Beyond the Lists: How Houston's most expensive homes stack up

The release of Houston Business Journal's Most Expensive Homes Sold List is an opportunity to examine these magnificent houses in context. The most expensive homes sold in 2013 were slightly smaller in square footage than the homes sold in 2012. However, the average list price for homes sold in 2013 was almost 9 percent higher than in 2012. In fact, the 2013 list prices were 16 percent higher than the six-year average for the homes on The List. This increase in prices in the upper echelon of home…