With More Customers Hitting Stores, Houston Retailers Are Hiring Like It's 2019

While many people predicted the real estate market would be devastated by the pandemic, the reality has been quite different, especially in Texas. Home prices in some areas of the state rose by 30% in the last year, with the Texas market being described as “a pure competition…

Read Full Story

In Case You Missed It...

It's rare for a property type to extend a growth cycle beyond a decade.

But industrial real estate's dominance only seems to grow — attracting newcomers while big players scrap for the materials and land they need to keep their projects moving and potential clients happy.

While longtime powerhouses like Prologis and Panattoni plow forward with their own mammoth projects — and Amazon admits that it has too much industrial space on its hands — other companies are making their debut, hoping to seize on some of the continued demand and expanding yields.

Read the full story here.

Self-storage is sometimes called a "recession-proof" asset class.

It has a history of profitability even during the worst of times — such as in 2008, when the sector eked out positive returns of 5%, even as every other asset class suffered.

So, with the prospect of a recession looming once again, self-storage's mettle might be tested again.

Developers and investors are betting that the sector will triumph once more in a downturn, and coming off a strong 2021, self-storage development is strong in many U.S. markets and investors are buying the properties with gusto.

Read the full story here.