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Select a Starting Point: No Preference Addicks Aldine Almeda Alvin Angleton Arcadia Arcola Atascocita Austin County Bacliff Barrett Bay City Baytown Bayview Beasley Bellaire Bellville Brazoria County Brookshire Brookside Bunker Hill Chambers County Channelview Clear Lake City Clear Lake Shores Cleveland Clover Leaf Clute Coldspring Conroe Crockett County Crosby Crystal Beach Cypress Danbury Dayton Deer Park Dickinson El Lago Elkhart Frankston Freeport Fresno Friendswood Fulshear Galena Park Galveston Galveston County Grapeland Grimes County Hardin Hedwig Village Hempstead Highlands Hilshire Hitchcock Hockley Houston Huffman Humble Hunters Creek Huntsville Iowa Colony Jacinto City Jersey Village Katy Kemah Kendleton Kennard Kingwood La Marque La Porte Lake Jackson Latexo League City Liberty Liberty County Livingston Lomax Lovelady Magnolia Manvel Matagorda Matagorda County Mcnair Meadows Place Missouri City Mont Belvieu Montalba Montgomery Morgans Point Nassau Bay Needville New Caney New Waverly Onalaska Orchard Palacios Palestine Pasadena Pattison Pearland Pinehurst Piney Point Plantersville Pleak Port Bolivar Porter Prairie View Richmond Roman Forest Rosenberg Rosharon San Jacinto County San Leon Santa Fe Sargent Seabrook Sheldon Shenandoah Shoreacres Simonton Slocum South Houston South Side Place Splendora Spring Spring Valley Stafford Sugar Land Surfside Beach Taylor Lake Village Tennessee Colony Texas City The Woodlands Thompson Tomball Trinity Walker County Waller Waller County Washington County Webster West Columbia West University Place Wharton County Willis Woodbranch Village Choose a property type: All Property Types Single Family Homes and/or Acreage Residential Lots Townhouse / Condo High Rise Condominium Multi-Family

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Houston Real Estate: The Business within Houston

According to a recent Houston Chronicle article*, the Houston-area unemployment rate (8.5 percent) was slightly higher than the Texas unemployment rate (8.2 percent) for October. While this is sobering news for Houston job-seekers, they can take some solace in the fact that the city’s unemployment rate is well below the national average of 10.2 percent.

The Houston Chronicle article referenced the Texas Workforce Commission, which noted that 41,700 new jobs were created statewide in October. This news does not yet suggest a trend, but one can infer that commerce is again slowly picking up speed in Houston.

Whether you are a current resident or out-of-state buyer considering Houston real estate, job security and professional opportunities are primary factors in the decision. For many the perfect home is only attainable through the perfect (or at least lucrative) job.

Houston real estate may offer this highly desirable work/life balance.

According to the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, 16 companies on the Fortune 100 Fastest Growing Companies list are headquartered in the metropolitan area. Furthermore, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance named Houston the top city in the U.S. to live and work based on its strong economy, abundant jobs, reasonable living costs and fun things to do in 2008.

Houston business has long been defined by its ties to the energy industry. Noteworthy energy firms with a significant Houston presence include giants such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips. Houston’s economy, though clearly powered by oil, offers industrial, commercial, educational and financial centers (www.visithoustontexas.com).

There is a reason, after all, why Houston is nicknamed Space City. Not only is NASA’s Johnson Space Center – also known as Mission Control – located in Houston, but major aerospace industry players such as Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and B.E. Aerospace also employ a significant segment of the workforce.

Additional facts about the local economy include the following:

• Forbes.com named Houston one of the top 10 up-and-coming tech cities in 2008 (www.visithoustontexas.com).
• Houston was ranked the No. 2 city in 2009 for Fortune 500 headquarters in Fortune magazine (www.visithoustontexas.com).
• Only 28 nations other than the U.S. have a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) exceeding Houston’s (www.visithoustontexas.com).

If you are looking to purchase Houston real estate, rest assured that professional opportunities will be available in the long term. The regional and national unemployment rates may be daunting now, but Houston industries are varied and, most importantly, resilient.

*-Sixel, L.M. (2009, November 20). Houston jobless rate unchanged at 8.5 percent. The Houston Chronicle.

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