Written by Brad Colliander, Senior Analyst, Metrostudy (1/2/12) In spite of a slow recovery from the national recession, Houston, Austin and San Antonio have already recouped all the jobs lost and Dallas-Fort Worth has regained nearly 70% of its lost jobs. This job growth has been spurred principally by the resurgent oil and gas industry. [...]
Excerpts from 4th Quarter 2011 Industrial Trends Report by 2012 Grubb & Ellis Company DALLAS Warehouse Drives Market Recovery The Dallas-Fort Worth industrial market posted leasing gains in the last five quarters to end 2011 with more than 10.3 million square feet of positive net absorption. Solid leasing demand and minimal new construction starts over [...]
Excerpts from 4th Quarter 2011 Industrial Trends Report by 2012 Grubb & Ellis Company AUSTIN Austin has become a diverse economy and it is forecasted to have solid job growth in 2012 with employment increasing by roughly 25,100 net new jobs and unemployment falling below 6 percent. While job growth in the manufacturing, transportation, warehousing [...]
By Burt Rutherford for Beef Magazine, January 13, 2012. Despite the worst drought in recorded history, agricultural land values in Texas followed the national trend upward, with some classes of ag land posting double-digit gains in value in 2011, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Bankers responding to the Dallas Fed’s quarterly ag [...]
Excerpt from 2012 Real Estate Investment Research – National Retail Report Marcus and Millichap Job Growth Boosts Investor, Developer Confidence in Metroplex Retail Market The rapid pace of employment growth and in-migration will accelerate the retail recovery in the Metroplex. Absolute job gains will be among the highest in the country this year, and the [...]
