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Tierra Grande

April 2020

April 2020

In This Issue

Hillcrest Relocation

Homeownership Affordability

CRE Profitability

El Paso’s Housing Market

Affordability Obstacles

Ways to Lose One’s License

Blockchain’s Real Estate Applications

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Features

Building Blockage
7 minute read
Mar 17 2020

Building Blockage

Affordability Obstacles Piling Up

Declining affordability is the new reality for Texas housing markets. Why? The answer is complicated.

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A Calculated Risk
4 minute read
Mar 16 2020

A Calculated Risk

Commercial Real Estate Profitability

Commercial real estate investment carries some degree of risk, of course. Fortunately, there are tools that can, for example, provide clues as to which major Texas metro poses the least amount of risk overall.

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Crossing the Bridge
6 minute read
Mar 06 2020

Crossing the Bridge

Lessons Learned from Hillcrest Relocation

The recent relocation of 258 Corpus Christi residents from one neighborhood to another was no small undertaking. How successful was the effort? That depends on who you ask.

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Still on Top
5 minute read
Mar 06 2020

Still on Top

Texas Homeownership Affordability Growing but Slowing

Texas can still boast about staying ahead of the country as a whole in housing affordability, but for how long? The gap is narrowing.

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El Paso
5 minute read
Mar 04 2020

El Paso

Military and Manufacturing's Influence on Housing

El Paso is closer to San Diego, Calif., than it is to Houston, but don’t be fooled by its remoteness. The city has a rich, vibrant economy fueled by Fort Bliss, manufacturing, and commerce with neighboring Ciudad Juarez.

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Busted
8 minute read
Mar 04 2020

Busted

Obvious (and Not So Obvious) Ways to Lose Your License

Your real estate license could never be taken away, right? Not so fast. There are a number of reasons it could happen to even the most diligent licensee, and some of those reasons might surprise you.

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Blockchain and Real Estate
11 minute read
Jul 08 2019

Blockchain and Real Estate

How New Technology is Digitizing Transactions

Contrary to popular belief, there’s much more to blockchain than Bitcoin. For instance, the technology could modernize real estate transactions, making the process both more transparent and more efficient.

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