Strong job growth, low inventory of homes, rising rental rates, low unemployment and a few other items keep Houston leading the nation in the Housing Market. #metrostudy. http://www.metrostudyreport.com/houston-market/houston-continues-to-lead-the-nation. There are roughly 65,000 new jobs added each year in Houston antibiotics with a normal population growth at 125,000 – Houston keeps strong. We are thankful for all of the hard work from all the various sources of people and industry that keeps our market thriving.