McKinney attorney appointed to Texas Real Estate Research Center Advisory Committee

​​​COLLEGE STATION – Patrick Geddes, a McKinney attorney, has been appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to a six-year term on the Texas Real Estate Research Center Advisory Committee.

Geddes is an attorney at Platt Cheema Richmond PLLC. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a board member on the City of McKinney Board of Adjustment. 

Geddes received a bachelor of arts in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a juris doctor degree and a graduate diploma in comparative law from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

The Texas Legislature created the Texas Real Estate Research Center 50 years ago this month and placed it at Texas A&M University. The legislature also created a ten-member Advisory Committee, nine of whom are appointed by the governor. Six are real estate brokers representing finance; brokerage; improvements; and residential, commercial, and industrial properties.

Geddes is one of three members representing the public. He replaces J.J. Clemence of Sugar Land. Another member is ex-officio and represents the Texas Real Estate Commission.​

The Texas Real Estate Research Center has a wealth of economic information online for free​.