Following the addition of 50,000 jobs last quarter, The Houston Business Journal reports on a Sigma Bleyzer study naming Texas “among the 10 largest states with the lowest unemployment.” Known as one of the top states for population growth, Texas’s “long-term demand for housing” should boost the recovery of residential housing. Dallas and Houston also [...]

The original Texaplex video by David Winans showcased why the Texas economy is the best in the country. It was immensely popular, with over 110,000 views on YouTube!
Shonda Novak of The Statesman reports on the recent upswing of single family home sales in central Texas (up 6% from 2009.) This year, largely due to the introduction and recent expansion of the home buyer tax credit, many experts see signs of “improvement in sales volume and stability in home prices.” After experiencing the [...]
On a 2009 Realty Trac list of highest foreclosure rate by state, Texas ranked 29. Nevada headed the list, followed by Arizona, Florida, and California. Altough not a front runner, Texas’s rate “is still up from previous years…18% from 2007,” says Nancy Sarnoff of the Prime Property Blog at the Houston Chronicle. Although legislative delays [...]
Home foreclosures in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are down 4% from last year, according to a recent article from the Dallas Morning News. In some counties the numbers have even dropped 20% from last month’s “6,000 postings.” The article quotes George Roddy stating “any decline from last month looks good” and “one month does not [...]