The recent population boom in Houston has been noted, talked
about, and written about in several media quarters in recent months. The
Houston Business Journal has noted that “Texas… took the top two spots [nationally]
among the metro areas with the largest numeric increase. Dallas-Fort
Worth-Arlington grew the most, adding 131,879 new residents, and Houston-The
Woodlands-Sugar Land was No. 2, with 125,185 added .“ This is just one of the telling
bits of recent data pulled from last year’s July 2011 to July 2012 population
growth report in HBJ’s March 14th article on the matter. The March 19th
report by Houston Area Realtors likewise remarked, “The buying spree held local
housing inventory to the same level as January — 3.6 months — which is the
lowest supply of homes on the market since December 1999.”
When the housing and mortgage crash happened in 2008, it
affected every region of the country. Admittedly, Texas was not hurt as bad as
California and Florida, but times were lean none the less in the new home
construction industry. So lean, in fact, that it had the positive effect of
shaking out the less reputable construction companies. This is a good thing,
especially now that the economic tables are completely turned.
Businesses and families are moving to Montgomery County in
droves, with many major companies relocating their offices specifically to The
Woodlands area. Right now, homes for sale in The Woodlands in most price ranges
are on the market for only days, not weeks. Pocket listings are flying out of pockets
as fast as brokers and agents find them. In The Woodlands, inventory is not merely
low, it’s almost nonexistent right now. And when there are no existing homes available, homes must be built.
One of the last remaining sections of The Woodlands that is
still being built out is Creekside and Creekside Forest. One of the home
builders featured for this development is Highland Homes, which is one new home
and custom home builder that I can highly recommend. Highland Homes is a
privately held, family owned company building homes in most of the major metro
areas of Texas. They have beautiful home designs, and both the quality of their
construction and their attentiveness to all ongoing customer service matters is
exceptional. If you are in a situation
where you are considering building a home in The Woodlands, or for any other
major metro region in Texas, you can feel confident to entrust Highland Homes to
do the job for you.
We are fortunate to have many good and reputable builders
operating in Montgomery County, and if you are looking to connect with several
recommendable builders with the intention of interviewing them to find out
which home builder would be a best fit for you, I encourage you to call me at
(936) 447-6000. I have several I can highly recommend, with whom I have extended
professional experience and knowledge of how they operate and conduct
themselves in their industry. Highland Homes is among these – a home builder I
am confident will provide my clients with impeccable service and a home of the
highest quality. It is important to do your homework, because even though
previous years have eliminated many of the less reputable home builders, there
are still land mines to avoid as you seek for a safe, secure, well-built
domicile for your family.
