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The Digital Real Estate Revolution: The 2000s were a decade of rapid changes in real estate trends. Many of these changes were predicted, while others where completely unseen, and when it was all said and done the real estate space transformed into cyber-space. One of the trends that was easy to predict was the meteoric rise in the internet as a [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Buying a House, How to Buy Land, Miscellaneous |
Texas Cities Leading the Way in Economic Recovery Efforts – Part 2: As a continuation of our last post, we’ll continue discussing a recent article that appeared on Forbes.com discussing America’s Fastest-Recovering Cities. Texas is leading the economic rebound with four cities on the Top 10 list of cities leading the way in economic recovery. In our previous post, we discussed San Antonio (ranked #2 on the list) [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Buying a House, Investment, Miscellaneous, North Texas, South Texas, Texas Economy, Texas Job Growth |
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 |
First-time Buyers – The Industry from a Generation Y Perspective: In this financial environment of seemingly no winners, there is in fact one group of buyers that have an advantage: First-time homebuyers. Why? Because they have nothing to sell and plenty to gain, as sellers stress over the glut of homes on the market. The economy continues to fluctuate so enormously that young professionals in [...]; Posted in "Green Living" in Texas, Buying Land, Buying a House, Family Opportunity, How to Buy Land, Investment, Texas Economy |
The Boomer Mover Affect: It’s no secret that Americans move. While a few of us stay put, most Americans take the plunge into new waters or set out for greener pastures at some point in their lives. Typically, we move because of an opportunity. That opportunity could come in the form of attending college, the chance to advance our [...]; Posted in Buying a House, Family Opportunity, Miscellaneous, Texas Economy, Texas Job Growth, Why Buy Land in Texas |
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 3): In Part 3 of our posts about Baby Boomers and their desire to buy land, we’ll look close at how land help build a solid investment portfolio. Baby Boomers will continue to drive a portion of their investment portfolio into real estate, specifically raw land, fueling the demand for land like never before. For example, [...]; Posted in Buying Land, Buying a House, Country Living, Family Opportunity, Investment |