Tulsa #1 Real Estate Markets for Expanding Cos.

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From Expansion Management

The Top 40 Real Estate Markets for Expanding Companies for 2005

...If you're looking for an existing building to locate your new facility, these cities offer the best combination of low prices and high availability...

...If you are a real estate investor, or just happen to be trying to sell a particular piece of property, high vacancy rates are the last thing in the world you want to see. After all, in our supply-and-demand world, an abundance of property on the market tends to drive prices down. That's because you're a seller, not a buyer.

But what if you're a buyer? What if, rather than looking for property as a form of investment, you're looking for property in order to open up a new manufacturing facility, or call center, or regional headquarters? All of a sudden, the perception of what is a good market and what is a bad market is reversed.

From the buyer's perspective, if you encounter a city with high vacancy rates and low real estate prices, it's like being a kid in a candy store...

1. Tulsa, Okla.
2. Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.
3. El Paso, Texas
4. Columbus, Ohio
5. Albuquerque, N.M.
6. Cincinnati, Ohio
7. Memphis, Tenn.
8. Birmingham, Ala.
8. Greensboro/Winston-Salem, N.C.
10. Oklahoma City, Okla.
11. Indianapolis, Ind.
12. Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
13. Pittsburgh, Pa.
14. New Orleans, La.
15. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
16. Austin, Texas
17. St. Louis, Mo.
18. Jacksonville, Fla.
19. Hartford, Conn.
20. Charlotte, N.C.
21. Detroit, Mich.
22. San Antonio, Texas
23. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, Va.
24. Nashville, Tenn.
25. Cleveland, Ohio
26. Milwaukee, Wis.
27. Kansas City, Mo.
28. Atlanta, Ga.
29. Philadelphia, Pa.
30. Salt Lake City, Utah
31. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
32. Houston, Texas
33. Richmond, Va.
34. Denver, Colo.
35. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
36. Orlando, Fla.
37. Baltimore, Md.
38. Phoenix, Ariz.
39. Sacramento, Calif.
40. Stamford, Conn./South Connecticut

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