The document summarizes commercial real estate trends in the Houston area for the third quarter of 2013. It finds that land sales activity and acreage sold remained steady compared to previous quarters. Nearly 99% of land sold was outside the Beltway. While inner loop land sales were lower than peak levels, they doubled from the previous quarter. The median days on the market for land decreased in Q3. The report also discusses population and job growth projections for the Houston area through 2040, noting growth trends for different generations, and predicts that Houston will see strong growth in both population and jobs driven partly by Generation Y.
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%.