Is Texas the new "It" place?

It's still Texas.

But...but...but....what about Chicago?!?

Nobody cares about Texas except people that live in TX, incl. you JohnAnthony. Are RE sales that bad that this is your new marketing campaign?

Texas has suffered the worst PR nightmare imaginable: George W. Bush

If Texas (and of course it doesn't) had perfect climate, lowest cost of living in the US, the highest paying salaries in the US, prettiest women, most handsome men, most diverse, open minded people, lowest crime rate, best transportation system, lowest stress, best food, most culturally diverse state, all those factors would be cancelled out with the fact that George W. Bush is a resident and is going to soon live there full time.

It's still Chicago.

From what I can recall JohnAnthony is just another name for Rufus.

plus Texas has tons of really hot, really dumb chicks, right in my wheelhouse!

No; I'm not rufus. This is a serious question. I've read a lot of articles recently about Texas' booming economy and its overall appeal.

I know of three people who relocated to Austin for work and love it...but they miss new york.

Can you site any of those "articles" you've read?

Last time I checked, the world is in a global recession, and no economy is booming right now. You tried this same ploy but under a different name...why do it again?

http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/7427-anyone-considering-texas

Iowa. Kansas. Wyoming. All cheap.

There is a reason they're mostly empty....

Texas cities have all the bad of big cities, and none of the good (plus all the bad of being in texas). Fat, no culture, no real education. Just like Chicago.

I'll make Austin the exception.... that place got non-texans.

nyc10022, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America and will soon replace Chicago as the 3rd. So I would hardly call that as "empty."

Also, Dallas has plenty of non-texans. Lot of northern transplants, asians, middle easterners, etc. Houston is a bit more Texan, I admit, but it's certainly not a backwater like kansas.

http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/7335-off-topic-rufus-is-a-troll-with-several-different-screen-names-who-doesnt-live-in-new-york

JohnAnthony
11 days ago
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report abuse Yeah, that number includes office buildings and hotels.

There is no doubt that Chicago has put up more highrise residential buildings in the last 5 years than NYC.

JohnAnthony AKA rufus, have you given up on Chicago and now tried NY? It is pathetic that you devote this much type and energy to attempt to trash NY. Seriously I think you must be a mental patient at a psych hospital.

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JohnAnthony
11 days ago
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Chicago has built more highrise condos in the last few years than NYC has. Just compare the new developments between the two cities. Of course, much of that has to do with the lack of space in NYC, along with various regulations.

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rufus, why have you taken on yet another alias? And has the extreme arctic air in Chicago finally forced you to think about Texas now? Get a life!

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JohnAnthony
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wad, it must be painful to have once lived in a nice clean affluent neighborhood like lincoln park and gold coast and now having to live in grimy NYC. I hope you're handling it well.
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rufus (JohnAnthony),must be painful to have such little going in life that this is what your life has become.

As a former Houstonian I can say the city has changed A LOT in the past 10 years. It's always been diverse, but it's even more so now because there are so many people moving from other states (Florida plates everywhere) and countries. When they had the Super Bowl they beautified the city (it used to look so bland..) and it has only gotten better - more landscaping along the highways, and they continue to develop downtown parks, etc. Lots of great museums, theaters, shopping and restaurants, and the cost of living is reasonable. Yes, the schools are very good. I wasn't a fan when I lived there, but I wouldn't mind moving back eventually. Austin's pretty awesome too, and so is San Antonio (but more for families). Can't comment on Dallas since I've only been once, a very long time ago.

Thanks for confirming my suspicions oldbuyers. I knew JA was Rufus.

Rufus= JohnAnthony.

This isn't a joke anymore. I am beginning to feel sorry for Rufus! How in the world could someone have such a pathetic life that just entails hours of posting on numerous NY boards just to "diss" the city? And making new aliases and posting more worthless threads to bash New York? I don't get it.

And I am from Houston, by the way. In no way, shape, or form is Houston even comparable to New York. Houston's housing prices and cost of living are shockingly low, and they have a pretty decent economy, but that's the only positives I can think about. It's not a horrible place but it certainly is no New York. It's sooo sprawled out, it's pretty ugly, it's the fattest city in the country, boring and the weather is just nasty in the summer (10X worse than NY's humidity).....but you will have a lot of $$$ left over at the end of the month.