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Report: Dallas / Fort Worth apartment rents reach all-time high in 2014

Posted by David Gunderson on Jan 5, 2015 8:02:00 PM
Dallas-Fort Worth apartment rents have hit an all-time record high in 2014, climbing 4.9 percent year-over-year, according to MPF Research, a division of RealPage Inc. The record-high rents are bolstered by a 13-year peak in apartment occupancy in North Texas, with rents climbing 15.8 percent over ... Read More

Home prices in Dallas rise 7.6%; outpace nation

Posted by David Gunderson on Jan 1, 2015 3:32:00 PM
Home prices in the Dallas area increased 7.6 percent year-over-year in October, outpacing the rise in national home prices. The U.S. National Home Price Index — a 20-city composite — increased 4.6 percent in October year-over-year, marking a slight downturn as home prices rise at a slower pace. ... Read More

EB-5 visa better than F-1 student visa

Posted by David Gunderson on Dec 30, 2014 12:43:00 PM
The EB-5 investor visa programme would be a superior alternative to the traditional F-1 student visa, say experts especially since they can enjoy the reduced cost benefits offered by the participating public universities. David Gunderson, Principal and Executive VP, US Freedom Capital said that ... Read More

Dallas ranks first for small business job growth in October

Posted by David Gunderson on Nov 9, 2014 7:42:00 PM
Dallas regained its spot as the top metropolitan statistical area for small business job growth in October. Nationally, job growth remained steady, growing at just 0.23 percent over the past 12 months. Still, the U.S. is maintaining an index number of 100.84, indicating a strong job climate, ... Read More

September 2014 US Job Creation

Posted by David Gunderson on Nov 4, 2014 7:34:00 AM
The U.S. economy appears to be picking up steam even before holiday-related jobs are added. Employers added 248,000 nonfarm jobs (on a seasonally adjusted basis) in September, according to initial estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number surpassed the consensus forecast of ... Read More

F-1 STUDENT VISA AND OPT

Posted by David Gunderson on Sep 25, 2014 5:55:00 PM
Why It's So Important to Graduate in May When you are in the US on an F visa studying a bachelor’s or master’s degree, the single most important thing to decide is when to graduate. Should you graduate with your friends in May? Or should you try to double up on the class load so that you can ... Read More

EB-5 Retrogression for China

Posted by David Gunderson on Sep 12, 2014 9:56:00 AM
As expected, on August 23, 2014 the US government announced that that no more EB-5 visas would be available for Chinese nationals through the end of fiscal year 2014. While this is a sign that demand for EB-5 visas in China remains strong, it is likely not an immediate cause for concern among ... Read More

Texas produces 3M barrels per day, now 8th spot in the world

Posted by David Gunderson on Jul 31, 2014 7:51:00 AM
Texas oil production topped 3 million barrels per day in May, putting the Lone Star state on par with the world’s biggest oil producing countries, according to the Energy Information Administration. Only Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States, China, Canada, Iran and Iraq produce more oil than Texas, ... Read More

New Jersey tech firm moving headquarters, 1,200 jobs to Texas

Posted by David Gunderson on Jul 30, 2014 7:51:00 AM
CVE Technology Group Inc., a New Jersey-based high-tech firm, plans to relocate its headquarters to Allen (suburban Dallas), Texas with plans to employ 1,200 workers in North Texas by the end of next year. The company is an after-market service provider of cellular handsets and consumer ... Read More

Texas mid-sized companies lead national revenue and employment growth

Posted by David Gunderson on Jul 24, 2014 7:26:00 AM
Texas mid-sized companies led the nation in revenue and job growth in the last 12 months, according to a report released today by the National Center for the Middle Market. Overall, U.S. middle market companies — those with annual revenue of $10 million to $1 billion — grew for the second straight ... Read More

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