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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

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

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

Charles Schwab to open $100M campus, bringing 1,200 new jobs

Posted by USFC Team on Aug 17, 2016 8:00:00 AM

Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed Tuesday that Charles Schwab Corp.(NYSE: SCHW) plans to develop a new $100 million regional campus in Westlake, which will house 1,200 new jobs upon completion, confirming last week's Dallas Business Journal story about the move. Read More

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Topics: jobs, Texas, economy