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Texas ranks second in the U.S. for relocation activity in 2017
Research - FEBRUARY 15, 2019

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Texas ranks second in the U.S. for relocation activity in 2017

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Texas ranked second in the nation for relocation activity in 2017, according to the Texas Relocation Report released today by Texas REALTORS®, which analyzes the latest migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau and U-Haul.

“Texas remained a hotbed of relocation activity in 2017 due in part to our diverse job opportunities, record-breaking housing market and booming economy,” said Tray Bates, 2019 chairman of Texas REALTORS®. “This is the fifth year in a row that Texas has gained more than 500,000 new residents from out of state and we anticipate that trend will continue in the coming years.”

According to the report, Texas welcomed 524,511 new residents in 2017. This is less than the number of out-of-state residents who moved to Texas in 2016 (531,996). The net gain of out-of-state residents in Texas in 2017 fell from 87,656 in 2016 to 57,173 residents in 2017.

Residents moving to Texas from outside of the United States made up nearly half of

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