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Old 05-02-2012, 11:36 AM
 
Location: Katy, TX
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Article from the chronicle...
Texas is HOT!

H-town growing faster than most cities | Prime Property | a Chron.com blog
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Old 05-02-2012, 11:53 AM
 
Location: Houston area
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That's for sure! It's funny to read the below comment by one of the readers on Chron.com.
TheRealRick says:
May 2, 2012 at 11:12 am
We’re slowly choking the very life out of the city. If it continues at this right, urban blight will be the legacy of our city.


I don't see how if Houston is making great growth in many of the suburbs and also growing inside at a great rate. Houston isn't near as dense as the New England cities, we have so much more growth that we can sustain. Sprawl, good or bad, has helped Houston. But lots of focus is being paid to the inner city. Urban blight? I highly doubt it.
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Old 05-02-2012, 12:21 PM
 
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I'm surprised Houston is a little behind DFW in growth (judges off the 2010 Census).
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Old 05-02-2012, 12:24 PM
 
Location: Katy TX
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I think it's pretty exciting as well. Although Houston is a younger city compared to the East coast cities, this growth is good. It will only add more diversity, culture and history to this amazing city. I find the 'choking the very life out of the city' comment somewhat humorous. Actually, I don't think it makes much sense, considering how most major cities came to be..and the most desired ones at that.
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Old 05-02-2012, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I'm surprised Houston is a little behind DFW in growth (judges off the 2010 Census).
No kidding!!! I was thinking the exact same thing! If Dallas grew at an astounding 0.8% between 2000-2010, how in the world are they growing so fast all of a sudden??? Regardless, I highly doubt they will have any sorts of impressive growth as seen in previous census.

Also, I am wondering if the Chronicle got the percentage growth of Houston wrong... if we are supposed to grow at "6.1% per year until 2016" that would mean the metro area would be close to 8 million by 2016... I wonder if that is correct? If so, the city of Houston should be well past the city of Chicago if that is actually an accurate forecast! Only time will tell
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Old 05-02-2012, 03:08 PM
 
Location: Spring
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That will suck for i45 for sure.
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Old 05-02-2012, 06:28 PM
 
Location: Charleston Sc and Western NC
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That will suck for i45 for sure.
Considering the direction where most property value is screaming towards 20% appreciation in one year right now...the suck for traffic is going to be I-10 west.
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Old 05-02-2012, 06:42 PM
 
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No kidding!!! I was thinking the exact same thing! If Dallas grew at an astounding 0.8% between 2000-2010, how in the world are they growing so fast all of a sudden??? Regardless, I highly doubt they will have any sorts of impressive growth as seen in previous census.

Also, I am wondering if the Chronicle got the percentage growth of Houston wrong... if we are supposed to grow at "6.1% per year until 2016" that would mean the metro area would be close to 8 million by 2016... I wonder if that is correct? If so, the city of Houston should be well past the city of Chicago if that is actually an accurate forecast! Only time will tell

I think that 6.1% was Economic Growth.
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Old 05-02-2012, 09:28 PM
 
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Considering the direction where most property value is screaming towards 20% appreciation in one year right now...the suck for traffic is going to be I-10 west.
umm its probably still going to suck for i45, pretty sure of that.
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