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What is the Climate for Housing in South Texas?. Bart Braselton, Executive VP of Braselton Homes - Largest HomeBuilder in the Corpus Christi Area - 3 rd Generation Builder in Coastal Bend
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Bart Braselton, Executive VP of Braselton Homes - Largest HomeBuilder in the Corpus Christi Area - 3rd Generation Builder in Coastal Bend - Family in Construction Business for 70 Years. - Degrees in Financing and Real Estate from The University of Texas at Austin.
The Housing Market is Booming in South Texas • Demand has Greatly Exceeded Supply
What do Builders/Developers do with this Housing Challenge? • What do the cities of the area do in response? • Where will all the people live?
Housing Challenges in– Corpus Christi – Smaller towns near Corpus Christi – Smaller town in the Eagle Ford Shale area
Challenge 1 • Reduced Subcontractor Base
Challenge 2 • Corpus Christi is a Small Market
Challenge 3 • No Large Scale Developers
Challenge 4 • Costs Increasing
Challenge 5 • Appraisals
Challenge 6 • Lack of Land with Infrastructure
Housing Challenges in Small Towns Near Corpus Christi– Ingleside, Aransas Pass – All of Corpus Christi’s, but magnified, PLUS…
Housing Challenge of Small Towns in the Eagle Ford – They have the same challenges as Corpus Christi, PLUS…
Housing Solutions for Small Towns in the Eagle Ford – That apply to Corpus Christi, as well as small towns near by
The Local Government Can Facilitate the Solution– If the market was going to do it, it would have already done it
The Government Can Do the Following– Collect market data to identify, for Builders and Developers, the market need • Realtor Sales (MLS) • Building Permits • Population Growth • Job Growth – Identify all the developable land – Extend utilities and streets to developable land
The Government Can Do the Following – Work with land developers who have end users – Homebuilders – Create Buyer Incentives, so purchasing is cheaper than renting – Down Payment Assistance – USDA Down Payment Programs – Closing Costs Assistance – Grants to Lower Home or Lot Costs
– Modular Homes – Provide developer incentives to reduce long term risk – Provide GAP Financing
This Makes Sense Because Cities are the Ultimate Long Term Investor, and Want Economic Development
Homebuilding is Economic Development – Homebuilding creates jobs – Homebuilding creates tax revenue
The Tax Revenues Can be Payback to the City for its Developer Incentives
A 2007 Study Done in Corpus Christi Showed the Construction of 100 Homes per Year Generated: – $1.2 million in taxes & other revenue for local governments – $12.6 million in local income – 285 jobs • The Recurring Annual Impact of Building those 100 Homes – $748,000 in taxes & other revenue for local government – $2.8 million in local income – 71 local jobs
In Conclusion The challenges for housing are great, but a good solution for towns in the Eagle Ford is the Local Government facilitating Sustainable Growth.
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