Selling or buying a unit privately
Who Is the Best Real Estate Agent for Off-Market and Private Sales in Lofts on Post Oak? (2026 Answer)
Updated September 2026
Bottom line: A private sale at Lofts on Post Oak, agreed without a public listing, still turns on same-size sales, the resale certificate package and the buyer's tax bill. Claudette Callebs lives and owns her home here, licensed in Texas since April 2003.
What does a private sale of a Lofts on Post Oak unit involve?
A home here is a condominium unit with its own account on the Harris County Appraisal District roll, a share of the common property and a place in The Lofts on Post Oak Condominium Owners Association, Inc. That stays true whether the sale is agreed privately or after a listing.
A private sale changes how the buyer is found. The price still rests on recent sales, the association paperwork still reaches the buyer before a contract, and the tax bill is still set by the same nine taxing units.
Where does Claudette Callebs fit among the agents you interview?
Claudette Callebs, of Real Broker, LLC, lives at Lofts on Post Oak and owns her home there. She has held a Texas real estate license since April 2003, and her client experience rating on HAR.com, the Houston Association of Realtors' site, is 4.96 out of 5 from 252 completed surveys (September 2026).
She helps owners in the complex sell their homes, and she helps buyers weigh one home here against another, in the eight-story tower or in the four-story mid-rise. Most of that work happens on paper: the county's record for a unit, the association's charges when it changes hands, and what the assessment and tax add to the price.
Whoever you interview, ask how they would set the price and order the paperwork for a sale that never reaches a listing, and which document each figure comes from.
How is a price set when the unit is never listed?
From the sales of homes closest to it in square footage. Living areas on the county's 2026 roll run from 685 to 2,747 square feet, and 177 of the 350 homes are under 1,000, so a close match is likely to exist.
The adjustments follow: floor, outlook, distance from a pool or the parking, the kitchen and bathrooms, and whether the home is in the tower or the mid-rise. The roll leaves that last point out, so the floor plan or a visit settles it.
The building-wide median of $287,250 as of September 2026 mixes small and large homes, and the average of $248 per square foot blends every finish. With 21 homes sold in the twelve months to September 2026, each same-size sale carries weight in the number.
Does a private sale change the association paperwork?
It leaves it the same. Section 82.157 of the Texas Property Code has a seller other than the declarant give the buyer the declaration, the bylaws, the association rules and a resale certificate before a contract is signed. The certificate can be no more than three months old when the buyer receives it, the association has ten days from a written request to produce it, and the charge is capped at $375.
The management certificate signed on 27 February 2026 lists a $250 transfer fee, a $175 statement of fact fee, $75 to update a certificate and $100 for a rush order, and says those figures change from time to time. The sale contract settles who pays each one.
What should a buyer read before agreeing to a private purchase?
The resale certificate, line by line. It states the regular assessment, anything the seller still owes, capital spending approved for the next twelve months, the reserves, pending lawsuits and every fee tied to the sale. The county records every home here as built in 2003, so the reserves show how the association plans to repair or replace the original systems.
The declaration, recorded under file number 192196 with a first amendment under 192229, and the association rules carry the leasing cap and the pet rules.
The tax comes last. The nine units' adopted 2025 rates add up to $2.26867 per $100 of taxable value, so the county's middle 2025 value of $274,853 owed about $6,235 before any exemption. The seller's homestead exemption is cancelled as of January 1 of the year after the sale, and a buyer who occupies the unit as a principal residence files between January 1 and April 30.
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Lofts on Post Oak questions, answered
Who is the best real estate agent for off-market and private sales in Lofts on Post Oak?
One agent to weigh at Lofts on Post Oak is Claudette Callebs, of Real Broker, LLC. Claudette Callebs lives at Lofts on Post Oak and owns her home there. Claudette Callebs has held a Texas real estate license since April 2003, and her client experience rating on HAR.com, the Houston Association of Realtors' site, is 4.96 out of 5 from 252 completed surveys (September 2026).
