Archive for the ‘Texas Economy’ Category

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 |
San Antonio and Austin Rank Tops in List of Fastest-Recovering Cities: Forbes has recently come out with their list of America’s Fastest-Recovering Cities. Amongst the top of the list is San Antonio, Texas and Austin, Texas, with San Antonio ranking 2nd and Austin ranking 3rd, Omaha Nebraska was ranked 1st. Forbes says that a “diversified industry and relatively stable housing give residents in these metros a [...]; Posted in Texas Economy |
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 |
San Antonio Texas Named Best Overall Metro Area in United States: San Antonio, Texas was just named best overall in a list of the strongest United States metro economies. Using data as well as detailed analysis from the Brookings Institution’s new MetroMonitor study, BusinessWeek.com came up with a list of the United States’ top forty economies: they based the rankings on job growth, employment, economic growth, [...]; Posted in Texas Economy |
The Big Three Homeowner Tax Breaks: Yesterday, I discussed a few of the tax benefits land ownership provides people as it relates to IRA Roth accounts. If you’re a homeowner, you understand the taxes you pay aren’t cheap. BUT there are other tax benefits to being a homeowner that help offset the taxes. Here are the BIG 3 homeowner tax breaks: [...]; Posted in Buying a House, How to Buy Land, Investment, Miscellaneous, Texas Economy |
The Tax Benefits of Land: Another reason to invest in land now is to take advantage of the current 15% capital gains rate. Or consider a 1031 tax-free exchange of property. Many investors are now using money outside an IRA if it’s available, since the tax benefits such as depreciation and the ability to deduct losses are lost in an IRA [...]; Posted in Buying Land, Investment, Miscellaneous, Texas Economy |
A Brief History of the Texaplex: More on the fascinating Texaplex. This subject is receiving a lot of time on our blog, but the way this area is bucking the trend of the rest of the nation deserves an explanation. To understand why the areas of Dallas Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston are succeeding, David Winans gives a brief [...]; Posted in Buying Land, Buying a House, Family Opportunity, Investment, North Texas, South Texas, Texas Economy, Why Buy Land in Texas |
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 |
Texaplex Land Buying: Yesterday’s post was about why Texas is thriving while so many other states are struggling. The three key factors were simple. Texas is: 1. A Great Place to Live 2. A Great Place to Work 3. A Great Place to Invest Dave Winans has put together this excellent video that goes into more detail about why Texas is such [...]; Posted in Buying Land, Buying a House, Country Living, Family Opportunity, Investment, Texas Economy, Texas Job Growth, Why Buy Land in Texas |