An interview with the City of San Juan's in-house real estate agent
SAN JUAN, Texas - The Rio Grande Valley Partnership\u2019s latest Investment & Commercialization Tour took in the City of San Juan.
There, land developers and realtors learned of the commercial, retail, and residential opportunities available in the fast-growing city.\xa0
San Juan City Manager Ben Arjona said: \u201cIn the last five years our ad valorem property went from $1 billion to $1.3 billion. So we had an increase of $329 million in ad valorem in the last five years. Also, on sales taxes, we had an increase of about $2.6 million in the last five years. That speaks very highly of San Juan. San Juan is growing, it is going in the right direction.\u201d
Lauren R. Ramirez is a realtor for Emerald Realty Group, which is powered by Fox Real Estate Pros. She also acts as in-house agent for the City of San Juan. At the RGVP event, the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service was able to secure an exclusive audio interview with Ramirez. Here it is.
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