Employment gains in Oklahoma held firm in 2024
Job segments bifurcate, with industrial users seeing the largest pullback in hiring
Statewide employment growth throughout Oklahoma remained steady for most of 2024.
Industrial rent growth maintains strong foothold in North Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth’s industrial segment continues to outperform inflation average despite a myriad of challenges
Dallas-Fort Worth’s industrial sector contains many contradictions. Foremost among them is the seeming disconnect between vacancies and rents, which has been observed in recent qua...
Oklahoma sees weak retail demand as store closures rock the state’s major markets
Big-box retailers are driving up vacancy rates in early 2025
Looming store closures have rocked the retail segments of most major markets. Big Lots, JOANN Fabric and Crafts and Party City follow the same course that Buybuy Baby and Bed Bath ...
Retail continues to move to the suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth
Suburban clusters in the north see disproportionately high share of new space
As the old adage goes, retail often follows new rooftops. This much has not changed in Dallas-Fort Worth, where a vast majority of construction is concentrated in high-growth subur...
Job growth flattens in Dallas-Fort Worth despite large gains among office-using segments
Financial services led the other job segments in 2024 job growth
Like many markets, Dallas-Fort Worth’s employment picture showed tapering growth through the end of 2024. At the end of December, the market reported job growth of 1.6%, just outpa...
Population growth continues to bode well for Arkansas apartment and retail sectors
Although lower than the previous year, population growth remains strong statewide
The Natural State’s population is booming once again, a trend expected to boost demand for apartments and retail space alike, as a growing residential population necessitates the g...
A matter of time: Dallas’ newest industrial facilities taking longer to lease up
Bulk logistics buildings see more competitive environment coming off an aggressive construction cycle
Over the last several years, large-form industrial buildings have been a particular darling of the real estate community throughout Dallas-Fort Worth. Fueled by an insatiable deman...
Texan titans firmly lead retail construction in new year
Positive population trends and strong retailer demand keep Dallas and Houston busy
As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. This holds true for our major markets of Houston and Dallas, which combined have seen over 6.7 million square feet of retail spac...
Industrial property turnover in Dallas-Fort Worth decreased in 2024
Lower deal volume, shifting buyer profiles suggest off-market deals driving activity
Periods of low industrial property transactions cloud the view of capital markets, acting like a thick fog, only allowing a glimmer of what lies on the other side in small windows....
Construction starts taper across commercial property types in Dallas-Fort Worth
Gains in vacancy and soft property performances curb development
The Dallas-Fort Worth commercial real estate market enters the new year with slowing construction. Construction starts across the four major property types have declined over the p...
2024 ends as a hot year for industrial building completions in these two desert markets
Large speculative buildings, distribution hubs kept Dallas and Phoenix developers busy
Not only is the weather hot in Dallas and Phoenix, but the two desert markets top the nation’s ranking for industrial construction hot spots.
Texas tops the nation in population growth
International migration drives resident inflows to the Lone Star state
Drive around any major city in Texas for long enough, and you’re bound to see a bumper sticker saying something along the lines of “I wasn’t born in Texas, but I got here as fast a...
Step aside, Dallas. There is a new big bomber sheriff in town
Chicago is poised to take the number-one spot for construction of large-scale industrial sites over the next two years
Though Chicago still reigns as the nation’s largest industrial market in size and scope — at 1.4 billion square feet compared to second-place Dallas’ 1.2 billion-square-foot invent...
Arkansas sees large population gains, mostly from California and Texas
Population growth fuels strong demand across Arkansas's commercial and multifamily markets
The Natural State has continued to see population gains as more and more people choose Arkansas as their new home. The recent population growth has fueled strong demand across Arka...
Employment growth steadies in Dallas-Fort Worth as all segments report annual gains
Dallas-Fort Worth job market growth nearing national rate
Dallas-Fort Worth added 74,800 jobs in the 12 months ending in October, growing 1.7% compared to a year earlier, based on the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. ...
High-end retailers are on a shopping spree in Dallas
Four- and five-star retail buildings have seen explosive demand in the last year
The retail segment nationally and here in Dallas-Fort Worth is in unprecedented times. A lack of major construction paired with some of the lowest availability rates on record has ...
Interstate 45: The backbone of Texas’ industrial revolution
Trade along this logistics network has fueled growth in two of the nation’s largest industrial markets
Despite what the name might imply, Interstate 45 is not truly much of an interstate at all. Spanning between Dallas to the north and Houston in the south, the route exists entirely...
Industrial vacancies approach zenith in Dallas-Fort Worth as construction slows
Construction returns to normal levels after six consecutive quarters of rapid expansion
As the final few completions associated with the most recent wave of speculative construction approach, Dallas-Fort Worth’s industrial vacancy rates are forecasted to peak by the e...
In Oklahoma, demographics are destiny, and the future is bright
Population gains lead to positive real estate fundaments in most major markets
In an era of ever-increasing costs, the great migration of affordability has benefited some parts of the country more than others. Oklahoma is a prime example of this trend.
Commercial property sales pick up in Dallas-Fort Worth thanks to industrial deals
Total sales up 12% over the past year
Commercial property sales in Dallas-Fort Worth are perking up through the end of the third quarter after a mostly dormant first half of the year. Sales totaled $15.4 billion year t...