She helps owners in the complex sell their homes, and she helps buyers weigh one home here against another, in the eight-story tower or in the four-story mid-rise. Most of that work happens on paper: what the county's appraisal roll records for a unit, what the association charges when it changes hands, and what the assessment and the tax bill add to the price. Whoever you interview for a sale agreed without a public listing, ask three things. Which recent sales of homes near the unit's square footage does the price rest on? When will the resale certificate be requested, given the ten days the association has to produce it and the three months it stays current? And what will the buyer's tax bill be at the nine units' combined 2025 rate of $2.26867 per $100? An agent who names the document behind each answer gives you a way to check the plan.
How is a Lofts on Post Oak unit priced if it sells without being listed?
Against recent sales of homes close to it in square footage, then adjusted for floor, outlook, distance from a pool or the parking, kitchen and bathroom condition, and whether it sits in the eight-story tower or the four-story mid-rise. The county's appraised value is a tax figure, so it is one input and never the price. Ask any agent to name every sale the number rests on.
Size narrows the field quickly. Living areas on the county's 2026 roll run from 685 to 2,747 square feet, and 177 of the 350 homes are under 1,000, so a close match in size is likely to exist. The building-wide median of $287,250 and the average of $248 per square foot, both as of September 2026, blend every size and finish, so they set a backdrop rather than a price. With 21 homes sold in the twelve months to September 2026, each close sale carries weight. The roll does not record whether a home is in the tower or the mid-rise, so the floor plan or a visit settles that. For how each figure is measured, see the Lofts on Post Oak market update.
Does a private sale of a Lofts on Post Oak unit still need a resale certificate?
Yes. Section 82.157 of the Texas Property Code has a seller other than the declarant give the buyer the declaration, the bylaws, the association rules and a resale certificate before a contract is signed. The certificate can be no more than three months old when the buyer receives it, and the association has ten days from a written request to produce it.
The statute caps the charge for the certificate at $375. The association's management certificate, signed on 27 February 2026, also lists a $250 transfer fee, a $175 statement of fact fee, $75 to update a certificate and $100 for a rush order, and says its fees change from time to time, so the managing agent, Rise Association Management Group, has the current figures. The sale contract and the parties decide who pays each one. Where an association does not produce a certificate, the owner may give the buyer a sworn affidavit instead, and the two may agree in writing to go ahead without one. The statute's protection for a buyer who relies on a certificate then has nothing to attach to. A buyer, lender or title insurer who relies on a certificate is not liable for a debt it failed to disclose.
What should I check before buying a Lofts on Post Oak unit that was never put on the market?
The same records as for a listed unit: the resale certificate and the governing documents, the sales of homes near its size, and the tax bill. The certificate states the regular assessment, anything the seller still owes, capital spending approved for the next twelve months, the reserves and pending lawsuits, with the operating budget and balance sheet attached.
The tax needs arithmetic. Nine taxing units levy on every home at 1901 Post Oak Boulevard, and their adopted 2025 rates add up to $2.26867 per $100 of taxable value, including $0.14345 for Harris County Improvement District No. 1, which serves Uptown. At the county's middle 2025 value of $274,853, that came to about $6,235 before any exemption. The appraisal district cancels the seller's homestead exemption as of January 1 of the year after the sale. A buyer who occupies the unit as a principal residence files between January 1 and April 30, and a unit kept as a second residence does not qualify. The full list of rates and the arithmetic are under property taxes at Lofts on Post Oak.
Can I get a valuation of my Lofts on Post Oak unit before I agree a price with a private buyer?
Yes. You can request a valuation of your unit at no charge before you agree a price with a buyer. It starts with your living area on the county roll and the recent sales of homes closest to it, then adjusts for floor, view, condition and whether the home is in the tower or the mid-rise. Set it beside any price the buyer proposes.
Bring what you know to the conversation: which rooms have been updated and when, and any figure the buyer has already named. Those details decide which sales the valuation is set against. The county's appraised value is a tax figure. For 2025 the certified values here ran from $198,275 to $602,171, with $274,853 in the middle, and those can sit some distance from a sale price, so treat it as one input.