San Antonio TX Real Estate

Renowned for its beautiful River Walk and for the Alamo, a national historic site and a shrine to Texan independence, the San Antonio is a popular tourist destination offering a wide range of historic, cultural and entertainment attractions. Located in the south central Texas at an altitude of 772 ft above sea level, San Antonio is the second-largest city in Texas and the seventh largest city in the United States with a metropolitan population of over 2 million people.

Popular tourist attractions like the famous for Spanish missions, the Alamo, the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, the Alamo Bowl, Seaworld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks attracts over 26 million visitors each year. The San Antonio River Walk is the most popular tourist attraction which is maintained and operated by the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department as a park, winds along the San Antonio River in central San Antonio.

One can find an interesting blend of the Mexican Heritage and the Hispanic culture. The La Villita historic area located along the River Walk has a number of small shops selling gifts and souvenirs. One can even see some preserved Victorian homes in the King William Historic District

The El Mercado is the largest Mexican market in the United States offering beautiful hand crafted pottery, jewelry, art and clothing. San Antonio also has a number of theme parks like the SeaWorld San Antonio, The Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme park, Splashtown Water Park and Schlitterbahn, which is one of the biggest and best water rides in the country.

On the economic front, San Antonio has show consistent growth and has earned a top rank among the large Texas cities. The government, the service industry and the manufacturing industry are some of the largest employment sectors of San Antonio. In the government sector the high employment ration is attributed to the presence of Brooks, Lackland, and Randolph Airforce Bases and the Fort Sam Houston Army Post. Since its earlier days in 1718 San Antonio is considered as an area of strategic military importance. The service industry including healthcare, business and tourism has shown phenomenal growth in the recent years contributing to over $12 billion to the economy. With the state’s leading economic development agency, Texas Economic Development, offering financial incentives through various programs to support and encourage small and medium size business, the economy of San Antonio is set for an upward swing.