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Texas adds 50,000 jobs in Q4, Demand for Housing Strong
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010, 11:27 am
Source: Dallas Business Journal
Texas added 50,000 new jobs in the fourth quarter and activity in the new housing sector remains strong in both Dallas and Houston, according to a new study by SigmaBleyzer…
Texas has one of the fastest population growth rates in the country, which the report says should sustain long-term demand for housing. According to the US Census Bureau, about 27 percent of all new privately-owned housing units in the nation’s 20 largest cities were located in Dallas or Houston.
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