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PENTURBIA
Penturbia
is a name created by Jack Lessinger, Ph.D., a now retired Professor and Emeritus Professor
of Real Estate and Urban
Development at the University of Washington (state).
Dr. Lessinger has applied the name
"Penturbia" to certain counties most
likely to experience significant property value increases in the next 20 years. By
analyzing
U. S. Census and other population data
from 1790 through 1995, he has identified four
previous migrations as the United States
was settled. The current migration is to the
fifth region of opportunity, hence the name Pent-Urbia. The area comprising Penturbia is
specified by county. According to
Dr. Lessinger's analysis, the specific counties in North East
Texas most likely to
experience that migration and the
accompanying increases in property values are:
Anderson, Henderson,
Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood
If you are
planning a move to the country or just wanting to make a good investment in
rural real
estate, it makes excellent sense
to consider these counties. The names
of key cities in these counties are: Athens, Canton,
Gilmer, Palestine, Quitman, Tyler,
and Wills Point. If you are even vaguely familiar with North East Texas. these names
evoke
thoughts of woods, rolling hills, clean
water, clear skies, wide-open pastures and a
genuine Texas culture where honesty, truth
and community spirit still exist. Another of Dr.
Lessinger's books, entitled Boom Counties*, is as he
says it, "A Guide to Wealth and
Serenity in a High-Risk Economy." The book is a
compendium of common sense,
meaningful history and insightful conclusions drawn by
rigorous analyses of Census data. In
addition to
indicating counties most likely to experience growth and increasing property values,
Boom
Counties examines the socioeconomic
factors and the people's new
mindsets which are actually driving the current migration.
While predicting
the future is somewhat like
predicting the weather, predictions and recommendations
in Dr. Lessinger's earlier books, Regions
of Opportunity (1986)
and Penturbia (1991) are very accurate. His forecast of migration and property
value increases are already significant in
Kaufman County and increasingly in the
Counties of Van Zandt & Henderson Counties as
the
population moves further and futher East of the Metroplex.
Anyone
seriously interested in understanding future trends in country real estate
values and the
resulting new economy
should absolutely purchase one of Dr. Lessinger's
recent books Boom Counties.
We also have a
Penturbia Investment Analysis Kit with 2 books and
a CD Rom to help you find the perfect penturban
area for you. We own the Pentubia Investment Kit,
a copy of the Book Penturbia,
and 3 copies of Boom Counties.
We are not sure about the current
availability of these great
books. His has now added SchizoMania* and
& the one of the newest--Your County - Boom or Bust.
The very newest book is CHANGE, Fall of the
Consumer Economy & Rise of the Responsible Capitalist.
You can order his latest books thru his website : www.jacklessinger.com
After reading the books, you may see the future in a new way. You may reach him
by email at:
jless@jacklessinger.com or writing him at:
SocioEconomics, Inc.
16984 Wood Rd.
Bow, WA 98232
*Schitzomania: Split Society, Perilous Economy, 1990-2020. It deals with
the roots of the economic
problems we face
today and what impact they will have on real estate values and the future
economy. He
predicted a huge land value crash in
Japan in 1991 and the value of that land
was reduced by 2/3 in the 90's. If you are
interested in a historical perspective to
the
economy of today and tomorrow, this is a great place to get that perspective.
The Country Connection receives no monetary gain by these recommendations.
These are just darn
good books
which validate our own decision about where we
live and work. It also confirmed Van Zandt
& Henderson County as great
places to
live due to the proximity to Dallas & potential for property appreciation.
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