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First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective – Part 5: This post will conclude our look at first-time, Gen Y home buyers. Now that we’ve discussed the outlook on the housing market landscape for first-time buyers, and discovered where the best housing markets are, we can explore how to get the most bang for the buck, so to speak. Getting the Most for Your Money A real [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Building a House, Buying a House, Family Opportunity, Investment, North Texas |
First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective – Part 4: First-time home buyers should be excited about the amazing values that are available right now. So let’s talk about THE BEST places to start your search. Where are the Best Land Values? All of the best bargains were found in Louisiana and Texas with Dallas being the most undervalued big city, by 30%, according to CNNMoney.com. But the [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Building a Custom Home, Building a House, Buying a House, Family Opportunity, Investment, North Texas |
First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective – Part 3: Now that we’ve discussed some of the motivations for Generation Y to become first-time home buyers, there is still one huge question left to ask – “WHERE?” Where to Buy Land The Dallas-Fort Worth area came off best in the latest forecast of future home values. North Texas metro areas were ranked as the least likely [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Building a Custom Home, Building a House, Buying a House, Investment, North Texas |
First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective – Part 2: As we continue our series about the housing market from a Generation Y perspective, we’ll continue to explore the challenges facing first-time home buyers, and the opportunities. A Flood of Information Most people I know have heard reports in many different media outlets about the problems facing current homeowners. However, there are rarely any reports about [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Building a House, Buying Land, Buying a House, Family Opportunity, Investment |
Who is buying land now? – Wealthy Individuals: After posting four articles about Baby Boomers and their inclination to buy land, we’ll now begin looking at other groups who are jumping on the land bandwagon and capitalizing on what an excellent investment land can be. Smaller investors understand the importance of portfolio diversity, and are finding more opportunities to branch out. In addition [...]; Posted in Building a Custom Home, Building a House, Buying Land, Investment |
Who is buying land now? – Baby Boomers (Part 4): The fourth and final part of our segment about Baby Boomers and their land buying preferences focuses on their general trend to gravitate toward the country. Why is there a surge of interest to move outside the big city? Boomers are moving to rural areas to experience the beauty, peace and serenity of the country. Unlike [...]; Posted in Building a House, Buying Land, Buying a House, Country Living, Why Buy Land in Texas |
Who is buying land now? – Baby Boomers (Part 1): As we continue to discuss who is buying land these days, the next group we’ll focus on is the Baby Boomers, or as they should perhaps be called, the “Land Boomers”. The reverberations from the Baby Boom are continuing to be felt. Nearly 80 million Baby Boomers are edging ever closer to retirement. In fact, about [...]; Posted in Acreage for Sale, Building a Custom Home, Building a House, Buying Land, Buying a House, Investment |
Who is buying land now? – Younger Couples: Today’s post will look at the land buying motivations of young couples. This group (of younger couples) is crunching the numbers and making hard decisions about their personal finances. In some cases, they’re receiving an inheritance or a stock grant and are choosing to invest in their future real-estate needs rather than the stock market. In [...]; Posted in Building a House, Buying Land, Buying a House, Family Opportunity, Investment |
Explaining the “Texaplex”: Today we continue looking at the “Texaplex”, a term used by Dave Winans to describe the triangular area between Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. This area has seen large amounts of growth that is out-pacing the rest of the nation. Here are a few more of the reasons for this growth, as written [...]; Posted in Building a House, Buying Land, Buying a House, Family Opportunity, How to Buy Land, Investment, North Texas, South Texas, Texas Economy, Why Buy Land in Texas |
Two Bluegreen Horse Communities Recognized by Horseback Magazine: Horseback Magazine recently recognized the 9 Best Horse Communities and two of Bluegreen Communities’ properties made the list. Saddle Creek Forest in Magnolia, Texas and King Oaks in Bryan College Station, Texas are considered among the very best in Horseback’s vast circulation area. Below is an excerpt from the article, Buying the Perfect Pasture for [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Acreage for Sale, Building a Custom Home, Building a House, How to Buy Land, Investment, Miscellaneous, Recreational Land, South Texas, Why Buy Land in Texas |