Big Job Growth is Triggering Strong Demand in Houston
Houston leads the nation in job growth, and that’s fueling very strong demand for apartments. But overall market fundamentals remain mediocre.
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Houston and the Great Divide
Houston ranks among the nation’s leaders for job growth, but its apartment sector ranks dead last for overall occupancy. How’s that possible?
The Sun Belt Is Ready for More Recycling of Apartment Sites
Recycling apartment sites certainly isn’t a new thing, but that pattern really just emerged during the most recent building cycle in Sun Belt locales across the Southeast and into Texas.
The Texas Economy Gets Off to a Good Start in 2011
The Texas markets are looking like hotbeds of job growth and apartment demand over the next few years. But the story is not completely written quite yet. Greg Willett of MPF Research explains.
Houston Improving, but Lags Behind Other Texas Markets
Houston apartment fundamentals still look weak compared to other Texas markets, but things are moving in the right direction, and there are some bright spots.
What to Watch for in 2011 in the Apartment Industry, Part 4: Texas Tales
What insights can Texas provide about what the nation as a whole could eventually see?
Apartment Market Dynamics Road Trip: Houston
Although new apartment completions are finally starting to slow down, Houston continues to rank as one of the nation’s top producers of new apartment units. It was the West Inner Loop locale that brought online the bulk (2,176 units or 53 percent) of Houston’s new inventory in 2010 through September. Click the image below to open [...]
Houston Is Registering Big-Time Apartment Demand
Apartment markets all across the country are posting apartment demand volumes during 2010 that way exceed the levels that reported job growth would normally trigger. Houston is no exception to that pattern.
The Winning Streak Continues for U.S. Apartments in Third Quarter
The recovery of the nation’s apartment market continued at full steam in the 3rd quarter of 2010, according to preliminary data from MPF Research.
Top 7 Construction Hotspots of 2009
Texas is the place that continues to build apartments even as the rest of the country slammed the brakes due to the recession.