Which is very, very good news for our real estate market. Forbes gives Texas high marks for having nine of the top U.S. cities for job growth, with San Antonio, Houston, Austin/Round Rock and Fort Worth having a healthy job growth rate. Believe it or not, McAllen is reported to have uber high job growth rate. Even though Dallas is not named, we can still benefit from being surrounded by cities in a state that generate more jobs than the national average.
Update to my earlier posting on crime at open houses and staged builder’s homes: talked to Cliff Ellman and Jane Mills today of Spiffi Decor – home stagers extraordinaire — and they tell me they are not putting one lick of furniture or accessory outdoors — not on the front porch, not on the patio — because those items are 100% guaranteed to disappear.