Omaha NE Real Estate

The largest city in the State of Nebraska, Omaha is the shrine town of Douglas County and is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River. The 2008 census showed a total population of 438,646 making it the 40th largest city in the United States. Omaha real estate comes in many different sizes and types, ranging from urban to rural.

Founded in the year 1854 along the Missouri River it is popularly nicknamed as the “Gate Way to the West”. In the earlier part of the 19th century Omaha became an important transportation hub in the country and was also well-known for its railroads and breweries. Today Omaha is home Fortune 500 companies like ConAgra Foods, Union Pacific Corporation, Peter Kiewit and Sons, Inc., and Berkshire Hathaway, headed by the richest man in the world according to Forbes Magazine in 2008, Warren Buffett.

Tourism is also an important sector that has a key role to play in the city’s economy. The city has played host to the Olympic swim trials in 2008 and is scheduled to do so in 2012. The annual baseball tournament, the College World Series, is the top revenue generating event for the city. The Henry Doorly Zoo is a major tourist attraction in Omaha and has attracted more than 25 million visitors over the past 40 years. It was voted as the best zoo in the United States by Reader’s Digest and was ranked as America’s #1 Family Friendly Attractions. Other tourist spots like the Joslyn Art Museum, Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium baseball field, Omaha Children's Museum, and the historic Old Market arts and entertainment district offer a great variety of entertainment for its visitors. All of these attractions also make Omaha NE real estate a well sought after commodity.

Education has played an important role in the development of the Omaha. There are some great institutions that cater to the student’s community of the city. The universities and colleges offer a wide variety graduate and under-graduate programs, distance education and international studies with internship and employment opportunity to the student’s fraternity. Some of these institutions offer degrees in agriculture, architecture, astronomy, business, communication, computer science and construction making Omaha a popular choice among students all over the world to further their education.

No matter what draws you to the area, your local Omaha realtor can provide information on neighborhoods and properties that might interest you.