Why Texas Visitors Bureau Executives Aren't Happy With Controversial Transgender Bathroom Bill
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the so-called bathroom bill on the Senate floor Tuesday will not impact the Texas economy. Convention and visitors bureau executives say otherwise.
As the Senate hearing and public testimony for Senate Bill 6 began in Austin on Tuesday, many convention and visitors bureau heads gathered to oppose the proposed bill that would mandate each person use the restroom of the gender that appears…
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Technology is fundamentally changing the professional dynamic, attitudes toward work and interactions among colleagues.
Savvy office property managers must look at their tenants' new habits, actions, preferences and choices to anticipate and respond to their needs, according to Boxer Property…
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After Failing To Meet Terms, Bexar County Ends Baker Hughes' Property Tax Abatement
The Bexar County Commissioner court voted to end Baker Hughes' tax abatement on the company's 60-acre property and 150K SF office, the San Antonio Business Journal reports.
Under an agreement signed in 2011, Baker Hughes would receive a 50% property…
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Nearing Delivery, 500 West 2nd St. Inks Another Tenant
Austin Fraser leased space at the same high-rise where Google will establish a 200K SF regional hub. Austin Fraser inked a deal for 6K SF within 500 West 2nd St., the Austin Business Journal reports.
Trammell Crow and Principal Real…
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Here's Why Real Estate Funds Are Sitting On Billions Of Dollars
Institutional investors both foreign and domestic are flocking to America's commercial property market for safe investments and strong yields, causing somewhat of a dilemma — there is an abundance of available capital to deploy but a lack of attractive real estate to buy.
This is one instance where the saying “you can never have too much of a good thing” does not apply.
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Multifamily The Only Sector To See Positive Investment Sales Growth In 2016
Though investors were more cautious about U.S. real estate in 2016, they flocked to multifamily, making it the only sector with positive investment sales growth for the year, according to JLL's Q4 2016 Investment Market Outlook report.
Overall investment sales were down 9.7% to $432B year-to-year, though JLL expects sales volume will pick up by at most 5% in 2017. As for multifamily, $150.3B in investment capital flowed into the sector last year, up 4.3%. Whether the sector will see the same concentration of investment activity this year remains uncertain as experts anticipate moderate headwinds.
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The 7 Things You Need To Know About Real Estate's Most Exclusive Membership
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Ascent is a curated membership that gathers the nation's top commercial real estate principals; building bonds through shared experience and provocative discussion.
It is an invite-only membership, focused on deal-making and relationship building. The goal is to connect and inspire the next generation of leaders in commercial real estate under the age of 45(ish). Ascent organizes a biannual East and West Coast 2.5-day gathering of 200 national players, and hosts 50+ local cocktails, dinners, and unique experiential events across the country that help connect our members to people in their local markets.
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