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Tierra Grande

Spring 2022

Spring 2022

In This Issue

Texas’ Population Boom

Changes in POA Rules

Build Back Better Act

Materials Escalation Clauses

Emerging Trends in Real Estate

Interest Rates and Homebuying

Great Resignation

Urban Land Prices

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Features

From a Distance
Land Markets
4 minute read
Mar 30 2022

From a Distance

How Proximity to and Direction from Downtown Affect Urban Land Prices

Land prices depend on a myriad of factors. In urban areas, those include distance from a city’s downtown district. A recent study of Austin serves as an example.

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Sticker Shock
4 minute read
Mar 23 2022

Sticker Shock

Materials Escalation Clauses in Builder Contracts

Materials escalation clauses are no “clause” for alarm. Just carefully lumber through the fine print before nailing down the builder contract.

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Legislation Limbo
Taxes
5 minute read
Mar 14 2022

Legislation Limbo

Tax Bill's Uncertain Future

“I’m just a bill. Yes, I’m only a bill.” That pretty much sums up the status of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, but for how long?

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Take Me to Texas
Demographics & Population
3 minute read
Mar 03 2022

Take Me to Texas

Post-Pandemic Population Boom

Waves of newcomers are flooding the Lone Star State. Most of them are from California, and they’re all in search of homes. Talk about a gold rush.

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How Higher Interest Rates Affect Homebuying
4 minute read
Feb 24 2022

How Higher Interest Rates Affect Homebuying

Homebuyers already frustrated by low housing inventories will face another roadblock this year: rising interest rates. First-time buyers will feel the impact more than repeat buyers.

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Flight to Quality
Office
7 minute read
Feb 17 2022

Flight to Quality

Retaining Talent in the Great Resignation

Americans have been leaving the workplace in droves since 2020, and companies are looking for a cure to this malady. Commercial properties need two CCs—culture and capital.

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POA Power Shift
6 minute read
Feb 07 2022

POA Power Shift

Legislature Gives Property Owners More Rights

Property owner’s associations are a necessary headache, but recent changes in state law may ease the pain for many homeowners. Here’s how.

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