TREC Public Policy News

CRE Executive Roundtable: High-Speed Rail, Buying Debt
On our latest CRE Executive Roundtable, Jack Matthews of Matthews Southwest updates us on the high-speed rail project that would connect Dallas and Houston. Sean Ryan of JLL also chats with us about conduit debt obligations and gives a quick look around the capital...

Bank of Texas Speaker Series: The Sky’s The Limit (Event Replay)
On August 25, we held our latest virtual Bank of Texas Speaker Series event, "The Sky's the Limit," which focused on emerging innovations and emerging transportation markets that will affect how we design the airports, cities, and infrastructure of the future. The...

CRE Executive Roundtable: Tourism Update, the Dallas Fed’s Outlook & the Future of The Office
On our latest CRE Executive Roundtable, VisitDallas CEO Craig Davis updates the group on the hotel and hospitality industry, labor economist Pia Orrennius of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas details the Dallas Fed’s long-term outlook on the region’s coronavirus...

TREC Talks With Dr. Eric A. Johnson (Event Replay)
When Dr. Eric Anthony Johnson joined the City of Dallas as its new Chief of Economic Development, Housing, and Neighborhood Services back in March, much of the city began shutting down due to a COVID-19 pandemic that was still in its infancy here in Texas. So not only...

TREC Policy Working Group to City of Dallas: Cut Commercial Parking Requirements
The City of Dallas requires too much parking. While city code requires three spaces per 1,000 square feet for offices, a Granite Properties study of more than seven million square feet of office space across five U.S. cities including Dallas revealed that just 2.17...

CRE Executive Roundtable: Parkland Hospital, Investments, Retail, & Restaurants
Our latest CRE Executive Roundtable features Parkland Hospital President and CEO Dr. Fred Cerise, Andrew Levy of JLL, Alan Shor of The Retail Connection, and Ray Washburne of Charter Holdings. Listen to the roundtable below via our podcast. Subscribe to TRECcast:...