Houston once again tops the country in growth. We added nearly 160,000 new residents to the Houston-Woodlands-Sugar Land area between July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2015. These numbers are according to the US Census Bureau (and found via Houston Culturemap). That means that this metro area is now a whopping 6.6 million (residents) in size. […]
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Average Houston home sales price tops $300,000 … will it go down again?
Want to buy a house in Houston? You’ll have to shell out an average of $300,000 to buy that slice of the American dream … at least that was the high price in mid-2015. But prices are expected to go down, at least according to the experts. I know that you can’t travel across Houston […]
Audio Pick: How Millennials Are Driving a Changing Houston
Today’s audio pick is a story looking at how the millennial generation is changing Houston. Millennial migration to Houston is credited with a housing boom, job growth, and other positive impacts. The interview is a talk between Kathleen Carey, the Urban Land Institute’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Content Officer, and Houston Public Media’s Edel Howlin for Houston Matters. […]
Houston among 12 best cities in the world to start your career
And the accolades keep coming in … According to research by HubSpot, Houston is one of the best cities in the world for new college graduates to start their careers. The twelve cities chosen (and, guess what? Texas has three cities in the list!) were chosen because they “have shown they can offer more entry-level job opportunities, […]
Audio Pick: Houston is no longer an “affordable” place to live
In today’s audio pick we share a story that ran recently in Houston Public Media’s New 88.7 FM: “Rice U.: Houston No Longer An “Affordable” Place To Live.” In it they interview a researcher from Rice University and discuss the fact that, due to transportation costs, Houston is no longer considered to be an affordable […]
Houston expected to be 40.9% Hispanic by 2020
It’s no surprise that Houston is growing by leaps and bounds, that the Hispanic population in the city is growing at a faster rate than the rest of the population, and that the city is doing well economically (in comparison to the rest of the country). At least, it’s no surprise for Houstonians. A recent […]
