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Is There an End in Sight to Jobs and In-migration?

The MSA's historically high and sustained levels of both job creation and population growth make this region extraordinarily attractive to investors of multifamily properties.

By Lisa Brown | lisabrown | Updated on October 09, 2017

Broadstone Valley Ranch Broadstone Valley Ranch lies within the Valley Ranch master-planned community.

IRVING, TX—Dallas-Fort Worth holds two aces in its central US location and moderate climate, but the “DFW Trifecta” truly lies in its business-friendly climate, growing job base and exploding population. While headlines often lead with news of historically high numbers of new units in the pipeline, DFW is simply building to demand.

As of mid-year 2017, the Dallas/Fort Worth MSA year-over-year increase of 108,200 jobs equates to almost 300 jobs added per day. With population growth seemingly tracking this trend, DFW added more than 800,000 people since the 2010 census or more than 115,000 people annually, GlobeSt.com learns.

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