DALLAS-Stewart Title Guaranty Co. chief economist Ted Jones says the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is in much better shape than the rest of the nation when it comes to the overall economy, job growth and real estate values, both residential and commercial.
Speaking before a crowd of more than 150 people at the Hilton Park Cities hotel here, Jones said: “It’s different here – it’s better here.”
Part of the reason is the Lone Star State’s attitude toward business and its political leadership over the past several decades. “I find it amazing that Ann Richards, a Democrat, and George W. Bush, a Republican, ran the state in a very similar way,” he said.
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