The future growth of the Greater West Houston trade area validates “Why rural land is a good investment”. The predictions from the West Houston Association of over 2,000,000 people in the 100 square miles outlined on the chart below in 2050 support the wisdom of investing in land in the west, south and north west....
One of the leading search engines in commercial real estate is now offering the an iPhone App, a great alternative for real estate professionals who are always on the go.
Check out the Loopnet iPhone app featuring:
Location Finder: explore properties in your immediate area using the iPhone’s built in GPS capabilities.
Driving Directions: use Google Maps to...
One of Houston’s most comprehensive real estate blogs, Swamplot, recently highlighted Google Earth’s newest feature where you can view historical aerial images. It currently dates back to 1978 allowing you to explore the city’s growth over the past 30 years. Read and see more at Swamplot.
Photo of Astrodome area in 1978 from Google Earth via Swamplot
In Houston we are lucky to be close the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. The Center is the nation’s largest publicly funded organization devoted to real estate research and conducts in depth research on financial, socioeconomic, public policy, trade, legal, land use and local market analysis issues related to real estate.
The November 24...
