Memorial Close-In
Selling Your Home in Memorial Close-In?
Pricing, preparation and marketing for Memorial Close-In homeowners, with the questions buyers will ask.
Michael O’NealBroker · REALTOR® | The Michael O’Neal GroupKeller Williams Realty NortheastCall or text: 832-797-3780
The short answer
Selling a home in Memorial Close-In
Selling a home in Memorial Close-In starts with pricing against recent sales of comparable homes nearby, not a neighborhood average. HAR’s 2025 facts put the median market value at $2,834,500 for Median Market Value, an appraisal-district value rather than a sale price. Buyers here tend to ask about flood history and insurance, property taxes and deed restrictions and local rules, so the preparation below is built around those questions, each with the source we used.
Michael O’Neal holds Texas broker license #624124 (TREC record). The Michael O’Neal Group has helped 2,035 families over 13 years across Greater Houston.
Market data
Memorial Close-In home values and market activity
HAR 2025 neighborhood facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77024 |
| Single Family Properties | 124 |
| Average Bedrooms | 4.63 |
| Average Baths | 6.37 |
| Median Sqft. | 6,717 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 15,855 |
| Median Year Built | 1997 |
| Median Appraised Value | $2,747,267 |
| Median Market Value | $2,834,500 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $2158 - $4080 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $409.00 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $425.24 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77024 |
| Single Family Properties | 113 |
| Average Bedrooms | 5.22 |
| Average Baths | 7.26 |
| Median Sqft. | 8,881 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 56,192 |
| Median Year Built | 2001 |
| Median Appraised Value | $5,048,037 |
| Median Market Value | $5,197,079 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $2783 - $7784 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $568.41 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $759.95 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77024 |
| Single Family Properties | 80 |
| Average Bedrooms | 4.55 |
| Average Baths | 5.21 |
| Median Sqft. | 5,070 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 19,998 |
| Median Year Built | 1990 |
| Median Appraised Value | $2,304,736 |
| Median Market Value | $2,318,316 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $1240 - $4604 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $454.58 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $561.43 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77024 |
| Single Family Properties | 113 |
| Single Family Condos | 206 |
| Average Bedrooms | 2.84 |
| Average Baths | 3.47 |
| Median Sqft. | 1,306 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 288,867 |
| Median Year Built | 1972 |
| Median Appraised Value | $213,133 |
| Median Market Value | $213,133 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $125 - $5108 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $163.20 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $148.75 |
Source: HAR.com · HAR.com · HAR.com · HAR.com (HAR 2025 Facts, based on appraisal district records). Market and appraised values are not sale prices. HAR’s neighborhood boundary may not match the subdivision exactly.
What these numbers do not tell you: what a home like yours would sell for today. That comes from an MLS report on recent sales comparable to your home (similar size, age, lot and condition), which is what a pricing review is built on. To see what you would compete with now, open the live listings on our Memorial Close-In guide.
Get My Memorial Close-In Pricing ReviewYour selling points
What buyers like about Memorial Close-In
These are the sourced facts we lead with in your listing and marketing.
- Next to Memorial Park and the Arboretum
Memorial Park's 1,500 acres and more than 30 miles of trails sit just east across the West Loop, and the 155-acre Houston Arboretum is at 4501 Woodway Drive on the park's western edge.
Source: Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston Arboretum
- Large estate lots
HAR's 2025 Facts list a median lot of 56,192 sq ft in Sherwood Forest and 19,998 sq ft in Pine Wood Estates, with median homes of 8,881 and 5,070 sq ft.
Source: HAR.com Sherwood Forest (Houston) 2025 Facts · HAR.com Pine Wood Estates 2025 Facts
- A gated option in Stablewood
The Stablewood association describes a 64-acre private, gated community with 24/7 Houston Police Department security on site.
Source: Stablewood POA · Stablewood POA: neighborhood information
- Houston city services with Spring Branch ISD
The Census geocoder places addresses in all four subdivisions inside Houston city and in Spring Branch ISD, so city water, permits and 311 apply while schools are SBISD.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder
- Uptown shopping and transit nearby
The Galleria lists 325+ stores and restaurants, and METRORapid's Silver Line runs in dedicated lanes on Post Oak Boulevard; METRO Route 20 runs on Memorial Drive.
Source: Simon: The Galleria · Uptown Houston: getting around · Memorial Park Conservancy: maps and parking
What buyers weigh
- High entry price for houses
HAR's 2025 Facts list median market values of $5,197,079 in Sherwood Forest, $2,834,500 in Stablewood and $2,318,316 in Pine Wood Estates.
Source: HAR.com Sherwood Forest (Houston) · HAR.com Stablewood · HAR.com Pine Wood Estates
- Higher school tax rate than HISD
Spring Branch ISD's 2025 rate is $1.0231 per $100, compared with $0.8783 for Houston ISD in HCAD's 2025 table, on top of the City of Houston's $0.519190.
Source: Spring Branch ISD tax rates · HCAD taxing unit rates
- Downstream of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs
The area is in the Buffalo Bayou watershed, and in April 2026 a federal claims judge ruled that the Corps' post-Harvey (2017) reservoir releases added flooding for homeowners along Buffalo Bayou.
Source: HCFCD Buffalo Bayou · Houston Public Media via KEDT (April 2026)
- Little published neighborhood information
No official association site was found for Sherwood Forest, Pine Wood Estates or Bayou Woods, and Stablewood's public pages do not post dues or deed restrictions, so buyers must get rules from the title commitment and the association.
