San Antonio (SA), the city of the Alamo, the second largest city in Texas and the 24th Metropolitan area in the U.S. Holding a population over 2 million. That alone tells you that SA is a blooming city. Not only its a blooming city you will find some of the most beautiful lakes and rivers in the surrounding hill country, The weather is always pleasant and freezing temperature is hardly anything to talk about. This WINTER is no acception, the weather is great today, today's date is January 4th 2012 and I am only wearing a shawl as a cover-up over my attire. So you see it doesn't matter what time of the year you visit SA, you will always find one of those days when you just want to get out and enjoy being out, without worring about freezing to death...I'm one of those people who get cold no matter what the temperature is....but not today...today am enjoying taking in some SUN! Ask any Realtor and they will boost about the low price of homes, if you are thinking about relocating to SA,the job market is great, especially if you are embarking in the health care industry, financial services (Washington Mutual), government, Industral (Toyota Plant), and tourism. The cost of living is average especially if you purchase a home South SA or West SA. New home Construction in SA is below $100,000. Now, you can't beat that anywhere close, have you check out other cities around the U..S. lately? You can not find a better buy than SAN ANTONIO, I'm not bragging, but the truth lies in the city itself. And to top that off, there are plenty of room for growth in the western and southern end of this metropolitan city. If you enjoy being isolated from the city, no problem, there are plenty of room to grow, and land to spare. get connected with one of SA Realtor or Real Estate Consultant who can assist you through this process. HOUSING MARKET AND LOCATION The home prices in San Antonio(SA) make it an affordable place to live. There have been a large investment in the real estate housing industry in the last two to three years than it has been in over a decade, making San Antonio one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. According to the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation SA is around thirty percent below the national average. If you are considering moving to this great city, make sure you consult with a company that is familar with location of homes and what area of the city would be a great place to live, if you are raising a family, or the best place to live if you are retiring, our Consultants are waiting to take care of you. You would not want to live in a community where there are young growing families, if you are ready to retire to a quite surrounding. You definitely will want to live close to shopping, employment, and public transportation and if you have a growing family you will want to be close to schools for the children . You will want to be able to get in and out your subdivision, how's the traffic around 5pm? These are just a few things you will want to consider when look for that perfect location. MILITARY San Antonio(SA), have a Military presence, that pretty much surround the city, in 2009 the Army and Air Force joined three military operation that is now known as Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) that includes, Ford Sam Houston, army base , Randolph Air force base, and Lackland Air Force Base. Other facility's you will find in and around San Antonio are Brooke Army Medical Center and Camp Stanley. The VA hospital and the services it provide to it retired and active members has helped in making San Antonio a retirement community for military families. If this sound like a place you would like to live, why not contact our Consultant today at 210-548-7399. ENTERTAINMENT Tourism in San Antonio(SA), is huge. Where do you start when there are so many attractions to talk about. First allow me to mention, employment in tourism in SA employs over 93,000 workers, that alone should tell you SA bring a constant flow of residents full and part-time throughout the year. Visiting attractions such as the Alamo, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and Sea World, which is only a short distant from one another. Let's not forget those "SPURS", Then there's the sports entertainment which includes; the San Antonio Spurs "NBA", the San Antonio Silver Stars "WMBA", and of course the San Antonio Rampage "ALH" Hockey . Know wonder San Antonio is the 24th metropolitan area and the 7th largest city in the U.S,. If San Antonio, Texas sound like a place you would love to raise your family or a place you would like to retire, you need to speak with someone who knows the ins and outs of this great city contact, Ms Shannon Wallace at 210-548-7399 or you may email her at:shannon@sanantoniorealestatebloggers.com, she will be there to answer any question(s) you may have.