January 2005

Business survival is the game, and sending work to other firms here or overseas can be a winning strategy. But the outsourcing trend is dealing a blow to the commercial...

Depreciating personal property components of commercial buildings separately from the rest of the structures can shave tax bills.

Brownfields remediation has come a long way in the past decade. Thanks to environmental insurance, the EPA's risk-based corrective action standards and increased funding from private lenders, the industry is...

The 2004 Tax Act provides tax changes for commercial property leasehold improvements and restaurant improvements. As long as basic criteria are met, improvements can now be depreciated over a 15-year...

A study of the impact of interest rates on residential real estate markets with application to the Texas economy.

Business capital spending needs to come off the bench and relieve both consumers and the housing market -- the recovery's mainstays -- for 2005 ultimately to be placed in the...

"Monster Houses" are springing up on small lots in older neighborhods. Read how three Texas communities are regulating these extra-large homes.

Things were going swimmingly in the Joneses' backyard until an unknown predator chowed down on the family fish.

Real estate analysts, take heart. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey will provide annualized data for small areas by this decade's end.

Taxes are a significant factor in any business relocation decision. How does the Texas tax system compare with other states?