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Dallas Fed: Outlook for Houston Remains Positive Despite Global Economy

CoyDavidson — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:10:05 +0000

The Houston economy remains on a healthy track despite a global economic slowdown and concerns regarding Europe. Demand for energy and exports from emerging economies is expected to sustain Houston economic drivers. The latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas indicates economic activity in the Houston metropolitan area grew at an annualized rate [...]

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Technology is Great, But …

CoyDavidson — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:08:11 +0000

You Still Have to Do the Groundwork I recently spent the afternoon scouting development sites for one of my user clients looking to build a new office building. One of the first tasks was to conduct an internet search via LoopNet and CoStar to identify potential sites which uncovered several candidate properties for consideration. However, [...]

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This Week’s Recommended Reading

CoyDavidson — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:58:33 +0000

Five Articles to Read This Weekend Salesforce’s plan for opulent campus a costly debacle The company’s stated reason for changing course was that the new campus would not be big enough for its growing workforce. But people closely involved with the ill-fated development paint a picture of an out-of-control project that lurched forward even in [...]

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This Week in the Economy

CoyDavidson — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:20:57 +0000

On Thursday afternoon, JP Morgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon told analysts in an emergency conference call that JPMorgan’s chief investment office, a division that is supposed to place investments that lower the risk of the bank had lost $2 billion on a trading strategy in the past 40 days. All three U.S. indexes ended down [...]

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Higher Ranking Executives Spend More Time Working Outside the Office

CoyDavidson — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:34:07 +0000

Here is an interesting infographic from collaboration software maker Wrike via Mashable based on a survey of 1,074 respondents regarding working remotely. I have maintained the opinion that while we will see an increase in telecommuting in the workplace, that this work-style will be primarily a part-time work solution as face-to-face collaboration will remain essential for most [...]

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Houston Among Top Ten Healthiest U.S. Industrial Markets

CoyDavidson — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:51:53 +0000

Houston Industrial Market Report Q1-12 Houston’s industrial market remains in the top ten healthiest U.S. Industrial Markets with low vacancy, steady rental rates and positive absorption. Houston posted 1.2MSF of positive net absorption in the first quarter and leasing activity reached 2.9MSF. Houston’s average industrial vacancy rate remained low at 5.3% in the first quarter. [...]

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Houston Job Growth Twice the National Rate

CoyDavidson — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:51:03 +0000

Houston Economic Update – May 2012 The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Metropolitan Statistical Area now ranks as the 5th largest metro in the United States, according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Houston overtook the formerly 5th ranked Philadelphia metro area, which only added 27,071 residents during the same time frame. Houston continues to [...]

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Can Houston Become a Tech Town?

CoyDavidson — Sun, 06 May 2012 08:26:11 +0000

Houston’s Growing Tech Community When you think “technology” in Texas, the first place that comes to mind is Austin and without question Houston is an Oil and Gas town, but despite wearing the crown as the “Energy Center” of the world, there is a significant and growing tech employment base in the nation’s 4th largest [...]

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This Week in the Economy

CoyDavidson — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:55:17 +0000

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April jobs report and just as the U.S. economy experienced payroll softening in spring 2011, the same thing seems to be happening yet again in 2012. U.S. stocks fell on Friday and for the week spurred by the weaker than expected jobs report. The S&P 500 fell [...]

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THE TENANT ADVISOR

Dallas Fed: Outlook for Houston Remains Positive Despite Global Economy

Technology is Great, But …

This Week’s Recommended Reading

This Week in the Economy

Higher Ranking Executives Spend More Time Working Outside the Office

Houston Among Top Ten Healthiest U.S. Industrial Markets

Houston Job Growth Twice the National Rate

Can Houston Become a Tech Town?

Recommended Reading for the Weekend

This Week in the Economy