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But this is why Houston needs to continue to diversify its economy.
Agreed, but we've done that too as Cowboys fan mentioned. Its just the nature of the industry. We're never going to be as steady as somewhere like Dallas or Atlanta - we're always going to have higher highs and lower lows as long as O&G is a large component of our economy.
Yeah, the initial numbers didn't show the downturn. I'm not saying Houston isn't growing. I'm just saying it's not the fastest growing city in the country or even Texas for that matter.
Yeah, the initial numbers didn't show the downturn. I'm not saying Houston isn't growing. I'm just saying it's not the fastest growing city in the country or even Texas for that matter.
In general American Metro growth terms no, but as far as the early 2010s it's just not there anymore. I was expecting Houston to eventually pass Dallas, or inch closer year by year, but it's starting to look like Dallas is going to pull away even further. I really don't think we'll see the numbers on this until next year though.
In general American Metro growth terms no, but as far as the early 2010s it's just not there anymore. I was expecting Houston to eventually pass Dallas, or inch closer year by year, but it's starting to look like Dallas is going to pull away even further. I really don't think we'll see the numbers on this until next year though.
Lol right. Even with the downturn, Houston is still adding about 100k per year. It just isn't the fastest growing at this time. There were years in the 00s where DFW, Atlanta, or Phoenix all grew faster. They take turns.
The "falling off" part had thrown me off. "Falling off" is gaining 150,000 one year to gaining 80,000 a couple of years after that. "Falling off" is like Detroit.
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