• How many people are moving to Austin each day?,The JW Team

    How many people are moving to Austin each day?

    It’s not your imagination ­— there really are more moving vans in Austin these days. In 2021, about 116 net new residents moved to the Austin metro a day, according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The metro had the fourth-largest total population growth in the United States betw

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  • Austin Ranked first overall in the Top 15 places to buy a home in the U.S. if you want it to increase in value,The JW Team

    Austin Ranked first overall in the Top 15 places to buy a home in the U.S. if you want it to increase in value

    For most people, buying a home is one of the biggest purchases they’ll make in their life. And for those looking for a home that will eventually increase in value, location can make a big difference, according to a recent SmartAsset study that ranked real estate markets by their growth in value over

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  • Homes Earned More for Owners Than Their Jobs Last Year,The JW Team

    Homes Earned More for Owners Than Their Jobs Last Year

    In this booming housing market, many homeowners earned more last year from home appreciation than from their jobs. Zillow Group Inc.’s home value index, which estimates the value of the typical U.S. home, rose 19.6% in 2021 to $321,634, an increase of $52,667 from 2020. That figure was slightly high

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