Lakefront on 0.62 Acres in Richmond, TX

A lot of Fort Bend homes advertise a water view and deliver a detention pond. This one sits on the lake, with a greenbelt behind it and deer that come down to the shoreline in the evening.

Five bedrooms and four and a half baths across 5,006 square feet, on an oversized 0.62-acre lot in Royal Lakes Estates. No rear neighbors. The water is the back yard.

The primary suite is on the main floor. It runs 27 by 16 with a bay-window sitting area, his and her closets, double sinks, a jetted tub, and a separate shower. Four more bedrooms sit upstairs, along with a game room and a private study that opens onto a balcony over the water.

The kitchen has granite countertops, double ovens, an island with a cooktop, under-cabinet lighting, a butler's pantry, and a walk-in pantry. It opens to the family room, where the lake views and the gas log fireplace share the same wall of the house. A two-story foyer with dual staircases anchors the entry, with formal living and formal dining on either side.

New roof in 2025. Three-car attached garage, covered patio, fully fenced yard, sprinkler system, and the refrigerator stays.

The part that matters most on paper: this neighborhood is on public water and sewer, not a MUD. The 2024 tax rate here was 1.5689. Newer master-planned communities a few miles up the road carry rates near double that while their district debt is still young. Same county, same schools tier, very different monthly payment. Verify the current rate with Fort Bend County before you budget on it.

Here is the trade. This is a 2006 floor plan, which means separate formal rooms and a grand foyer instead of one open great room. The HOA runs $1,489 a year and it buys the lake and the grounds, not a pool or an amenity center. If open concept and a community pool are on your list, a newer neighborhood will serve you better, and I would rather say so than sell you the wrong house.

Zoned to Lamar Consolidated ISD: Velasquez Elementary, Reading Junior High, and George Ranch High School. Confirm the current assignment for a specific address with Lamar CISD before relying on it.

This house had already spent months on the market before the strategy changed. New photography. A price improvement. A clean reintroduction. Under contract 23 days after that relaunch, closed in January.

Because someday is the most expensive word in real estate.