MARKET PROFILE

Houston, Texas

Paragon is excited to announce that we have expanded our home rehab portfolio to Houston, Texas! Why are we so bullish on this market? There are a few key metrics that explain why. First and foremost, we seek out markets that have a combination of high rents relative to property values, have steady population growth, a diversified economy, and linear growth in property values over time. Houston is currently the 4th largest city in the US and is growing in population by about 1.3% per year.

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In other major cities in the US, it is hard to find areas where investment makes sense from a cash flow perspective, or in other words the rent to price ratios are high enough to easily support positive cash flow on rental properties after accounting for all expenses. However, Houston has consistently remaining in the top 25 US markets for cash flow, with the rent to price ratio around 9%

population

6.99 Million

Population (Greater Metro Area)

population growth

1.3%

Annual Population Growth

3.2 Million

Number of Jobs

$65,394

Median Household Income

$490 Billion

GDP

Annual GDP Growth

6.53%

Annual GDP Growth

Median Home Price

$221,000

Median Home Price

Median Rent

$1,600

Median Rent

Rent to Price Ratio

9%

Rent to Price Ratio

In addition to the numbers above, the factors below also contributed to our decision to make Houston our next market entry point:

Furthermore, when analyzing how Houston home prices fared during the last financial crisis, Houston shows outstanding resilience., having decreased only 4.2%, compared with the US average of a 19% decline.

Market Profile

Houston

Houston is one of the most international cities in the US, with especially large immigrant communities from Latin America, Vietnam, China, India, and Pakistan. The wealth of diversity in the city make it a welcoming and vibrant place with an energetic buzz of opportunity and optimism.