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The Texas Gulf Coast is the last frontier in beachfront development…Since 2000, the entire Texas coastline….has risen an unprecedented wave of popularity among vacation home buyers and baby boomer retirees.

- Source: Real Estate Center at Texas A&M 2007

Beachfront property in Texas costs about a fifth of the price of similar property in California.

- Source: The Wall Street Journal 2007

The Texas coast has the most affordable beachfront housing prices in the nation….Clearly, the popularity of the Texas coast could be attributed to the still reasonable prices and the state’s robust economy, but builders and officials give credit to the state’s natural appeal.

- Source: Real Estate Center at Texas A&M 2007

The lure of reasonably price land on the Texas Gulf Coast has been drawing out-of-staters….I’ve seen shore-front property throughout the whole country, and this area has by far the best bang for the buck…..This is the last frontier.

- Source: Kiplinger’s 2004

The state was proclaimed the second most popular retirement spot in the country…Texas attracted 6.8% of the migrant retirees in 2005. Florida, while still #1, dropped from 19.1% in 2000 to 16.6% in 2005.

- Source: North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement 2007