The diverse housing options locally, ranging from attainable existing homes to luxury new homes, allow buyers of different income levels and lifestyles to generally find what they want,” says Ali Wolf, Zonda’s chief economist.

Whereas I think the next step up for my investment strategy will be in more diverse potentially out of state areas where I can recruit third party professional management rather than doing it all myself.  

Or do you just want to shift into RE as an asset class for diversity's sake?

I think a diverse securities law background would be beneficial based on what is contemplated and range of projects.

I would prefer to live in a area that is somewhat lively i.e have cafes, parks and is diverse (I am Pakistani) etc.

As the biggest city in the Sunshine State, Jacksonville has an exceptionally diverse economy, driven partially by the way that it is home to the second biggest port on the East Coast.

Wow, thank you all for dropping such a diverse set of knowledge on me.

(which is me) diversity my friends diversity. 

It needs to have a diverse economy and have a growing population.  

There were some great graphs in one of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce digital publications showing how diverse the economy is here (available for free online).Having said that, it'll be interesting to follow the long term economic impact of the inaugural LNG (liquefied natural gas) exports of the US starting this February/March at the Sabine Pass port by the TX/LA border and other upcoming ports.