Total land sales volume remained steady in Q1 2013 according to CoStar and CASE Commercial data. Almost 85% of land acreage sold was located outside the Houston beltway, though there is still interest in properties inside the loop. The median days on market for land decreased in Q1 2013 compared to previous quarters. The Houston region is projected to grow substantially over the next two decades, driven in part by growing generations such as millennials, with most new job growth expected in suburban centers.
10. Gen Y: Millions of 22YO By Year
3,400,000
3,500,000
3,600,000
3,700,000
3,800,000
3,900,000
4,000,000
4,100,000
4,200,000
Age 22 Age 25
Peak Rental Demand Peak Owner Demand
Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11. Houston #2 Destination For Millennials
Rank Metro Area
Wage Change for
Gen Y
Median Pay for Gen
Y
Commute
Time for
Gen Y % Gen Y
Gen Y Metro
Score
1 Seattle 4.4% $ 44,000 24.3 0.22 1.61
2 Houston 4.3% $ 44,000 24.8 0.22 1.52
3 Minneapolis 3.3% $ 42,800 20.4 0.23 1.46
4 Washington, DC 3.2% $ 49,500 30 0.26 1.25
5 Boston 3.3% $ 46,200 29.9 0.25 1.16
6 Dallas 2.9% $ 41,200 20.6 0.21 1.11
7 New York 2.9% $ 46,900 30.6 0.26 1.04
8 Tampa 2.7% $ 36,600 20.7 0.19 0.83
9 - Tie Philadelphia 2.6% $ 42,000 28.7 0.23 0.81
9 - Tie San Francisco 2.2% $ 51,300 29.3 0.22 0.81
Source: Best Cities for Gen Y, www.payscale.com, 2012
12. Where People Want to Live, by
Generation
14% 15% 14% 18%
31%
39% 38% 38%
47%
42%
46% 47% 47%
34%
25%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
60+ (Silent + GI) 50-59 (Boomer) 40-49 (Boomer &
Gen X)
30-39 (Gen X &
Gen Y)
18-29 (Gen Y)
City Suburban Small Town
Source: 2011 National Community Preference Survey, NAR, March 2011
13. Where Do They Actually Live?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Core Municipalities Suburbs Outside Major Metropolitan Areas
2000% of Age 20-29 2010% of Age 20-29
Source: Wendell Cox, www.newgeography.com
14. Gen Y Still Want Single Family
Fall 2007 Home
Type Likely to
Choose
Summer 2010
Anticipated
Housing in 2015
March 2011
Home Type
Preference
Apartment/Condo 12% 25% 15%
Rowhouse/Townhouse 12% 6% 6%
Single-Family 70% 64% 74%
Other 5% 5% n/a
Source: RCLCO Survey, 207, ULI/Lachman Survey 2010, NAR Consumer
Preference Study 2011
15. Gen X & Gen Y Favor Lifestyle
Factors Close to Work, Shopping
71%
55%
52%
42%
51%
62%
46%
43%
49% 47%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Small Lot, Walk to
Work
Small Lot, Walk to
Shop
Less than Ideal
Home, Close to
Shop
Less than Ideal
Home, Close to
Work
Urban Setting
Gen Y Gen X
15
Source: Robert Charles Lesser Co.
17. Houston #1 in Self-Employment Growth
Rank Region Growth in Self-employed, 2008-2011
1 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 12.20%
2 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 11.80%
3 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 11.50%
4 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 10.00%
5 Baltimore-Towson, MD 8.60%
6 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 8.10%
7 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 6.50%
8 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6.30%
9 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 5.60%
10 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 4.90%
18. Land Growth Trends
Houston will grow dramatically over the next
two decades
Gen Y will drive some inner-city interest but
still has overwhelming suburban preference
Real preference by Gen X and Gen Y is for a
shorter commute and close to shopping
Most job growth will be in the suburbs
Editor's Notes
Blue line is population. Currently we have about 6M. In 2040 we will have over 9M. We add over 100,000 residents each year.
Nationally, Gen Y represents a pig in the python number of 22 year olds nationally peaked last year so, that should represent the beginning of peak apartment demand, and we would would expect the peak to hit in about three years for single family demand as they start to hit age 25.
Gen Y shows an inclination to prefer city living
In fact, 2010 census data indicates that people between 20 and 29 years oldwere less inclined to live in more urban and walkable neighborhoods than their predecessors. In 2000, 19 percent of people aged 20 to 29 lived in the core municipalities of major metropolitan areas, where transit service and walkable neighborhoods are concentrated. Only 13 percent of the increase in 20 to 29-year-old population between 2000 and 2010 was in the core municipalities. By contrast, the share of the age 20 to 29 living in the suburbs of major metropolitan areas was 45 percent, higher than the 36 percent living there in 2000
Joel Kotkin - The entrepreneurial drive in Houston is clearly not a response to economic disaster the city has a culture that encourages striking out on your own, and low costs and lighter regulation make it easier. Indeed over the past decade, the Texas powerhouse also led the nation in the growth of its 1099 economy, which expanded by a remarkable 51%.