Population growth, job growth, and infrastructure growth are some of the essential ingredients for a healthy real estate market. They all feed into housing demand, and should be important considerations for determining where to buy rental property. A recent NAR report on population growth puts Florida and Texas at the very top of a national list for population growth in 2022.   Hi, I'm Kathy Fettke and this is Real Estate News for Investors. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a review.   “Where People Moved in 2022”   The National Association of Realtors published an article called “Where People Moved in 2022.” It is based on data from the Census Bureau data on net migration for each state. Not only did Florida have the highest number of newcomers at 318,855 people, it also had the highest percentage of population growth at 1.9%.   Other states with impressive statistics include Texas, which was second on the list for the highest number of new residents. The data shows 230,961 people moved to Texas, but the percentage of new residents was a little lower than Florida at 1.6%. Idaho and South Carolina were higher than Texas when you look at the growth percentage. Those figures were 1.8 and 1.7% respectively.   Other states near the top of the list include North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arizona, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Nevada. The list ranks all 50 states so you can see for yourself where each state stands for in-migration and out-migration.   California was at the very bottom of the list with the loss of 343,230 residents. That lowers the population by -.3%. New York wasn’t much better with the loss of almost 300,000 people and a population decline of -.9%.   Why Investors Love Florida & Texas   Getting back to places like Florida and Texas, they are both in the Sun Belt region which attracts a lot of people. They are still more affordable than many markets around the country, and both have experienced a robust job recovery after the pandemic.   At RealWealth, we've been strong advocates of both the Florida and Texas markets, for cash flow and growth. To help investors get to know the areas, we have set up property tours through out the next few months. Starting with Dallas on February 25th and 26th, Orlando on March 4th, Southwest Florida on March 18th, Tampa on March 25th, Charlotte, North Carolina on April 1st, Indianapolis on April 15th, Jacksonville, and Florida on April 22nd. I will personally be attending the Tampa tour on March 25th, so I hope to see you there! You can see the list and get all the details at realwealth.com/tours/. You need to be a RealWealth member to sign up for the tours, but it’s free to join at newsforinvestors.com.   As always, I ask everyone to please subscribe to our podcast, and follow me on instagram @kathyfettke.    Thanks for listening! I’m Kathy Fettke.   Links:   1 - https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/where-people-moved-in-2022