Real Estate Investing and Financial Literacy

Article | February 11, 2020

The pursuit of exceptional people in today’s competitive commercial real estate market is a challenging proposition. DFW has a wealth of talent who could work at any number of prestigious real estate firms. So, what sets one global commercial firm apart from the next? How do we attract and keep the best in the industry to better serve our clients?

Article | February 11, 2020

Real estate investing has become a popular investment option. With increased competition, understanding how to find investment properties is crucial for any real estate investor. Most investors limit their efforts to investment properties listed on the MLS- they don’t really have a real estate investor marketing strategy. Although the MLS is a viable source of real estate deals, far too many people are using it. To have an edge over the competition, it’s important to have a diverse real estate investor marketing plan. By diversifying your marketing strategies, you increase your chances of landing the best real estate deal. There are many ways you can ramp up your real estate investor marketing efforts. Here are some of the best real estate investor marketing strategies you can put in place to find real estate deals.

Article | February 11, 2020

It’s a specifically challenging time for the commercial real estate industry. The conventional wisdom has been that as businesses move to a more remote business model, they may question their space needs in the future. The ramifications of that pose a hurdle across all aspects of the industry, from rent forgiveness to managing lender relations to capital market ramifications and the effect on commercial mortgage backed securities. From the landlord perspective, the consensus a week into April has been that about 80% of office tenants have paid their rents for March. Most landlords have been ahead of the game and are maintaining open communication. That hopefully isn’t anything new. Deals have obviously slowed down but this period is different than perhaps pending recessions of the past. There is a lot of cooperation. There are obviously opportunists who may be seeking an advantage, trying to get out of leases etc; however, level heads are able to mitigate those situations by maintaining composure and transparency.

Article | February 11, 2020

The construction industry has been slow to evolve, especially in the realm of commercial real estate (CRE). In many ways, the construction process is not dissimilar from how it was when the first skyscrapers were built. However, as technology begins to change various parts of the industry, especially how all stakeholders communicate, building information modeling (BIM) is playing a larger role. BIM stands for building information modeling, and it's essentially a way to create as detailed a model of a potential building as possible so that architects, developers, and construction managers can collaborate and answer questions before and during the construction process. The benefit of this is that all parties can share information and potentially avoid costly mistakes.