HOUSING
SALES
TEXAS TOTAL
HOUSING
SALES BY PRICE
COHORT
MAJOR
METRO TOTAL
HOUSING
SALES
MAJOR
METROS
NEW-HOMES
SALES
NATIONAL
HOUSING TREN
NDS
With new trends in employment or a shift in
what millennials are looking for in a home
could be part of this change.
Based on a 2018 study, it looks like
millennials are heading South and West.
Texas saw an influx of 199,113 new millennia
citizens while Dallas is number one of cities
where millennials are moving to.
This is due to Texas having favorable tax
laws, which could enhance the attraction
of millennials to Dallas and other
surrounding large cities such as Houston and
San Antonio
Same goes for the work field of technology.
Dallas came in second as top cities in the
U.S. to work in the tech field while San
Antonio came in number seven.
al MILLENNIALS
IMPACT ON
STATEWIDE
d HOUSING
. MARKET
Source: “Where Millennials Are
Moving – 2019 Edition” via
Smartasset.com
TOP 10 STATES
WHERE
MILLENNIALS
ARE GOING
Texas is at #2
New single-family home construction has no
recovered near its record highs in the 2004-2
period. They are barely above one half of th
level.
Boomers are at the age where they desire to
downsize, but with little inventory available a
affordable price they usually sit on their hom
until opportunities come along.
Millennials and Gen Z want entry-level housin
to begin their journey to a life of homeowne
with of course little inventory to meet their
needs.
Communities, towns, and counties have turn
bearish against home building and growth d
to crowded streets, parks, and other amenit
Construction is at a record low just as
employment and new household formation
reaching record levels in those same locatio
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NEW HOMES
SALES IS VITAL
TO KEEPING
THE SUPPLY
HAS
CLIMBED
THIS YEAR
OVER 2018
DOWN
FROM
PREVIOUS
YEARS
TEXAS IS STILL
STRONG
WITH THE 55+
MEXICO IS
DOWN.
CHINA IS UP
AS WELL AS
CANADA
NATIONAL COMME
TRENDS
ERCIAL
SAN ANTONIO
IS STILL
STRONG FOR
GROWTH