- Freeway plans along I-10
TxDOT proposes rebuilding I-10 from Voss Road to I-45 and extending the managed lanes; the project is still in planning and environmental review.
Source: TxDOT Inner Katy
Seller preparation
What Memorial Close-In buyers will ask, and what to have ready
Buffalo Bayou below the reservoirs
These subdivisions lie in HCFCD's Buffalo Bayou watershed, and Stablewood's association places the original estate along the bayou. Upstream, the Corps holds storm water in Addicks and Barker and later releases it down Buffalo Bayou; in April 2026 a federal claims judge ruled those releases after Hurricane Harvey (2017) added flooding for downstream homeowners. Mapped floodplain varies lot by lot, especially on large lots that reach toward the bayou.
- HCFCD's mapping tool shows floodways, floodplains and street ponding by address.
- Building in a mapped floodplain inside Houston needs a city floodplain development permit.
- MAAPnext draft maps are for awareness only.
What buyers will do: Check the lot on FEMA and HCFCD maps, ask for the elevation certificate and flood claim history, and get a flood insurance quote before the option period ends.
What to have ready: Your seller’s disclosure flood answers, any elevation certificate, your flood insurance declarations page and records of any claim, repair or mitigation work.
Sources: FEMA Flood Map Service Center · HCFCD Flood Education Mapping Tool · Houston Floodplain Management Office
City of Houston plus Spring Branch ISD
These addresses pay the City of Houston ($0.519190 per $100, 2025) and Spring Branch ISD ($1.0231, 2025), plus Harris County ($0.41750, 2026), Flood Control ($0.05266, 2026), the Hospital District ($0.19528, 2026), the Port ($0.00603, 2026) and the Department of Education ($0.0048, 2025). SBISD lists a 20% local homestead exemption on top of the $140,000 state exemption. The seller's bill reflects the seller's value and exemptions, not yours.
- HAR's tax tables for these neighborhoods do not list Houston Community College; confirm on HCAD.
- File your own homestead exemption with HCAD after closing.
What buyers will do: Pull the HCAD account, confirm the taxing units, and estimate taxes at your purchase price before setting a budget.
What to have ready: Your latest tax statement with its list of taxing units and your exemptions. Buyers know their own bill will be figured on their own value and exemptions, so a clear breakdown helps.
Sources: HCAD · Spring Branch ISD tax rates · Harris County Tax Office rates
Deed restrictions without published rules
Houston has no zoning, so each section's recorded deed restrictions govern lot use, setbacks and building. Stablewood has a property owners association and board but posts no dues or restrictions publicly, and no official association site was found for Sherwood Forest, Pine Wood Estates or Bayou Woods. The Bayou Woods condos at 7555 and 7575 Katy Freeway have their own condo documents.
- The city Legal Department can enforce certain deed restrictions (hotline 832-393-6333).
- Short-term rentals need an annual city registration since Jan. 1, 2026.
What buyers will do: Read the restrictions in the title commitment and, in Stablewood or a condo, request dues, rules and a resale certificate early in the option period.
What to have ready: The recorded deed restrictions for your section and the permits or approvals for past additions, pools, fences and remodels.
Sources: City of Houston: deed restrictions · Stablewood POA · Houston Permitting Center
Insurance and disclosures: buyers will price homeowners and flood insurance before they commit. Have your current declarations pages, any elevation certificate and any flood-claim history ready; Texas sellers also answer flooding questions on the seller’s disclosure notice (Texas Property Code §5.008). See our Houston flood map guide.
Seller tools
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Your next step
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Tell us about the home. We compare it with recent MLS sales of similar homes, explain the pricing range and the preparation that matters, and lay out a selling plan. Free and no obligation.
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Seller questions
Selling in Memorial Close-In: common questions
How much is my Memorial Close-In home worth?
HAR's 2025 facts list a median market value of $2,834,500 for Median Market Value; that is an appraisal-district value, not a sale price. What a specific home sells for depends on its size, lot, age, condition and the competing listings, so a pricing review compares yours with recent MLS sales of similar homes nearby.
Sources: HAR.com: Median Market Value Checked Oct. 25, 2026
How long does it take to sell a house in Memorial Close-In?
HAR's public neighborhood pages do not publish an average days on market for Memorial Close-In. Across Greater Houston, single-family homes averaged 58 days on the market in September 2026, according to HAR. Your home's timeline depends on its price position, condition and the competing listings; a pricing review pulls the MLS days on market for comparable sales nearby.
Sources: HAR September 2026 Housing Market Update Checked Oct. 25, 2026
What should I have ready before selling a house in Memorial Close-In?
Buyers in Memorial Close-In most often ask about flood history and insurance, property taxes and deed restrictions and local rules. Have ready: Your seller’s disclosure flood answers, any elevation certificate, your flood insurance declarations page and records of any claim, repair or mitigation work. Your latest tax statement with its list of taxing units and your exemptions. Buyers know their own bill will be figured on their own value and exemptions, so a clear breakdown helps. The recorded deed restrictions for your section and the permits or approvals for past additions, pools, fences and remodels.
Sources: FEMA Flood Map Service Center · HCFCD Flood Education Mapping Tool · Houston Floodplain Management Office · HCAD Checked Oct. 25, 2026
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