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Northeast Houston Real Estate
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| beginnings as oil field country trace back to Charles F. Barret who started oil operations there in 1903 that ultimately led to Harris County's first oil field. |
 | Four miles north of Humble lies Kingwood, developed by King Ranch Inc. and Friendswood Development Co. in the late 1960s. Kingwood is a planned community with 40,000 residents who make up a self-contained community.
Kingwood covers 13,000 acres divided into 14 villages, each with its own neighborhood association and each with a varying home price scale. One can find homes from $60,000 to more than $1 million. Humble ISD serves more than 18,000 students in its 18 schools that cover a 90 square mile area.
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Six miles east of Humble is Atascocita, (Spanish for "obstruction") sitting on heavily wooded territory that was once a Spanish government possession and served as a stronghold against the French. Atascocita and its neighboring community of Walden fringe Lake Houston, a man-made lake. Concentrated home-building began in 1975. Prices range from the $50,000s to the low $100,000s.
The suburban community offers large, country-club style homes as well as smaller homes in well-planned subdivisions.
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