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This Land Is Your Land, for the Right Price—And More Than Expected Are Buying

by | Nov 9, 2020
Land sales in North Texas have been less impacted by 2020’s crises than some expected. And the big deals keep coming, shaping our region for the future, says veteran land broker Robert Grunnah.
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Kaizen’s Derrick Evers: In Uncertain Times, Winners Are ‘Those That Can Adapt the Quickest’
by | Nov 9, 2020
The commercial real estate developer says tenants are looking for unique outdoor spaces, safety for the workforce, and a tech infrastructure in both urban and suburban developments. A common thread is a flight to quality.
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Capital Market Trends: Real Estate as Liquidity, Reimagined Offices, and Demand for Industrial Product
by | Nov 9, 2020
As businesses look for alternative forms of financing, many with owned real estate are exploring sale-leasebacks, synthetic leases, vacant building sales, and selling excess land. Cushman & Wakefield's Maureen Kelly Cooper says.
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21 on 2021: Commercial Real Estate Experts on What Next Year Holds for DFW
Top real estate minds tell us what's in store for CRE in 2021—and why Dallas-Fort Worth is a place for the future.
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Yes, the Office Market Has a Future. It’ll Just Look a Lot Different, Says JLL’s Brad Selner

by | Nov 9, 2020
We’re entering an era of “always-on transformation” and “always-on resiliency,” the president of JLL’s South Central region says. Continuous reimaging is part of our next normal.
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KAI’s Darren James On Transforming Communities for the Better
by | Nov 9, 2020
Amid the storm of COVID and social inequities, the design-build industry can succeed by listening, adapting, and enhancing what matters most.
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Finding the ‘Mix That Works’: Designing Mixed-Use Communities Where People Want To Gather
by | Nov 9, 2020
Rethinking how we socialize helps architects and developers re-imagine mixed-use for a post-pandemic world, according to The Beck Group CEO Fred Perpall.
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‘Knowledge Clusters’ Are About to Fuel DFW Life Sciences Growth
by | Nov 9, 2020
Pharma relocations, venture capital, and $6 billion in the State of Texas CPRIT Fund are priming North Texas to be a life sciences mecca, says Transwestern's John Huff.
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As Hotels Struggle with COVID, Marcus & Millichap is Finding Investor Opportunities

by | Nov 9, 2020
Chris Gomes, the firm's senior managing director of investments, recently helped investors close nearly a half-dozen hotel transactions, enabling buyers to capitalize on an impending SBA incentive deadline. It's been our "most exciting two weeks since April," he says.
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Too Much Room at the Inn: As Hotels Struggle with COVID, Some May Transform Completely
by | Nov 9, 2020
Business may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 or 2024. So some hotels may pivot to senior living, multi-family, and reverse office conversions, says Jeffrey Binford, managing director of CBRE's Hotel Advisory.
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Hillwood’s Reid Goetz: As COVID Has Raged, E-Commerce Has Boomed—Driving the Need for Logistics Real Estate
by | Nov 9, 2020
With e-commerce sales up 30 percent from Q1 to Q2, Hillwood is trying to move as fast as its customers.
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Stream’s Anthony Bolner: Working From Home Drives Data Center Demand Through the Roof
by | Nov 9, 2020
Stream Data Centers is meeting demand with a new data center in Garland and other large projects in Phoenix and Chicago.
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Multifamily Has Faced Multi-Challenges in 2020, But DFW Is Emerging With Renewed Strength

by | Nov 9, 2020
For years, apartment starts boomed across DFW. Then came the pandemic slowdown. Expect our region’s dynamic growth to get us back on track, says Streetlights' Tom Bakewell.
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Colliers’ Allen Gump: DFW Has Always Been a Major Trucking Hub. Now It’s Taking Logistics to Undreamed-Of Levels
by | Nov 9, 2020
From sophisticated delivery to huge build-to-suit deals to the future of autonomous trucking, logistics is the name of the game.
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E Smith’s Tamela Thornton: We’ll See New Retail Concepts Taking Advantage of Vacancies in the Market
by | Oct 28, 2020
Building a solid tech platform is a must for retailers—and growth in the next few years has to be based on real demand, the President and CEO of E Smith Communities says.
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The Hardest Hit: How Retail and Restaurants are Retooling for an Ever-Changed Future
by | Oct 28, 2020
Omni-channel retailing, curbside pickup, and customer delivery are long-term musts for successful businesses, says The Retail Connection's Alan Shor.
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