The transaction adds to Public Storage’s position as the world’s largest self-storage platform, with more than 4,500 properties offering 327 million rentable square feet.
The Empire Learning team has over 40 years of combined experience in course development and regulatory expertise. The acquisition adds 27 states to the geographic area serving realtors, brokers, realtor associations, and other real estate professionals across the U.S., OnlineEd said.
The former RealPage president is back at the Thoma Bravo–owned firm, this time in the top job. Wakeham, a six-time software CEO and recent managing director at Vista Equity Partners, succeeds Dana Jones as the Richardson-based company leans into AI-powered real estate operations.
“This transformative investment from Communities Foundation of Texas both strengthens our capacity and validates the importance of our mission,” Dallas EDC President and CEO Linda McMahon said.
Cousins Properties acquired the Class AA Uptown Dallas tower in a deal brokered by Newmark. The transaction for The Link at Uptown is a new high sales price in Dallas-Fort Worth this year, Newmark said. Last week, JLL announced it has been engaged to handle leasing for the property that "sits between Uptown’s core and emerging financial districts.”
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RealPage is combining its HomeWiseDocs' HOA platform with Rexera’s agentic AI workforce to create what it calls the first nationwide platform capable of delivering real estate transactions and operations services at scale "with unmatched speed, precision, and customer satisfaction."
The Chicago-based firm said its Texas office Capital Markets team offers comprehensive institutional coverage across the state and the broader capital markets landscape, now bolstered by the additions of Russell Ingrum, Jared Chua, and Matt Murphy.
Matt Montague has been hired as executive managing director of HPI's new Fort Worth office. He joins HPI Partner and former NFL and UT quarterback McCoy, who opened the office in February to expand the firm’s reach across Texas.
Founded in 2021, institutional real estate investment and operating platform Evergreen also announced a strategic investment from Kuvare Holdings—in the wake of a previous investment from an affiliate of NYC's Prosperity Asset Management.
Centennial operates more than 23 million square feet of retail and mixed-use properties in premier markets across 18 states, with roughly 300 employees nationwide. The partnership provides Centennial with the capital and resources to accelerate its national expansion while positioning Lincoln for new mixed-use development opportunities.
Mystery shopping involves the use of undercover shoppers to secretly evaluate a business's customer service. The procedure captures valuable data about the customer shopping experience across several industries and can include recorded telephone shopping, onsite evaluations, and more.
“This acquisition fits squarely with our strategy of enhancing our capabilities in asset classes that benefit from secular tailwinds — in this case, the increasing digitization of the global economy,” CBRE Chief Operating Officer Vikram Kohli said.
Reality TV star Josh Altman of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing" is leveraging his pop culture fame to further disrupt an already disrupted home real estate sector. By using Redy, he says, "For the first time, sellers get paid cash to pick an agent; as a result, agents are directly invested in the sale."
ALY said its new platform 'democratizes access' to sophisticated design visualization. It allows developers, builders, and interior designers, and clients to interact with detailed designs via a web link—with no software downloads or high-end workstations needed.
The Commercial Observer, a leading publication covering the commercial real estate industry, has expanded its coverage to Dallas, marking its fifth national market. The company also has a presence in New York City, South Florida, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.
"Dallas remains one of the hottest markets in the U.S. and one ripe with opportunity," said James R. Freiman, CEO of Observer Media.
Two North Texas startups — Rockwall-based Resolute Grid, a provider of power transformers, and Dallas-based Auger, a provider of supply-chain software — recently received awards at the Venture Dallas 2026 conference....
Two North Texas startups — Rockwall-based Resolute Grid, a provider of power transformers, and Dallas-based Auger, a provider of supply-chain software — recently received awards at the Venture Dallas 2026 conference....