Charles Grand

New Year Comes With Some New State Laws

By Charles Grand / December 30, 2025 /

The New Year’s Day after a Texas legislative session means some new laws in the Lone Star State, with more than a couple dozen going into effect. While most of what lawmakers passed last session related to housing and real estate came into force in September (we paid a good deal of attention to this…

Dire Downtown Office Picture in Dallas and Other Highlights To Round Out 2025

By Charles Grand / December 29, 2025 /

2026 is right around the corner, and the D-FW office real estate market is closing out another year of recalibration. A lot of this might sound old hat at this point, but it’s hard to overstate the transformative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to office space. Remote and hybrid schedules have become…

Build Baby Build: Some of This Year’s Multifamily Highlights

By Charles Grand / December 28, 2025 /

We’ve been harping on the housing affordability crisis in D-FW all year, and since 2025 is nearing its close, what better time is there to highlight some of the progress being made in the multifamily sector? Back in August, a RentCafe study had the Metroplex on track to deliver just shy of 29,000 units this…

Apartment Tower Construction to Gear Up at Plano’s Park at Legacy

By Charles Grand / December 26, 2025 /

Work on the residential component of The Park at Legacy redevelopment in Plano will be gearing up in the coming months, with new construction expected to kick off in April. Once the headquarters of the department store chain JCPenney, 6501 Legacy Dr. is in the process of being transformed from an old school suburban office…

City Hall Endangered: How We Got Here

By Charles Grand / December 25, 2025 /

There were a lot of big local real estate stories this year, but few seem to have touched a nerve like the potential sale of Dallas City Hall. Whether it’s the historic architecture, significance of civic space, potential for downtown revitalization, high stakes of sports franchise retention, alleged backroom dealmaking, or just the principle of…