Stephen A. Mendonca acquired a two-bedroom, two-bath home at 726 Redan St. in Greater Heights from Julia Nguyen on Nov. 22.

Nguyen acquired the 1,578-square-foot home in the Woodland Heights Annex subdivision from Arch Bay Holdings LLC. It was built in 1920 and is valued at $287,999.

Mr. Mendonca is an instructor for the Lone Star College System as well as a professor of humanities and literature at Devry University and Belhaven College. He also teaches rhetoric and communications at the University of Phoenix and is an industry consultant and owner at MarketQuest International. He previously served as a communications and humanities division chair at Nova Southeastern University.

He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in English from Marquette University.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 655 home sales in Greater Heights during the past 12 months.

Address: 726 Redan Street
Buyer(s): Jeremy Ynostrosa (and others) and Michelle Ynostrosa (and others)
Seller(s): Prudential Relocation Inc
Sale date: Dec. 7, 2010