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What do we think Dallas will look like and feel like in, say, 2025?

May 13, 2020 by Ted Bauer

First up: some housekeeping This article is about what Dallas might look like in five years because of COVID aftermath. We will do similar articles for Fort Worth/Tarrant and Collin County in the next couple of weeks. Let’s start here: is commercial...Read more

The density shift: Will more people go rural because of COVID-19?

May 12, 2020 by Ted Bauer

What is the inherent trade-off of housing? Well, there’s an urban vs. rural divide that some might call a debate. Most people can see the pros and cons of each side, but to lay it out quickly; Rural living: More space, less immediate access to jobs...Read more

If you look at apartments this summer, what questions should you be asking?

May 8, 2020 by Ted Bauer

Of your job How long might we be on work-from-home (assuming we are)? What's the long-term strategy in terms of office spaces? Are there any planned layoffs in the next six or so months? Goal here: get a "necessary location" and "broader financial"...Read more

Is commercial real estate in DFW gonna die? {Probably not, but it shall change.}

May 7, 2020 by Ted Bauer

This is not our normal topic, no But it has repercussions for all of us, so let’s evaluate some stats. What do we know about the April DFW commercial real estate market? Well, broadly here’s what we know. Q1 (which does not contain April) was...Read more

Some stats on DFW leasing and buying as of Cinco de Mayo 2020

May 5, 2020 by Ted Bauer

A quick glimpse at the current market We have talked about the buying market and the overall market a little bit so far -- including a quick detour on the potential demise of the iBuyer market. Well, now there’s a new article on CityLab called “The...Read more

The major semantic shift of adulthood {It applies to COVID too}

April 30, 2020 by Ted Bauer

I would venture that one of the more painful personal and emotional transitions we go through as humans is the when {something will happen} to if {something will happen} transition. There are literally hundreds of examples of this possibility,...Read more

With restrictions easing a bit, how does one look for an apartment in, say, May/June?

April 29, 2020 by Ted Bauer

Stay "woke" and wise about all this Restrictions are lessened , yes. But you don't see the Mavericks or Stars coming back, or even bars opening their doors to 100% capacity. This is a lessening . If we do this whole thing right, we will probably be...Read more

DFW listings are down, but what does it all mean?

April 27, 2020 by Ted Bauer

Here’s some of the stats we know so far From here: The number of homes under contract for sale in Dallas-Fort Worth was down almost 26% year-over-year. The median price of homes listed for sale with area agents was 4.4% lower than at the same time...Read more

We are supposedly "data-driven," but lack the right data to have bigger COVID discussions often

April 22, 2020 by Ted Bauer

Tier One It's gotten better of late, but for weeks we were talking about "re-opening" and stripping it entirely from the context of testing. You need to have some semblance of testing context in order to discuss the economy, in order to limit the...Read more

Is the iBuyer model now over before it really started?

April 16, 2020 by Ted Bauer

What were iBuyer or iBuy programs? IBuy, or IBuyer, programs are changing real estate in numerous ways. If you've never heard of the concept -- surprisingly, many have not -- basically it works like this: real estate companies will make what's...Read more