The Lone Star State Shines In Real Estate!
August 13th, 2008 Categories: Austin Area News and Events
Here is an article I read on Forbes.com that ranks Austin as the #2 city to buy Real Estate!
Texas shines above all other states with Houston as #1 , San Antonio as #5 and Dallas as #6.
It’s easy to see why Texas thrives with it’s high quality of living, abundance of employment, and affordable housing.
Here’s more on Texas Real Estate from the article :
Lots To Like In The Lone-Star State
Texas dominated our lineup of mortgage-worthy areas. Thanks to a business-friendly tax environment, many large corporations call the Lone Star State home, which creates jobs and tax revenue.
The University of Texas campus provides young blood and research-related jobs to No. 2 city Austin.This state capitol is a hip area on the rise. The vacancy rate has fallen by 37.5% in the last 24 months to just 1.5%, despite a lot of building in recent years. And buying isn’t much more expensive than renting. An average mortgage payment is $1,022.40, and average rent hits $767.
San Antonio, No. 5, and Dallas, No. 6, made the list thanks to affordable housing, which continues to appreciate. In both cities, the median home price hovers around $150,000, and a monthly mortgage payment of around $800 is pretty close to what one pays in rent. If you can pony up the down payment, these are great areas to live.
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