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  • Dirt Isn’t Cheap: Land Costs Are Increasing Texas Home Prices

    San AntonioTexas suburban housing development neighborhood – aerial view. (Getty Images) By David Jones, Texas A&M University Real Estate Center Texas’ vast supply of land is legendary. Ironically, the rising cost of land is now contributing to the state’s higher home prices. “Historically, Texas’ home prices have been comparatively low…

  • Study: Texas Housing Construction Goes From Bust To Robust

    By David Jones, Texas A&M University Mays Business School Home construction is ramping up across America, and in no place is that more apparent than in Texas. “After an anemic start to the year, the number of Texas single-family home construction permits soared 11.5 percent in March to…