January 2012 
There are 3 blog entries for January 2012.
Houston-One Of The 5 Best Housing Markets For The Long Term
Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 9:37pm. 214 Views, 0 Comments.
According to The Wall Street Journal's Market Watch, Jan 23, 2012:
"A strong jobs recovery is working in this market’s favor, where the oil drilling and services sector rules. It’s also an area with high population growth — almost triple the national average, according to Local Market Monitor. “The housing boom was all one way, with prices up 21%. The recession was almost non-existent, with jobs down just 1% [over the past year],” Winzer said. At left, the shuttle flight control room at Johnson Space Center. When NASA’s shuttle program ended, jobs were cut at the Johnson Space Center, but it continues to be one of Houston’s most popular family attractions"
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Better to Buy than Rent in Most U.S Cities.....
Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 9:45pm. 203 Views, 0 Comments.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Home prices have taken such a beating and demand for rental units has increased so much that it's now cheaper to buy a two-bedroom home than to rent one in most major U.S. cities. Houston is no exception.
According to real estate web site Trulia, buying was cheaper than renting in 74% of the country's 50 largest cities in July. In just 12% of the cities, including New York, Seattle and San Francisco, renting was cheaper. In the remaining 14% of cities, renting was less expensive but close to the cost of buying. Why ot build up equity?
In addition to a continuing decline in home prices, lowest interest rates ever have added a lot of weight to the buy side of the scale. The overnight average rate for a 30-year fixed was just 4.19%…
Houston named as one of 10 cities poised for greatness in 2012!
Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 2:46pm. 219 Views, 0 Comments.
Read more about this here:http://www.mainstreet.com/article/lifestyle/10-cities-poised-greatness-2012?page=10
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