US Freedom Capital News (13)

DBJ: Dallas-Fort Worth property values up 11% to $456.9B — or about Poland's GDP

Posted by USFC Team on Jan 4, 2017 7:48:00 AM

Dallas-Fort Worth home values continued to increase in 2016 with an 11.1 percent growth in the total value of all homes in the region.

Dallas-Fort Worth — one of the most powerful housing metros in the United States — has seen a gain in housing values of 11.1 percent or $45.7 billion through the end of 2016, with all homes in the region totaling $456.9 billion. Read More

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Topics: Dallas, economy, real estate

Recent EB-5 Program Updates

Posted by USFC Team on Jan 3, 2017 10:59:34 AM

On December 9, 2016, the United States Senate passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through April 28, 2017, by a margin of 63-36. The continuing resolution extended several important immigration initiatives until April 28, 2017, most notably the EB5 immigrant investor program, ... Read More

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Topics: EB-5

Wells Fargo economist: ‘No apparent let-up’ for Dallas hiring

Posted by USFC Team on Dec 19, 2016 8:31:54 AM

Dallas skyline photographer in November 2016 from the top of the Residences at the Stoneleigh

The Texas economy added more than 20,000 jobs in November, according to government data released Friday, as the Dallas area continues to drive new hirings in the state. Read More

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Topics: jobs, Dallas, economy

The American Dream is Alive and Well

Posted by USFC Team on Dec 1, 2016 6:42:02 AM

When opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

Samuel Tesfay has extra reason to be thankful this holiday weekend. It was the very first for he and his family here in the United States, and oh what a journey it has been to get here. It began where Samuel was born and raised – in Mekelle, Ethiopia. Samuel always dreamed of bigger opportunities, ... Read More

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Topics: USA, Immigration

EB-5 Visas Expected to Reach New Heights Under Trump, As Immigration Rules Tighten

Posted by David Gunderson on Nov 23, 2016 9:19:55 AM

Though changes are expected to take place to the EB-5 Immigrant Visa Program, experts everywhere are predicting that the program will thrive when Trump takes Office Read More

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Topics: EB-5, Trump

Issues Matter: An Analysis of Trump's Win

Posted by USFC Team on Nov 10, 2016 8:56:28 AM

The media created a false narrative about the 2016 presidential campaign, and most polling reinforced it. Read More

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Topics: Election, Trump

150% Increase to EB-5 Visa Program Filing Fees Beginning December 23, 2016

Posted by USFC Team on Nov 10, 2016 8:50:14 AM

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has increased fees by an average of 21 percent for certain U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) applications, including the U.S. Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5). Read More

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Topics: EB-5, Fees

REIT Launches Initial Public Offering, Reveals $600 Million Pipeline

Posted by USFC Team on Sep 22, 2016 10:52:59 AM

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A real estate investment trust (REIT) with a large post-acute care portfolio has filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Nashville, Tennessee-based MedEquities Real Trust priced an IPO of up to 19 million shares that could bring up to nearly $321 million, according to public filings with the ... Read More

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Topics: GruenePointe Holdings, MedEquities

The No. 1 small city in America for families is in North Texas and is ...

Posted by USFC Team on Aug 29, 2016 8:00:00 AM

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Topics: Texas

Texas exports outshine all states; DFW ranks 2nd behind Houston

Posted by David Gunderson on Aug 25, 2016 10:29:29 AM

Texas Instruments, whose Dallas campus is pictured here, is a major North Texas exporter. Texas’ largest export category was computer and electronic products, with $45.4 billion of the total merchandise exported last year.

Texas export volumes surpass other states by a substantial and growing margin, and the Dallas-Fort Worth metro ranks second in the state behind Houston in merchandise exports, according to a report this week by The Perryman Group. Read More

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Topics: Texas, exports, economy