Research Center

Economy Watch: Trucking Downtick Points to Slightly Slower Economy

Two indirect barometers for the U.S. economy were released on Tuesday, both of which are transportation related, and one of which is of special interest to industrial and retail real estate.

Yielding Benefits

(REIT dividend yield by sector)

Economy Watch: Will Millennials Continue to Rent?

The latest report about existing home sales were neither good nor very bad.

Market Snapshot: Dallas-Fort Worth Multifamily Market Keeps Momentum for 2015

In Q4 2014 the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area multifamily market registered the region’s seventh consecutive quarter with an occupancy rate above 92 percent.

Market Snapshot: Dallas-Fort Worth’s Retail Market Reaches Best Performing Year

Q4 2014 marked for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex retail market the end of one of the best performing years of the decade.

Economy Watch: Is the Strong Dollar Good for Real Estate or Not?

The world is turning to the U.S. dollar. What does this mean for real estate?

‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Student Loans Weighing Down the Economy

Student loans will weigh the economy down, and possibly some real estate sectors.

Economy Watch: Commercial Tenants Satisfied, But For How Long?

The art of commercial property design has been changing recently, incorporating some ideas called “creative,” especially on the office side.

Market Snapshot: The Dallas-Fort Worth Office Market Continues to Impress

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) has geared up for a good start in 2015, as last year the region experienced the highest office net absorption since 2006.

Market Snapshot: DFW’s Industrial Market Undergoes Changes

Q4 2014 marked Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex’s 17th consecutive quarter of positive net absorption.