Macro Economics Real Estate Analysis

[The Motor Court Company]

Mr Kim better hope climate change will change the climate in Georgia; quality of life matters no matter how affordable real estate is

 

[Rizdak]

Heh, heh. I couldn't move to FL for that reason. Texas also has no state income tax, and relatively inexpensive housing. Businesses like Toyota are well-incentivized by TX to relocate from Torrance to Plano.

Plenty to do in TX whether you're into food, youthful liberalism and music (Austin), the outdoors, sports.

Lastly it's more practical to move to a closer state like TX (or OR or AZ or NV)... 2 hour flight from TX to CA to see relatives, check on aging parents etc.

My two cents anyway.

I am curious to understand what is the major draw of Texas as the largest gateway for Californian out of state transfers vs Georgia and Florida.

The lack of humidity.  Californians hate humidity.

 

[peppy]

Also, larger metro areas in TX. That may be edge over the other states.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

Also, larger metro areas in TX. That may be edge over the other states.

Texas has heat, winter snow storms, possible floods, and tornado...oh it's also Texas.

 

[panda]

The proximity of Texas makes a lot of sense. How many of you have actually visited the nicer parts of north Atlanta ( alpharetta, johns creek, and Suwannee) or the nicer parts of north Dallas ( Plano, flower mound ).

One of the advantages of living in Georgia is that we Are immune to any natural disaster here. Florida has hurricanes, Texas has tornadoes, and California has the earthquakes. Dallas and Denver experienced two of the highest appreciation in 2015. One large factor that contributed to the rapid appreciation comes from Californians relocating to Dallas and Denver.

I just don't think most californians have discovered all the benefits Georgia has to offer. I am speaking from experience after having lived in west la, Orange County, and the Bay Area, and now here in north Atlanta as my permanent residence. For those of you bashing Atlanta on humidity, have you even visited?

 

[peppy]

The proximity of Texas makes a lot of sense. How many of you have actually visited north Atlanta ( alpharetta, johns creek, and Suwannee) or north Dallas ( Plano, flower mound ).

One of the advantages of living in Georgia is that we Are immune to any natural disaster here. Florida has hurricanes, Texas has tornadoes, and California has the earthquakes. Dallas and Denver experienced two of the highest appreciation in 2015. One large factor that contributed to this were Californians relocating to Dallas and Denver.

I just don't think californians have discovered the benefits Georgia has to offer. I speaking from after having lived in west la, Orange County, Bay Area, and now here in north Atlanta.

What about the Freeze of 2014? #hellfrozeover

 

[Irvinecommuter]

The proximity of Texas makes a lot of sense. How many of you have actually visited the nicer parts of north Atlanta ( alpharetta, johns creek, and Suwannee) or the nicer parts of north Dallas ( Plano, flower mound ).

One of the advantages of living in Georgia is that we Are immune to any natural disaster here. Florida has hurricanes, Texas has tornadoes, and California has the earthquakes. Dallas and Denver experienced two of the highest appreciation in 2015. One large factor that contributed to the rapid appreciation comes from Californians relocating to Dallas and Denver.

I just don't think most californians have discovered all the benefits Georgia has to offer. I am speaking from experience after having lived in west la, Orange County, and the Bay Area, and now here in north Atlanta as my permanent residence. For those of you bashing Atlanta on humidity, have you even visited?

Immuned from natural disasters? 
http://www.mnn.com/home-blog/guest-...hould-prepare-itself-for-a-hurricane-and-soon
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/heavy-rain-may-cause-more-flooding-across-metro-at/17226237

Also...it's not like humdity is not measurable state.

 

[panda]

Irvine commuter,

It is rare. Natural disaster would be extremely rare here. The georgia coast's sea island real estate can be as expensive as Newport Beach for this reason. The hurricanes will hit the Carolinas and Florida coast but not the Georgia coast.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

Oh Georgia:

On the heels of North Carolina passing its own sweeping anti-LGBTQ law, Georgia is facing increasing scrutiny for a religious freedom measure ? one that critics argue could allow the same kind of discrimination as North Carolina's law.

The bill was recently passed by the legislature. But as it awaits a signature or veto from Gov. Nathan Deal, it's already facing intense criticism and backlash. (It's unclear what Deal will do.)

Recently, Disney and Marvel threatened to stop film production in Georgia (the state has become a hot spot for filming) if Deal signs the bill into law. Various other companies ? including Apple, Dell, Time Warner, Comcast, Sony Pictures, Lions Gate, and Starz ? urged the governor to veto the bill.

http://www.vox.com/2016/3/25/11301758/georgia-lgbtq-religious-freedom

 

[panda]

I created these charts from the raw inventory data. Hopefully it is not too difficult to read as the charts are in chronogical order from the top down.

Chart 1: Inventory Levels by Counties in Southern California:

Charts 2: Inventory Levels by City in Orange County, California