The Growing Cost of Place: Why Workforce Housing Matters in Austin

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The Growing Cost of Place: Why Workforce Housing Matters in Austin Presenter: Brian Kelsey 2010 Regional Forum on Workforce Housing August 12, 2010 Austin, TX

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Brian Kelsey's presentation at the 2010 Regional Forum on Workforce Housing in Austin, Texas, sponsored by the National Housing Conference and the National Association of REALTORS.

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The Growing Cost of Place:Why Workforce Housing Matters

in Austin

Presenter: Brian Kelsey2010 Regional Forum on Workforce Housing

August 12, 2010Austin, TX

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Employment growth

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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All U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

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Population growth

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Income/wage stagnation

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, EMSI

60%

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Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos % of U.S.

All U.S. Metropolitan Areas % of U.S.

68% of jobs gained in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos during 2002-

2009 paid median wages below the overall median wage for the region ($18.27/hr). Comparable figure for

the U.S. was 57% ($17.94/hr).

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Housing: Live, work, and play?

Median multiple is the ratio of median residential sales price (YTD 2010) to median annual wage by zip code.

Source: EMSI, Decision Data Resources, Austin Board of REALTORS

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Brian Kelsey

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[email protected] Special thanks to EMSI, Decision Data Resources, and Austin Board

of REALTORS for making data available for this presentation.

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