Moving to Green Acres?

Reacting to the Coronavirus outbreak, people are looking for less-crowded places to live. Demand for homes is shifting to country-like areas. Dr. Jim Gaines of the the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M says the things are changing. "The wave is coming. Some of the Millinneals are discovering it. The Baby Boomers are discovering it. It will be interesting to see how the market reacts on the supply side.

Happier People Live in Small Rural Towns

Gaines says that land prices are up. " It'll be a matter of what kind of groups of people can move to the country or at least less crowded places and survive it. Will it be retirees or younger people who can telecommute and work?"

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