Houston real estate is on a two-year roll of positive sales. Last month's total dollar sales volume is at $2,249,874,127, amounting for a 38.1% increase from records last year. With home sales surging, home inventories is at a two year-low of 3.3 months.

Some of the most sought after homes in Houston is located at Southampton Place. The exclusive Southampton neighborhood (found near West University Place, Rice University, Texas Medical Center, Museum District, and Hermann Park) has been one of the city's best performing real estate markets over the past decade.

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Southampton Place Homes: Neighborhood And Location Overview

With roughly over 2,000 properties, Southampton has some of the most desirable Houston homes for sale. The Inner Loop location, proximity to hot Houston spots, and stable real estate appreciation rates put it among the top neighborhoods in Houston.

E.H. Fleming initiated Southampton's real estate development in 1922. Today Southampton is a collection of upscale homes set on a piece of land bordering Rice University, Texas Medical Center, Museum District and West University. Southampton is surrounded by Bissonet St, Greenbriar Dr, and Ashbyb St.

As shown in the inner neighborhood map, Southampton homes for sale are within a very well-planned and structured community. Southampton Place has strictly been a residential area for 65 years, set in place by its tough deed restrictions. Drafted and put into effect on April 15, 1923, the restrictions include:

• No apartment houses or duplexes in Southampton
• Minimum construction costs on Rice Boulevard: $12,000 to $15,000
• Minimum construction costs on Sunset Boulevard: $8,000 to $10,000
• Minimum construction costs on the rest of the area: $5,000 to $7,000

These restrictions are to be observed for 150 years and could then be extended by action of a majority of the property owners. This residential stability drives Southampton Place to have one the best performing property appreciation over the last two decades.

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Southampton Place Homes: Real Estate Trends

Thanks to deed restrictions, the median home price of Southampton homes have been one of the best performing neighborhoods with a 48% appreciation rate between 2003 and and 2013.

The Southampton Civic Club launched a “save the trees” campaign and preserved Southampton's beautiful oaks. As a result, Oak-lined boulevards trail through a neighborhood full of traditional two-story homes erected on wooded lots, while the neighborhood park at Sunset and Kent provides a central gathering place for neighborhood festivities.

Christmas carolers, costumed Halloween-goers and an annual Spring picnic attract those already drawn to the Fleming Park's scenic layout, lined with updated play equipment and landscaping, picnic tables and two tennis courts.

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Paige Martin is ranked as one of the top Realtors in Houston. She has been featured on TV and in dozens of publications, including: Fox News in the Morning, Houston Business Journal, the Houston Chronicle, Downtown, Houston Magazine, and Texas Monthly Magazine.

Paige has received over 40 awards for her production levels, including the #1 individual agent in the Keller Williams Memorial office (over 200 agents) for three consecutive years and inclusion as a Houston Five Star Professional Real Estate Agent (top few Realtors in the country).

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