abilene: TRANSWESTERN LANDS LARGEST-EVER MANAGEMENT DEAL - 12/15/09 02:59 PM
Congratulations to Transwestern on contracting for this tremendous management agreement.
- Erik
TRANSWESTERN LANDS LARGEST-EVER MANAGEMENT DEAL
DALLAS (Dallas Morning News) - Transwestern's Dallas office has acquired one of the largest property management deals on record.
Institutional investor RREEF has given operations of almost nine million sf of industrial
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abilene: Abilene Industrial Foundation - Commercial Property Snapshot - 12/15/09 12:42 PM
Thanks to the AIF for helping the local Commercial owners and brokers in marketing our vacancies. You are truly under appreciated for the work you do.
- Erik
Abilene Industrial Foundation
Thank You! The Abilene Industrial Foundation would like to say thank you to all of those who helped in
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abilene: ONCOR MOVING HEADQUARTERS - 12/15/09 11:51 AM
Big deals in office in the Dallas metro area. That will certainly boost some deflating absorption numbers in that sector for the Big D.
- Erik
ONCOR MOVING HEADQUARTERS
DALLAS (Dallas Morning News) - After standing vacant for five years, the 1616 Woodall Rodgers office buildings near Victory Park have been
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abilene: EPA HELPS CLEAN TEXAS WATER - 12/15/09 10:49 AM
Good for our Texas limited resources. Very important for West Texas which is in high demand for a limited supply of water. Tenaska in Sweetwater is a concern regarding the use of Abilene water for their coal plant.
- Erik
EPA HELPS CLEAN TEXAS WATER
DALLAS (U.S. EPA) - Nearly $4.2
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abilene: HENRY S. MILLER JR. DIES - 12/15/09 10:44 AM
HSM brokerage was one of the most well known names in commercial real estate among many.
- Erik
HENRY S. MILLER JR. DIES
DALLAS (Dallas Morning News) - After a career in real estate spanning over half a century, 95-year-old real estate giant Henry S. Miller Jr. died Saturday following a brief
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abilene: ECONOMY IMPROVING, SURVEY SHOWS - 12/15/09 10:31 AM
Another positive review for Texas from the national survey in the Beige Book's final look at 2009.
- Erik
ECONOMY IMPROVING, SURVEY SHOWS
HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal) - The Texas economy showed signs of improvement in the past six weeks through November, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Beige
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abilene: TEXAS' EXISTING HOME SALES CLIMB, PRICES INCH UP - 12/02/09 08:56 AM
Actual number of homes sold in Abilene in October climbed as the median price dropped slightly.
- Erik
TEXAS' EXISTING HOME SALES CLIMB, PRICES INCH UP
TEXAS (Real Estate Center, Realtor.org) - A total of 19,347 existing single-family homes were sold in Texas last month, a 15 percent increase from October 2008, according to MLS
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abilene: AFFORDABLE PLACES TO LIVE: TEXAS COLLEGE TOWNS - 12/01/09 05:39 PM
THE PLACE TO LIVE: TEXAS COLLEGE TOWNS
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Coldwell Banker) - Three Texas cities are among the top ten most affordable college towns in the country, according to Coldwell Banker's 2009 Home Price Comparison Index (HPCI).
The annual College HPCI provides a comparison of similarly sized 2,200-sf, four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom homes
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abilene: Texas Tech School of Pharmacy Abilene - Now Open in Amarillo - 11/24/09 12:54 PM
Great to see the creation and expansion of education and the health industry across west Texas.
- Erik Johnson
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy Abilene Campus, opened on 08-12-2007. Classes are held in a Spanish-themed 36,000-square-footbuilding, constructed at a cost of $15.5 million. The initial enrollment of
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abilene: The Texas Deer Lease - 11/24/09 12:39 PM
There is also a podcast if you go to the RECON link below. Interesting info about Trespassing in Texas, the fence its self is a NO TRESPASSING sign. Also, crops grown for human consumption are NO TRESPASSING or a Puple Stripe 8"hx 1"w is also a notice.
- Erik Johnson
Just in
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abilene: CHARTER SCHOOLS: Investment Tool - 11/24/09 12:14 PM
I recently had a request for a Buyer looking to purchase Charter Schools. Apparently there is a market for the privately owned public schools. Interesting to see how the investment horizon changes from year to year.
- Erik Johnson
GATES FOUNDATION OPENS DOOR ON CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING
HOUSTON (Austin American-Statesman) - Charter
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abilene: SAN ANTONIO - RETAIL RENTS FALL - 11/24/09 09:08 AM
In Abilene we are still spread between $10 - $15 p/s/f p/yr for B, B+ space and $13 - $18 for A, A+ space. There are some vacancies to be filled in most of the shopping centers and opportunities are available for Retailers. Now is the time to update your business
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abilene: WICHITA FALLS - 243 ACRES ANNEXED - 11/24/09 09:03 AM
Part of the area was the former Saint-Gobain plant property.
- Erik Johnson
243 ACRES ANNEXED
WICHITA FALLS (Times Record News) - The city council voted Tuesday to annex 243 acres effective next month.
The annexation addresses land generally east of Allendale Rd. and south of Kell Blvd., including property owned by the
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abilene: Abilene Apartment Occupancy Report - 10/09/09 11:09 AM
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abilene: World's Largest Functioning Wind Farm - 10/02/09 04:49 PM
ROSCOE TURBINES TURN ON
"Just another notch in the belt for Texas that leads the nation in wind Green Energy. Oncor is speeding along to get the transmission lines to deliver this power. Stay tuned for more good news in west Texas."
- Erik
ROSCOE (Abilene Reporter News) – Phase IV
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abilene: Lauren Engineers and Constructors Expansion - 09/30/09 11:52 AM
This is great news for Abilene and for Texas. Learn more about our local Lauren Engineers & Constructors Corporate Headquarters in YOUR town.
http://www.laurenec.com/comp_profile.php
- Erik Johnson
Abilene engineering firm expanding rapidly(Employment : Abilene) 9/30/2009
Lauren Engineers and Constructors are currently manufacturing galvanized carbon steel pipes for the $1.2 billion dollar
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abilene: Texas Unemployment Rate - Abilene in Good Shape - 09/30/09 11:25 AM
According to the recent report by the Texas Real Estate Center the following data shows a favorable unemployment rate for most of west Texas major cities.
Erik
Texas Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Unemployment Rate, August 2009
Rank Metro Area Unemployment Rate, Percent
1 Amarillo 5.6
2 Lubbock 5.7
3 Abilene 6.1
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abilene: Dr. Mark Dotzour speaks at the North Texas Chapter SIOR - 09/16/09 04:45 PM
I shot over to Highland Park to the Park City Club in Dallas yesterday to hear from the RECON economic forecaster, Mark Dotzour at the North Texas Chapter SIOR monthly meeting. It was a great opportunity to meet a few of the SIOR designees and directors. Craig Jones, Vice President of
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abilene: The aftert effect of Cowboy Stadium making a win - 09/16/09 04:04 PM
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abilene: Enrollment Increased at Angelo State University - 09/16/09 03:31 PM
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