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DFW Data Center Demand Remains Hot as Pre-Leasing Hits 95%

by | Sep 3, 2026
A new CBRE report shows demand from hyperscalers and AI operators is pushing DFW data center construction, leasing and land prices to new heights.
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Suffolk Hires Business Development Director to Support Its DFW Expansion
by | Dec 14, 2023

Emily Henry has joined Boston-based Suffolk’s Dallas-Fort Worth team as director of business development, supporting the growing demand for construction and the builder’s rapid expansion into DFW....

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The sale of Trammell Crow Center was the top DFW CRE deal for 2022.
DFW Tops U.S. Metros in Commercial Property Deals for 3rd Year in a Row
by | Jan 23, 2023
According to the latest MSCI Inc. estimate, more than $42.5 billion in commercial properties were sold in DFW in 2022. North Texas “wrested the top slot from Manhattan at the onset of the pandemic and has held it ever since,” MSCI analysts said in the report. Dallas-based CBRE was the top-ranked firm for commercial real estate investment sales nationally in 2022—for the 17th straight year.
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The Last Word: CEO Ron Pressman on the Urban Land Institute’s Conference in Dallas This Week
by | Oct 25, 2022
Pressman, the former CEO of institutional financial services at TIAA, was appointed global CEO of the Urban Land Institute only two weeks ago. But he's up and running at the ULI's Fall 2022 Meeting in Downtown Dallas this week, a four-day conference that began Monday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The ULI is the world's oldest and largest network of cross-disciplinary real estate and land use experts, and is welcoming over 5,000 attendees to this week's conference, which is packed with daily sessions and speakers—and as Pressman told the Dallas Business Journal, dozens of tours of all things CRE in Dallas.
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Executive Director of DFW’s Urban Land Institute: How CRE Professionals Can Help Build ‘Sustainable, Thriving Communities’

by | Apr 7, 2022

As the relatively new executive director of the Urban Land Institute Dallas-Fort Worth, Tamela Thornton promotes dialogues and actions in commercial real estate that lead to transformed communities. 

It’s a passion she’s also demonstrated as a founding partner and principal at Emmitt Smith’s E Smith Communities, as she helped establish new opportunities in Southern Dallas....

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‘There’s No More Mall, Y’all’: How Two DFW Developers Are Reimagining Aging Retail Centers
by | Aug 21, 2019
From Southern Dallas' Redbird Mall to Plano's Collin Creek, traditional retail malls are being reinvented. The Urban Land Institute North Texas poses the question, "What's in store for aging retail?" Here's what these two developers had to say.
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ULI Impact Awards 2018
ULI Announces Finalists for North Texas Impact Awards
by | Aug 8, 2018
Influence, Innovation, Public Places, and The Next Big Idea: From EpicCentral Grand Prairie to Legacy West to Urban Commons, here's a look at projects that made the list of finalists.
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Future of North Texas Real Estate on Display at Urban Land Institute Showcase
by | Jul 20, 2018
Architects, engineers, developers, and representatives gathered this week to mingle and share projects that will shape the Dallas-Fort Worth built environment in the years to come. 
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On Tap: Changing Perspectives Block Party, EarthxFilm & Emerging Tech Summit

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Tech in Real Estate: How 5G, Blockchain, AI Is Changing the Industry
by | Feb 26, 2018
In 2017, the real estate industry invested $8 billion in new technology. During a recent Urban Land Institute panel, experts discussed how tech such as smart contracts and blockchain will revolutionize real estate.
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On Tap: Art in the Dark, Trade Vs. Tech & Social Innovation Luncheon
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2018 Real Estate Outlook:
Dallas Still a Top U.S. Market
by | Jan 12, 2018
Homebuilders will rely on technology to help reduce costs, and retail continues to undergo a major transformation as malls are repurposed into mixed-use developments
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