City's growth still booming

[KevinFromTexas]

Wow, so I guess they're declining then?

[bluedogok]

Originally Posted by TexasBoi

WOW@ Killeen. Looks like it will catch and pass Waco.

Didn't they have a big influx of troops to Fort Hood from the recent round of BRAC closures?

[spursfan]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Wow, so I guess they're declining then?

I think those were the metro numbers....at least it was for San Angelo..it has never been above 100k

[Trae]

Originally Posted by oldmanshirt

Its crazy to think that at least a third of those cities are just Dallas suburbs

Nine of them are suburbs of Dallas and Fort Worth.

[oldmanshirt]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Wow, so I guess they're declining then?

Nah, not declining, not even San Angelo. I'm thinking spursfan is right.

[NormalgeNyus]

yeah i think round rock just missed the cut. its in the 90's which is a huge jump from being like in the 30's about 10 yrs ago

[TexasBoi]

Originally Posted by bluedogok

Didn't they have a big influx of troops to Fort Hood from the recent round of BRAC closures?

That's the only influx I can think of. I thought they did an even split with some bases.

[texboy]

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 12:35 PM CDT

San Antonio named one of America’s top markets for residential investing

San Antonio Business Journal



HomeVestors of America Inc., the company known for its “We Buy Ugly Houses” billboards, on Tuesday released its list of the Top 10 Cities for Real Estate Investing for the second quarter of 2008.

San Antonio ranked the sixth top residential market where Dallas-based HomeVestors has franchise operations. The top market is Dallas, followed by Houston, Atlanta, Denver and Fort Worth.

Following San Antonio in the No. 6 slot, Charlotte, N.C.; St. Louis; Milwaukee; and Chicago and Kansas City, Kan.; rounded out the bottom 10. (Chicago and Kansas City both tied for 10th place).

Markets were ranked based on the volume of homes bought and sold. The company did not release actual dollar figures for each market.

HomeVestors specializes in buying, rehabilitating and selling single-family homes across the nation. The company has more than 230 franchises in 35 states.

“This has been a rather ugly year for residential real estate, creating record-setting demand for a trusted national home buyer,” says John Hayes, president and CEO of HomeVestors. “Despite changes in the market, real estate investing continues to grow.”

Web site: www.homevestors.com

[oldmanshirt]

Pretty shocking that KCK would be on that last, as pretty much all of Wyandotte County is considered "inner-city/ghetto" to the folks around here, with stagnant to negative growth in most areas.

But hey, that's a topic for another forum . Good news for TX and SA!