Research, analysis, and commentary on the forces shaping Texas real estate, from legislative shifts and infrastructure expansion to capital markets and ground-level execution.
Texas's landmark zoning reform didn't just change where apartments can be built. It fundamentally repriced 118,000 acres of commercial land in Dallas County alone. The market hasn't fully caught up.
In DFW, the pattern has repeated for three decades: infrastructure moves north, residential follows, and commercial demand materializes in the gap. The next chapter is being written along the US 380 corridor.
Texas's landmark zoning reform allows by-right multifamily development on commercially zoned land. We examine the land value asymmetry, the conversion thesis, and where the highest-conviction opportunities sit.
As the Fed eases and institutional capital rotates back into multifamily, one segment of the market offers both superior occupancy and structural demand advantages.
Steel at 50% duty. Lumber volatility. Labor shortages. We break down how construction cost pressures are reshaping development pro formas across DFW.