Think you know everything to know about Houston? Think again!

Although Downtown Houston is certainly known for its sparking high rises that extend into the crystal blue Houston sky, Houston’s Museum District also have a fantastic array of condo buildings, all of which are situated in the highly desirable Museum District area of Houston. Alongside the beautiful condo buildings of the Museum District are a plethora of world renowned museums and cultural centers. Just steps away from Downtown’s business center, the Museum District is quickly becoming one of the most highly coveted places to purchase a high rise in Houston.

Here is our list of the top 10 condo buildings in Houston’s Museum District:

  1. Mosaic Condos – We love the Mosaic development,…

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The recession hurt Houston’s real estate market in a bad way. But perhaps the segment of the market where it hurt particularly bad was the mansion market. River Oaks Houston homes were sitting on the market, and no one was begging to gobble up those homes priced over $500,000. But River Oaks Houston homes are singing an entirely different tune today. In fact, some are even speculating that mansion sales of 2012 will rival those from the 1980s.

Those pricey homes in River Oaks, Memorial and West University Place are no longer sitting on the MLS, hoping for a taker. Instead, homes priced over $500,000 are making up the strongest segment of the market; and home sellers here couldn’t be happier.

In fact, the Houston Association of Realtors recently…

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Houston is certainly experiencing an energy boom, thanks to the lifting of the moratorium on deep-water drilling and shale exploration. As a result, the economy is moving right along and job opportunities are pouring in quicker than they have in quite a few years. There are plenty of new home communities in Houston taking shape, and residents are finding the options to be quite attractive. Many of the new home communities boast plenty of recreation amenities, thereby drawing in families of all sizes. Here are some of our favorite new home communities in Houston:

Fairfield (Northwest Houston)

The new home community of Fairfield features 3,200 acres and will include 5,600 homes at the time of build-out. Homes here will appeal to a wide variety of…

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Houston commercial real estateYou may find that office expansion and leasing activity is stalled in many major cities. Yet, in the Houston real estate market, things are buzzing, and Houston commercial real estate is looking great.

Why is Houston so different from other large cities? And why is the Houston commercial real estate market a hot commodity these days? Well, the answer is quite simple: it’s all about oil.

Major Job Gains Realized

A rise in oil prices, coupled with a shale exploration boom, has made Houston the first major city in the region to see jobs regain the losses experienced during the recession. In fact, Houston added nearly 76,000 jobs in 2011, and it is expected, according to the Texas Workforce Commission, that new jobs may total in the tens of…

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