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Your Next Home Could Be In Braeswood Place!
Braeswood Place has undergone some major surgery in the last few decades and is starting to emerge as a front runner in the surprisingly limited inner-loop suburban lifestyle. After a rocky reputation in the 80’s involving some high-profile crime, police cleaned up the Link Wood area adjacent to Braeswood Place. According to the Houston Chronicle, […]
The Charming ‘Liveable Forest’ of Kingwood
For great schools, excellent houses, exponential growth, safe living and all the clubs and activities you could ever want: Kingwood is the place to be. While it sounds a little more like a camp than a community, mainly due to the “too good to be true” alarms going off in your head, rest assured that […]
Greenspoint, Taking Care of Business!
Everyone loves a good comeback story, and Greenspoint has a lot to share. Since its formation, Greenspoint has seen some lows as far as its reputation, but thanks to some genuine expansion and expensive rehabilitation, this troublemaker is starting to come into its own. Greenspoint, located in the Northern portion of Harris County, was formed […]
Life is More Than a Beach in Galveston!
If you have a love for the outdoors, chances are you’ve weighed the pros and cons of living near the beach. Located about 50 miles from Houston, Galveston affords plenty of opportunity to bask in the sun as a solitary retreat or enjoy your time with family and friends. There’s plenty of tourism in Galveston, and as […]
The Art and Soul of East Downtown
Houston is full of culture, fantastic places to eat, shop and enjoy fresh air, especially Downtown. EaDo—short for East Downtown, also called the East Downtown Management District—is an important part of Houston’s history and gorgeous landscape. According to the Houston Chronicle, in the 1930’s Cantonese immigrants moved to Old Chinatown (then, just Chinatown), which was, […]
Embrace the Cultural History of Houston’s East End
East End, part of Houston backed by the eastern part of downtown, flanked by the Port of Houston and capped to the South by Hobby Airport. This wonderful part of our city bears many vestiges of Houston’s early history, industry, and its rich Hispanic tradition. According to the Houston Chronicle, although some gentrification began in the early 2000’s […]
Clear Lake Boasts a Great Reputation!
Moving to Houston is easy, as there are so many places to choose from—and so many economies. In the master-planned community of Clear Lake, the economy of the area galvanized a community to spring up around it. The Clear Lake sphere is adjacent to the Johnson Space Center and is the second-largest master-planned community in […]
Why You Should Be Moving to Houston
We love Houston—but its allure has been lost to many people for years. We’re not Austin, the Mecca of the liberal, alternative lifestyle of the Southern red states that really stands out—and we’re not trying to be. But, that means we’ve often been overlooked as another Southern City, USA, skipped over as one of the […]
Settle Down in the Melting Pot of Chinatown
Houston’s Chinatown is anything but forgettable. Since Houston surpassed New York City and Los Angeles as the most diverse city in the US, Chinatown has become synonymous with not just Chinese culture and cuisine, but with an international experience. In fact, calling the area ‘Chinatown’ at all is disputed because of the diverse number of […]