What are West U lot prices doing now that the news is chock full of good real estate news? Lately, people have been rushing to declare the end of the real estate crunch. Here are some sample headlines….
The Texas economy ranked fourth in the nation for 2011, according to figures released by the Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The US economy as a whole grew at a rather tepid rate of 1.6% relative to 2010. And remember, 2% is the official threshold for declaring ourselves Safely-Out-Of-The-Recession. …
Dr. Ted Jones delivered a higher home prices forecast for the Greater Houston Metropolitan area. Dr. Jones is an economist with the Instutute for Regional Forecasting, of the Hobby Center for Public Policy, of the University of Houston.
The Houston Chronicle quoted Dr. Jones as follows...
"Area …
We all want to know how West U home prices are performing, and the Houston Chronicle has recently published their annual neighborhood report for home sales in Houston. They reported just 52 house sold in West U. However, a quick search of the Houston MLS shows over 200 closings …
The Houston Economy 2012 is driven by the energy industry, according to Bill Gilmer, an economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The following was excerpted from Energy Leads the Way as Houston Surges in 2012, HoustonBusiness, A Perspective on the Houston Economy, Dallas, March 2012.
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The Houston housing market has been showing exceptional strength in our inner loop neighborhoods, according to Tanya Rutledge, of the Houston Chronicle.
"The Houston-area housing market is strongest inside Loop 610 - even if no one is yet ready to call it great.
"People aren't writing …
There are clear signs of the housing market stabilizing, both in our daily real estate transactions and in published economic sources. The following analysis is exerpted from an article by the Federal Reserve Bank of Texas. The emphasis in the highlighted sections is mine. TRM
“…When will the …
Three Houston neighborhoods have just landed on CNNMoney.com’s lists of great places to live. On August 15, 2011, Deer Park placed tenth on the list of the 100 most affordable communities. Reference was made to the good jobs available at the Shell refinery and to the “low crime …
When it comes to cost of living, Houston ranks among world's 'Cities of Opportunity'
From the Houston Business Journal, May 3, 2011
"Houston ranks No. 1 in the world in terms of cost of living competitive advantage and purchasing power, putting it among the top 11 cities overall …
The Texas business climate is the best in the natiion, as a recent study just published by Chief Executive.
“More than 500 CEO’s considered a wide range of criteria, from taxation and regulation to workforce quality and living environment, in our annual ranking of the best states …