Real Estate in Houston offers a unique blend of Southwestern warmth, cosmopolitan flair, old west charm and modern sophistication.

The City of Houston ranks fourth and the metro area ranks 10th in population in the U.S.

The Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of eight counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller. The metro areas population of 4.6 million is the 10th largest among U.S. metropolitan statistical areas.

The Houston CMSA covers 8,778 square miles, an area slightly smaller than Massachusetts but larger than New Jersey.

The Metro area recorded 2.253 million payroll jobs in December 00larger than the job counts of such states as Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Alabama, and South Carolina.