While wage and job growth were positive in Texas metros along the U.S.2018年美墨边境, rising housing prices cut into affordability across the region, 根据最新的 德州边境经济 report from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&米大学.
Border metros added 13,000 non-farm jobs, with McAllen leading with 1.9%的增长. El Paso recorded the lowest unemployment rate in the metro’s history at 4.3% and a fifth-straight year of improving private wages. McAllen and Brownsville also saw wage improvement. Laredo was the exception, where earnings fell for the second year.
Housing sales along the border were up 5.3% in 2018 along with increased activity in the $100,000 to $300,000 price range. Sales activity shifting away from homes priced below $100,000 applied upward pressure on the median price. 2021十大正规彩票app中心
Affordability Indices for border metros sank to their lowest levels since the recession, representing a reduction in how much families making the median income could afford to pay relative to median home prices.