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MOST IMPROVED! Jumping an impressive 22 places, Alabama now ranks #20 overall, up from its previous spot at #42. This remarkable achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in the public and private sectors. States that partner with the private sector on policy, make investments in #innovation, #workforceevelopment, #infrastructure, and #economicdevelopment are destined for greatness. https://lnkd.in/e5UMTcmf

North and South Carolina consistently rank among the fastest-growing U.S. states. Read the full article available to CoStar subscribers to learn four #migrationtrends and what they mean for #commercialrealestate: https://bit.ly/3Oci09s

Vermont was the most popular state in the country to move to in 2023, with 65% of moves being to the state. We are continuing to see the trend that Americans are moving to more affordable, lower-density areas across the country, with many heading to Southern states driven by factors such as the price of housing, regional climates, urban planning and job growth. Here's the list of top outbound states for 2023: 1. New Jersey 2. Illinois 3. North Dakota 4. New York 5. Michigan 6. California 7. Massachusetts 8. Kansas And the list of inbound states for 2023: 1. Vermont 2. Washington, D.C. 3. South Carolina 4. Arkansas 5. Rhode Island 6. North Carolina 7. South Dakota 8. Alabama 9. New Mexico 10. West Virginia #marycraneproperties

📈 My Favorite Non-Real Estate Data Bite: U-Haul's 2023 Growth Index! 🚚 Each year I look forward to the release of U-Haul's Growth Index report, a very cool supplemental data source for migration trends across the USA. The report isn't perfect science, but it offers takeaways from a unique data set: one-way U-Haul truck transactions. In other words, who is packing up a truck and driving to a destination without a return ticket? You're not likely to be surprised that the Sun Belt's dominance continues and movers displayed a clear preference for the southeast and southwest United States. What you may be surprised about is the Green Mountain State up North who had a big 2023. For the full report, click here: https://lnkd.in/dVxCA44H ☀️ Sun Belt Shines Bright The University of Texas Longhorns 2023 football recruiting class was impressive, but not as impressive as its #1 rank in the report; unsurprisingly, Texas shined bright in 2023, boasting a notable gain of ~174,000 net new residents in 2022. This impressive growth aligns with Texas being the fastest-growing state from 2016 to 2018 and again in 2021 and 2022. Florida secures the second spot, marking its presence as one of the four growth states for nine consecutive years. North Carolina and South Carolina hold strong at third and fourth positions, respectively. 🌟 The Catamount's Epic Climb: Vermont, the Green Mountain State jumped up a remarkable 18 spots. Largest YOY Jumps? ⬆️ Arkansas (+26 spots) ⬆️ Wyoming (+19 spots) ⬆️ Vermont (+18 spots) Largest YOY Falls? ⬇️ Oregon, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio (all -14 spots) 💡 What are your takeaways? Which state's shift shocked you the most? Share your thoughts below! #UHaulGrowthIndex #MigrationTrends

Things are looking much brighter for Austin: The Texas Capital has soared right back into the top 10 in U.S. News and World Report's "Best Places to Live" list for 2024-2025, ranking the No. 9 best place to live in America. Austin cleaning services🧹 rcs-austin.com #cleaningservices #windowcleanings #reliablecleaningservices #windowcleanings

Maryland Transportation Builders & Materials Association and our Together For Transportation Funding coalition partners teamed up with the Gonzalez Research firm to dive deep into Maryland voters' opinions—and the results support what we’ve been saying all along: An overwhelming 95% of Marylanders believe it’s important for the State to invest in improving our transportation infrastructure. In a time when it’s tough to get widespread agreement on literally anything, it’s incredible to see nearly unanimous support from the voting public. This speaks volumes about the shared commitment to making our transportation systems safer, stronger, and more reliable for everyone. Let your legislator know that transportation is vital to you! Pick up the phone, dial #250, and say the word TTF—it’s that simple. Let them know you’re also part of the overwhelming majority who wants to continue funding our state’s infrastructure. Let's keep moving Maryland forward! #Transportation #Infrastructure #Maryland #MTBMA #TTF

📀 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 once famously said, "𝐈𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰". Well, you're about to be saying the same thing about the "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞" 🔺 in roughly 60 ⏳ seconds, 𝐲'𝐚𝐥𝐥!  What the heck is it and why should that term be in my lingo? Well, who doesn't like to talk about the "OGs" (geometric-geographic-growth) and Scalene Triangles??? 🙄 Ok, sorry. But actually, the reason is that the 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 is the epicenter of the growth engine driving Texas' incredible population and economic growth. Just a few reasons are opportunity 💲, favorable business and tax policies 🏛, warm weather 🌤, and friendly 😀 people (mostly 😉). This term will continue to grow within the lexicon of Americans so now you'll be in 'the know'. The "𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞," comprising the 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐬-𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡, 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬, accounts for approximately 70% of the state's population and you can get from one point to any of the others, by car, in about 4 hours or less. Projections suggest that by 2030, the Texas Triangle alone will surge from around 23 million residents to an astonishing 30 million within its three-sided boundary. Additionally, 𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 of 2023 are situated within the Triangle. If you know me, I've always said the Best Action occurs where the Party 🎉 is Rocking!!! Bring your good attitude and investment dollars and get a piece of the fun this coming decade. Welcome to Texas. #dontmesswithtexas #commercialrealestate #multifamilyinvestments

This week the COLORADO FUTURES CENTER AT CSU released the ColoradoCast for the third quarter of 2024. The report shows the Colorado economy continuing to sustain modest growth, albeit at a slightly slower rate than the previous forecast. Similar to recent reports, the key national indicators, especially equity market performance, play a crucial role in the outlook. On a local level, housing prices have once again been a major factor. However, this report comes at a time when the housing market in Colorado is showing signs of a potential slowdown. You can read the full report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/g2xrvdXM

People might disagree about the best city in Texas to live in, but the evidence strongly points towards Austin. U.S. News and World Report recently ranked us the No. 9 best place to live in America. Sure, that doesn't compare to being No. 1 like we were from 2017 through 2019, but it's considerably higher than Texas's other major cities: San Antonio (No. 89), Dallas (No. 95), and Houston (No. 97). #movetoatx #austintx #austinite #localaustin #usnewsandworldreport #bestplacestolive

🇺🇸We all know the State of Texas is huge. Most don’t know about the TEX-A-PLEX. Do you? It will blow your mind!!!! 🐄🐄🐄 The triangular region framed in by the cities of Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio is experiencing a wave of growth of historic proportions more than anywhere in the world. ⚡️ In 2020, the population of the Texas Triangle reached nearly 21 million. #HulkowichGroup https://lnkd.in/gQV2UPXc 💥 the Texas Triangle contains five of the 20 largest cities in the U.S., and was home to more than 70% of all Texans: City of Dallas, City of Fort Worth, City of Austin, City of Houston and City of San Antonio 🛫The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is bigger than all of Mannahattan. 🏞️The The University of Texas at Austin is the third largest land owner in the United States. 🌮San Antonio is bigger than New York City and Detroit combined. 👨👩👧👦👩👩👧👦Houston has a bigger population than Colorado and 34 other states. 🏢Four of the top ten metro statistical areas are in Texas. 🔥 The Texas economy is on fire. The state added 660,000 new jobs last year – more jobs than any other, and twice the number of new jobs compared to its historical average. With Dallas by far leading the growth. 📆 50,000 jobs a month, I mean, that’s almost 2,000 jobs a day every day of the week for an entire year. ❌No state income tax ✅The Tex-a-plex is home to over 50 Fortune 500 companies. And has more Fortune 1000 companies than any other state.