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CosmicCowboy
03-23-2015, 04:54 PM
Houston metro: 38,300
All of California: 38,600

Crazy shit.

Texas must really suck.
DMX7
03-23-2015, 05:06 PM
It's relatively cheap to live in Houston and the economy was doing well in Houston in 2014 (and still is but the O&G industry is getting hit now).
Sportcamper
03-23-2015, 05:14 PM
High end housing & higher end renovations in the LA/ OC regions….Not much going on in the affordable lower end housing…Rent is at a premium…
Spurminator
03-23-2015, 05:17 PM
Houston metro: 38,300
All of California: 38,600

Crazy shit.

Texas must really suck.


Not many places left in California to build new homes.
DarrinS
03-23-2015, 06:05 PM
Not many places left in California to build new homes.

Really?
Blake
03-23-2015, 06:09 PM
Why does Texas suck?
CosmicCowboy
03-23-2015, 06:50 PM
Why does Texas suck?

:lol just ask boutons.
boutons_deux
03-24-2015, 05:12 AM
Really?

yep, really, "places" reasonably close to work, and close to where people want to live.

specifically where are these 38K homes in Houston going to be built?
DarrinS
03-24-2015, 06:43 AM
yep, really, "places" reasonably close to work, and close to where people want to live.

specifically where are these 38K homes in Houston going to be built?


Or, perhaps it's easier to get permits in Texas?
pgardn
03-24-2015, 07:17 AM
Why does Texas suck?

Houston sucks.

Traffic, weather, make it an absolute hell hole.
But of course I'm one of those people that appreciates San Antonio.

The new Green Way riding and walking paths are really nice.
DarrinS
03-24-2015, 07:25 AM
Houston sucks.

Traffic, weather, make it an absolute hell hole.
But of course I'm one of those people that appreciates San Antonio.

The new Green Way riding and walking paths are really nice.

Yeah, Houston does suck, tbh.
CosmicCowboy
03-24-2015, 07:45 AM
Agree houston sucks. Tiger stripe Mosquitos big as birds. Forget going out in the yard at night.
Blake
03-24-2015, 08:14 AM
Yeah, you'd have to pay me a lot of money to move to Houston. A lot.
CosmicCowboy
03-24-2015, 11:54 AM
Yeah, you'd have to pay me a lot of money to move to Houston. A lot.


I made that mistake out of college. Got offered starting salary equivalent to 70K today @ 21 years old. Couldn't resist it. First winter went almost three months without seeing the sun. Rained almost every day. I freaking hated it.
DMX7
03-24-2015, 10:03 PM
The humidity in Houston sucks but isn't that bad. Houston has better food (unless Mexican food is literally the only thing you eat), better art/museum/culture scene, better bars and better night life. If you are young, it's a much better place to be. I love and I mean love San Antonio. It's a great place to grow up but there are so many better places to live in if you're a young adult.
DarrinS
03-24-2015, 10:20 PM
The humidity in Houston sucks but isn't that bad. Houston has better food (unless Mexican food is literally the only thing you eat), better art/museum/culture scene, better bars and better night life. If you are young, it's a much better place to be. I love and I mean love San Antonio. It's a great place to grow up but there are so many better places to live in if you're a young adult.

I'm from Houston. It sucks.
DMX7
03-24-2015, 10:23 PM
I'm from Houston. It sucks.

I've lived in both cities too.
RandomGuy
03-25-2015, 07:11 AM
High end housing & higher end renovations in the LA/ OC regions….Not much going on in the affordable lower end housing…Rent is at a premium…

Most of the new housing in the area will be multi-family, I would warrant.
RandomGuy
03-25-2015, 07:14 AM
Houston metro: 38,300
All of California: 38,600

Crazy shit.

Texas must really suck.

Nat gas boom, I would guess. Houston is one of the prime beneficiaries of that. Doubt 2015 will look that way.

Source link? (would like to read a bit more)
The Reckoning
03-25-2015, 08:41 AM
just because there's a permit doesn't mean there's a house, and no zoning makes that more possible.
boutons_deux
03-25-2015, 08:53 AM
just because there's a permit doesn't mean there's a house, and no zoning makes that more possible.

how can you get a building permit for a lot if it's not zoned residential/buildable?
Blake
03-25-2015, 09:20 AM
Why would you get a permit if you're not gonna build?
boutons_deux
03-25-2015, 09:26 AM
Why would you get a permit if you're not gonna build?

how can you get a permit if the city says you can't build there?
Blake
03-25-2015, 09:57 AM
Yeah i don't get what he's saying either
The Reckoning
03-25-2015, 12:22 PM
there IS NO zoning in houston. you can build fuck all what you want where you want. including investing in property for future markets. doesn't mean you've built a new home there.
Blake
03-25-2015, 01:54 PM
there IS NO zoning in houston. you can build fuck all what you want where you want. including investing in property for future markets. doesn't mean you've built a new home there.

Crazy. I had no idea Houston had no zoning ordinances.

But if you buy a permit to build a house in Houston, I'd think you also have to submit plans....but shit if they have no zoning laws then who knows
CosmicCowboy
03-25-2015, 02:21 PM
Houston definitely has permits and building inspections. They are also gradually tightening up on their zoning as well. Zoning simply defines use. R1, R2, C1, C2, C3, etc. It has nothing to do with permits. construction has to comply with the regulations in effect. Houston historically has had very flexible zoning laws and one could, for instance, buy up a bunch of R1 single family houses, tear them down, and build an office building without the property being rezoned.