

Five Real Estate Takeaways From Senate Approval of Coronavirus Stimulus
The $2.2 Trillion Package Includes Help for All Property Sectors, But It May Not Be Enough A $2 trillion legislative aid package approved by the Senate to address the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic provides fiscal stimulus, bailout grants and loans amounting to almost 10% of the nation's economy. Some of the initiative is expected to benefit the commercial real estate industry, directly and indirectly, as it braces for an uncertain financial future. Read Ful


BREAKING NEWS: $2T Stimulus Bill a Win for Commercial Real Estate, Says NAIOP
The historic $2-trillion economic stimulus bill agreed upon by House and Senate leaders early Wednesday morning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has a number of positive implications for commercial real estate, according to NAIOP analysis. Among them is a technical correction to the Qualified Improvement Property provision in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Show Full Story QIP is now available for immediate expensing, rather than subject to the 39-year depreciation perio


Senate Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill That Includes Relief For Retail, Hotels, Multifamily
The Senate passed an unprecedented $2 trillion stimulus package Wednesday in response to the damage to the U.S. economy caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Senate, voting unanimously just before midnight Wednesday evening, passed the economic aid package. The bill had been expected to pass that afternoon, but it was delayed after a group of Republican senators aired objections about its unemployment insurance provisions. The House of Representatives is expected to v


Metro by T-Mobile Moving Headquarters to Frisco
The company will nearly double its space with a relocation to Duke Bridges campus; 500 employees will make the move. T-Mobile is relocating 500 employees from the longtime Metro by T-Mobile headquarters in Richardson to a larger and more modern space two doors down from T-Mobile’s regional headquarters in Frisco. The relocation from Richardson combines T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile in the same office campus and sets up the prepaid brand for future growth in Dallas-Fort Worth


Developer moves ahead on second $1.5B mixed-use project in Lewisville
Following city approval this week, local developer Bright Realty is ready to move forward with its second $1.5 billion mixed-use development in Lewisville. Show Full Story Bright Realty's 140-acre mixed-use development, Crown Centre, has been more than five years in the making. Since the Dallas Business Journal first reported on the development in 2014, a few things have changed, while others have stayed the same for the project located a few miles west of the firm's The Rea


Frisco City Council approves rezoning of Fields property, home of PGA headquarters, new Omni hotel
Mayor Jeff Cheney said the development will be an ‘incredible economic engine’ for the city. The Frisco City Council has approved the rezoning of the Fields estate, a project the mayor has praised and the developer has said will appeal to the city’s residents. Show Full Story Before the vote Tuesday night, developer Fehmi Karahan appeared before Mayor Jeff Cheney and council members to answer questions. “We want to create a place with character and soul — where everyone woul


Dallas-Fort Worth is getting a new area code because its population is growing so much
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved a new area code for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. According to a news release, the additional area code has been approved to accommodate continuing population growth. Show Full Story Officials say phone numbers starting with 214, 469 and 972 are expected to run out within the first three months of 2021. Once they run out, that’s when the new area code 945 will be assigned. The PUC says this new area code will meet numbering n