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Lynn D. Krebs

Research Economist

Expert Bio

Lynn joined the Texas Real Estate Research Center staff in 2022 with an extensive background in commercial real estate and property tax consulting. He began his career at the Center as a graduate assistant in 1992, where he assisted Dr. Charles Gilliland in rural land markets and property tax research and reporting.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics and Master’s in land economics and real estate, both from Texas A&M University in College Station. Lynn also earned a Ph.D. from Georgia State University while working for the Institute of Professionals in Taxation in Atlanta from 1994 to 2003. From there, Lynn returned to the great state of Texas to join Collegiate Development as Senior Vice President in Dallas. Subsequently, Lynn worked in property tax consulting from 2007 to 2022. He most recently served as CEO of Tax Advisors Group where he led the firm for eight years through tremendous growth from its original founder through two rounds of successful private equity investments.

Latest Articles

Texas Land Market Latest Developments, Second Quarter 2024
Land Markets
5 minute read
Aug 19 2024

Texas Land Market Latest Developments, Second Quarter 2024

The Texas Land Market Latest Developments report contains an analysis of Texas land markets. The reported sales consist of a sample of verified transactions through second quarter 2024.

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Land Insights (Summer 2024)
Land Markets
3 minute read
Jul 01 2024

Land Insights (Summer 2024)

Tighter financial conditions and uncertainty about future economic and financial conditions continued to subdue activity in Texas rural land markets through first quarter 2024.

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Land Insights (Spring 2024)
Land Markets
3 minute read
May 06 2024

Land Insights (Spring 2024)

High interest rates continue to reduce effective demand for many appreciable assets, including rural land.

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Texas Small Rural Land
Land Markets
18 minute read
Sep 07 2023

Texas Small Rural Land

​Since 1966, the Texas Real Estate Research Center has collected a large sample of rural land sales data from across Texas. The reported transactions include a mixture of land uses...
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Texas’ Property Tax Puzzle
Single-family
13 minute read
Jun 02 2023

Texas’ Property Tax Puzzle

Concerns about persistently increasing property tax burdens, especially on homeowners, have dominated the Texas legislature over the current and past two sessions. While property values have risen steadily, most tax...
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Post-Pandemic Land Prognosis
Land Markets
4 minute read
Dec 05 2022

Post-Pandemic Land Prognosis

It's certainly been a tumultuous few years for Texas' land markets, what with demand plummeting in the first half of 2020 only to unexpectedly take off again in the second...
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