More Great Reasons to Move To Raleigh, NC
Raleigh metropolitan area has been named the “Best Place for Business and Careers” for the third straight year by Forbes.com. Forbes reviewed the 200 largest metropolitan areas in the US and examined 11 different criteria: colleges, cost of doing business, cost of living, crime rate, culture and leisure, educational attainment, income growth, job growth, projected job growth, net migration and subprime mortgages. The Raleigh-Wake County region is strengthened by its strong job growth (both past and projected), low business costs and highly educated workforce. Forbes.com points out while Raleigh cannot fully escape the impacts of the current recession, it will be one of the places to lead the nation’s economic recovery.
Forbes also has released its list of the top 5 cities where Americans are relocating and Raleigh was again at the top of the list, followed by Austin, Charlotte, Phoenix and Dallas.
To determine the fastest-growing metro areas in the country, Forbes used 2008 population estimates for metropolitan statistical areas with a population of more than 1 million, released March 19, 2009, by the U.S. Census Bureau. Forbes then compared the 2008 population estimates to the previous year’s data to see which areas had grown the most, percentagewise.
The cities that made the list share similar qualities: more business opportunities, better weather and more affordable housing. The top three areas according to the data are Raleigh, N.C., ranking first, which jumped 4.29% to nearly 1.9 million; Austin, Texas, which came in second, with a 3.77% increase to almost 1.7 million; and Charlotte, N.C., which moved up 3.36% to 1.7 million.
Raleigh is a great place to live and buy a home. An earlier blog story here talks about how Raleigh Ranks #2 for a real estate rebound as announced on The Today Show on NBC during the interview with Barbara Cocoran for the “Today’s Real Estate” segment.
If you’re looking to make a move to the Raleigh area, contact the Freeman/Davis Team at www.FreemanDavisHomeTeam.com and www.HomeSearchRALEIGH.com. We are area experts, having lived here most of our lives. Call us at 919-649-6638 and let’s talk about your next real estate move. In fact, regardless of where you are moving to or from, we can help with our network of great real estate agents across the country. Visit www.CertifiedRelocators.com for more information and registration.