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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Growing, Growing.....A Whole New World


I recently ran across some interesting statistics. It seems the whole country is on the move. The number crunchers that track this sort of stuff have come up with some amazing statistics that will, once played out, change the face of our nation for a long time to come.

First we hear from the Brookings Institute that the baby boomers - and one is turning 60 every 7.5 seconds - are moving OUT of the North the East and the Mid-West. Growth is taking place in staggering numbers in the West and the South.

Bringing it down to a local level we find that almost half of California's population will live in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino and Orange Counties.

Looking at actual numbers - not projections - Since 2000 La Quinta has grown by 68% and Desert Hot Springs by 38%. The county of Riverside grew by 1/3 rd.

So as we drive around and say "they sure are building a lot of stuff around here" now we know the reason why!

Perhaps there never has been a better time to buy Real Estate?

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