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December 6, 2008 ( PowerHomeBiz ) -
Dallas, TX --
Did you know?
-Dallas has added over 54,000 jobs from September 2007 to September 2008 at a growth rate of 2.33%. The area surrounding Castle Hills is home 39,000 of the 54,000 jobs created. Our of the major metropolitan areas in Texas, the Dallas-Plano-Irving region is ranked 11th in job creation. U.S. Department of Labor (3rd Quarter, 2008)
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-Of the 20 largest U.S. cities, DFW is ranked #1 in Most Affordable Homes
with median price of $207,076. National Association of Homebuyers Dallas
housing market is the strongest and most stable of any of the U.S. major
cities. Dallas Business Journal
-Analysts with the PMI group, a California-based company, estimate that
Dallas-Fort Worth has less than a 1% chance of marketing home price drops in
the next two years. Trendswithtricia.blogspot.com
-The North Dallas region (Dallas-Plano-Lewisville-Carrollton-Irving)
posted a year-over-year employment gain of 44,600 new jobs or a 2.6%
increase in employment in the month of August- the highest employment gain
of 32 metropolitan areas surveyed. The broader region of Dallas-Fort
Worth-Arlington also reported the largest year-over-year employment increase
of 59,800 out of 310 metropolitan areas surveyed. Dallas Business Journal
(September 30, 2008)
-DFW and Houston rank as The Most Affordable Housing Markets of the 20th
Largest U.S. cities. National Association of Home Builders (July, 2007)
-Economy.com ranks DFW as the #1 growth market in the U.S. for 2006-2011
with over 630,000 estimated population growth. Economy.com The business
climate in Texas is the best in the nation, according to a study of
Development Counselors International. In the poll of 281 corporate
executives across the country, 40.8% of participants say Texas has the most
favorable business climate- an accolade the Lone Star State has held since
1999. Executives cited a strong labor market, low operating costs and
pro-business climate as factors in the decision. Dallas Business Journal
(July 28, 2008)
-Job growth remained a bright spot, with 59,800 net new jobs created in
12-month period ended August 2008. This makes DFW the #1 growth market in
the United States for non-farm payroll. Residential Strategies (October,
2008)
-Little Elm, home to American Legend at Paloma Creek Lakeview, has one of
the lowest combined town, county, and school district tax rates in the
entire region. Little Elm Chamber of Commerce
-The city of McKinney, home to American Legend at Heights at Westridge,
was rated #14 in the nation for "Best places to live" by cnn.com, "Top 100
best places to raise a family" according to MSNBC and is the 3rd fastest
growing city in the United States according to the US Census.
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