How Do We Know Texas Is Growing At California’s Expense?
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Just by reading this paragraph we can see how people are leaving the high cost city of San Francisco and moving to Austin.
When comparing California with Texas, U-Haul says it all. To rent a 26-foot truck oneway from San Francisco to Austin, the charge is $3,236, and yet the one-way charge for that same truck from Austin to San Francisco is just $399. Clearly what is happening is that far more people want to move from San Francisco to Austin than vice versa, so U-Haul has to pay its own employees to drive the empty trucks back from Texas. The great thing about this example is that it’s a market price set in the real world – you don’t need to rely on a fancy economic model to see our point. via Alec.org
What interesting tidbit of knowledge on why people are choosing your city do you have?
Find it and make it part of your marketing. It does not have to be stupendous, it just has to tell the story very succinctly.
I like your analogy in this article. The real estate economy really is like a patient who you cannot ...
Real Estate is hyper-local. Every market is different. Phoenix has already hit bottom and is starting to recover. We have ...
Great to hear that the big boys
are predicting recovery sooner than
most think.
Thanks for the value! 
I agree--good analogy. You have to crawl before you can walk. Right now, at least in Austin, many people would ...
I live in the Philippines and I am glad we are not on the lists... 
I have a few Litograghs of Presidents homes , made by Richard V. Sebring. yr. 1990 Do they have any ...
I see the question I have, but no response. I do not have a for sale sign up ...
I'll add mine to the list too. This is happening in Kansas City, Missouri as well now.
We already knew ...
Comment by Portland Real Estate on 7 May 2009:
Why dont they just leave the trucks until someone needs to take it somewhere else? I know that they would have to balance it out at some point, but you would think that you could do that locally. Unless you are from New Orleans, I have read that many many people left after the hurricane and have no intention on returning back.
Comment by Vikas on 13 May 2009:
Its interesting fact and i agree with portland’s comment.