Sunday, March 30, 2008

Wish you were here...

With all the negative press about the housing market, it's nice to hear some good news for a change.  Below are CNN's Top 10 Fastest Growing Metropolitan Areas.  It's interesting that 4 out of 10 of the fastest growing areas are in Texas.

Dallas: Fort Worth, Arlington – Texas     162,250
Atlanta: Sandy Springs, Marietta – Georgia     151,063
Phoenix: Mesa, Scottsdale – Arizona     132,513
Houston: Sugar Land, Baytown – Texas     120,544
Riverside: San Bernardino, Ontario – California    86,660
Charlotte: Gastonia, Concord – North Carolina     66,724
Chicago: Naperville, Joliet – Illinois     66,231
Austin: Round Rock – Texas     65,880
Las Vegas: Paradise – Nevada     59,165
San Antonio – Texas    53,925


My Take

Good news is always welcomed...  However, I am curious to know why CNN used data from  July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2007 for an article that was published just a few days ago.  I also wonder what the results would have been had they chosen more recent dates, for example Feb 1, 2007 to Feb 1, 2008.

Read the full article here.

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