January 2016

Vacancy rates come in two varieties: natural and actual. By comparing both along with historical vacancy trends, Center economists can anticipate commercial real estate rental trends.

The Center’s chief economist answers questions about what this year may hold for the real estate industry.

How important are highways to the real estate industry? Extremely. So it’s good that the governor made transportation issues a priority in last spring’s legislative session.

The 2015 Texas Legislature passed new laws affecting real estate. Some directly affect real estate practitioners. Most of the ones described here took effect Sept. 1, 2015.

Some of the IRS’ rules for converting a vacation home to a rental home took center stage in a 2015 tax court case.

While Texas home sales in general have recovered since the Great Recession ended, it’s not surprising that the big metro areas have expanded more than smaller towns and cities.