73,400 SF building available within walking distance to The Four Seasons Resort!’

73,400 SF building available within walking distance to The Four Season’s Resort at Cottonwood Court (1159 Cottonwood Lane in Irving) *4/1,000 parking ratio *renovated lobby and common areas *entire 73,400 SF building available, divisible to 18,000 SF *prime location across from the Four Season’s Resort *covered and surface parking available *Four Season’s Cottonwood Valley golf… Read more »

This is How We Roll … on the NTCAR Bus Tour

Younger Partners’ Kathy Permenter entertained the brokers on the “NTCAR” North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors office tour of Las Colinas and Freeport this morning. Among the featured properties are three Younger Partners leases: 122 West, 1231 Greenway and 3200 Airfield. More Younger Partners brokers on the tour: Garrett Marler, intern Parker Morgan and Carson Rice. Interested… Read more »

Outlook for the Texas Economy

The Texas economy slowed in March in the wake of lower oil prices, a strong U.S. dollar, and a weak global economy. That’s the summary of Luis Torres and Wayne Day for the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. The duo’s research shows that the number of jobs in the state decreased in March, although annual employment grew primarily… Read more »

Lenders Tighten CRE Borrowing Standards

http://www.rednews.com/2016/05/lenders-tighten-cre-borrowing-standards/ The Upside: Increased Quality of Newly Issued CMBS Loans By Mark Heschmeyer, REDNews Bank and CMBS loan originators tightened their lending standards for all types of commercial real estate loans during the first quarter, a marked reversal from the previous few years. A significant number of U.S. banks reported tightening standards for construction and… Read more »

The Late Innings?

By Jonathan Miller for GlobeSt It’s a problematic time where figuring out where markets are going becomes especially difficult. The economic recovery has been relatively weak, but sustained. The official unemployment rate is about has low as it ever goes, but wage growth has been anemic and many Americans are falling behind as they pay… Read more »

ECONOMISTS WEIGH IN: DO APRIL’S POOR JOBS NUMBERS RULE OUT A FED RATE HIKE?

Bisnow reports that the US economy added 160,000 jobs in April. That’s according to the Department of Labor’s jobs report, making April the weakest hiring month since September 2015—and flying in the face of Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal surveys of top economists who on average expected 200,000 and 205,000 jobs added, respectively. Given the poor employment showing, Bisnow sat down with top… Read more »

The Law of the Mirror: You must see value in yourself to add value to yourself

By Younger Partners Property Services President Greg Grainger Zig Ziglar has often said, “It’s impossible to consistently behave in a manner inconsistent with how we see ourselves. We can do very few things in a positive way if we feel negative about ourselves.” Ziglar has a very practical, common-sense wisdom that he has shared with people for… Read more »

Dallas office rents jump the $50 mark

Steve Brown of the Dallas Morning News has some big news: Dallas office building rents have for the first time topped the $50-per-square-foot mark. That’s what developers are asking for choice business digs in new buildings on the way in Big D’s booming Uptown market. “Based on recent proposals, rents continue to skyrocket in these… Read more »

Happy Auer @Younger Partners

On Feb 29, Younger Partners expanded the team to include long-time Bisnow reporter Tonie Auer. She will be responsible for the social media and expanding YP’s brand awareness. Last night, Dowdle Real Estate’s Lynn Dowdle & E Smith Realty’s Susan Arledge set up a welcome celebration at Sevy’s for Tonie as she transitions to the… Read more »

How Younger Partners Helped DCT Industrial Win Johnson Controls’ Real Estate Expansion in DFW

We love making deals and helping our clients. Candace Carlisle and the Dallas Business Journal spotlighted one of our big wins here. Landing Milwaukee-based heating and air conditioning giant Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI) wasn’t easy, but the landlord and leasing team were able to make some in-house adjustments and help the company’s North Texas expansion. The… Read more »

Five Tips for Being Successful

Make no mistake, successful people often share the same traits and practices. Younger Partners Property Services President Greg Grainger says he’s learned five mistakes that successful people avoid doing from bestselling author and KPI and Big Data guru (clearly a great title to have) Bernard Marr. Here they are under Greg’s smiling mug: Mistake 1. Avoid responsibility – “The price… Read more »