TREC Public Policy News
What We Talk About When We Talk About Transportation Funding in DFW
For as long as I can remember, I-635 and I-35 have been under construction, and for as long as I can remember, I’ve had questions about why. Why is it taking so long? When will the work be done, and when it is, how much will it have cost? Who will have paid for it? On...
Public Policy Committee: Dallas Market Value Analysis Takeaways
It’s no secret that Dallas has had its share of affordable housing challenges for many years. The question has always been: how do we create a thriving, robust city that’s working for EVERYONE? TREC’s Public Policy Committee plays a critical role in educating its...
Three Takeaways: Speaker Series With Gallup’s Jim Clifton
The Real Estate Council kicked off our 2018 programs series on January 11 with our first Bank of Texas Speaker Series event of the year, a fascinating one-on-one conversation between Billingsley Company Co-founder Lucy Billingsley and Gallup Chairman and CEO Jim...
What To Watch For As Legislature Meets For Special Session
Today marks Day 1 of the 85th Texas Legislature’s special session in which state representatives will be tasked with passing “sunset legislation” to keep several key state agencies – like the Texas Medical Board – up and running. Once it passes, Gov. Greg Abbott has...
11 Takeaways from Danielle Dimartino Booth
Deconstruction and discovery are often key processes designers use to achieve a desired goal, whether that's stripping a building down to the studs to correct the underlying framework or critically analyzing a system’s infrastructure to update and upgrade. Through...
Five Takeaways: Steve Brown’s Chat on Dallas Development
Hosted by veteran TREC member and Uptown expert, Bill Flaherty, president of Rosewood Property Company, members of TREC’s CEO & Leadership Circle recently gathered at Ocean Prime to reflect upon Uptown and downtown Dallas' recent history and tremendous growth with...