July 2011

Flat as a pancake. That pretty much sums up 2010 land markets. Large transactions were rare, and cropland was in demand.

Something has to happen to the huge inventory of distressed commercial properties banks are holding. Here’s what a panel of commercial real estate professionals has to say about it.

Though most Texas land is privately owned, many landowners are happy to share nature’s beauty and bounty with others. But what happens when Mother Nature bares her fangs and someone gets hurt? Are landowners liable?

Aren’t housing bubbles awful? And wouldn’t it be great if we could get some kind of warning that a bubble was likely? Oh wait… We have an app for that (sort of).

With budgets strained, businesses can boost their cash flow by subleasing some of their space or even transferring (assigning) their entire interest to a third party.

This spring’s violent rainstorms and damaging droughts reminded us that rivers perennially ebb and flow depending on the weather. The housing market does too, in response to specific factors.

Real estate wasn’t always included in pension fund portfolios. But fund managers eventually bought real estate to diversify their investments, and because real estate is a good hedge against inflation.