John,

The perfect answer for your question is this, The Greater Fort Worth area is ranked least likely in the country to experience home-price depreciation in the next two years by PMI Group Inc., October 2008. Listings are down a little, but there are plenty of buyers. I was just discussing a client with one of my associates and she has as buyer who looked at 9 houses yesterday, put three on the top of the list, and all three have pending contracts this morning. Rates are low, and FHA still offers a low down payment for buyers in our area. For more statistics please go to my website at http://www.SeeASoldSign.com and click on the "Great news for Greater Fort Worth" link.

We are currently in the process of selling our house in Burleson because the area IS booming! LOL. We are retired and have moved to the country. There are a lot of folks moving to the Burleson area because of the booming Fort Worth job market. Burleson is south of Fort Worth, and a quick 20 minute commute on 35W. If you work in Fort Worth, and want to purchase a home nearby, you run into the following: Homes in the city of FW are usually older with not very good schools; EAST of Fort Worth (mid-cities) is terribly congested and commuting is miserable; NORTH of FW is overpriced; WEST of FW - most homes are too far out. This leaves you with SOUTH of Fort Worth. Granted, the south part of Fort Worth itself is less than desirable, but Burleson is far enough out to be a very pleasant commuter town. It still retains the "small town" atmosphere, and you can buy a home on an acre or two for about the same price or even less than you would pay for a home on a small residential lot north or east of Fort Worth. What's not to like?