under $500,000 buying competition is starting to heat up. For higher priced homes, the buying environment is good and Sellers should be willing to negotiate. With the improving market, especially in the close-in neighborhoods, the probability of a significant price decline is becoming low.

My advice to Buyers who have a current home to sell: If the home is very attractive, well located and priced under $500,000, it may be a good time to move. If the home is priced between $500,000 and $1 million, consult with me as some markets are better than others for this price range. For Sellers of homes priced over $1 million, wait to sell if you can.

The graph below shows a moving twelve month total for numbers of sales and pending sales of single family homes in the HAR MLS. It also shows the monthly numbers of active single family listings. Following the graph are detailed sales analyses of selected close-in neighborhoods and zip codes price range. If you would like further explanation of the market dynamics in a specific neighborhood, please contact me. I am always eager to provide you the information you need.

The information contained in this report indicates the type of analysis and detail I provide to Buyers and Sellers whom I represent. Contact me if you, or someone you know, are planning to buy or sell a home. I will demonstrate to you how my extensive business experience, proven real estate success and attention to client service will provide better results in your real estate transaction.

With me, Real Estate is all Business.

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Based upon information from the Houston Association of Realtors® or its MLS for the period January 1,2000 to Present.

If you currently have an agency relationship with a licensed Real Estate Broker, this is not a solicitation to alter that relationship.

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