COVID-19

Possible Texas Economic Rebound After COVID-19, Drop in Oil Prices Researcher Says

By Candy's Dirt / June 17, 2020 /

From Staff Reports Lower oil prices plus a pandemic mean Texas’ economy is being hit harder than the world and the rest of the United States. But a researcher monitoring the state’s weekly economic heartbeat, says he detects positive signs.  “After flattening the last two weeks of May, the Texas weekly leading index increased during…

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Cody Payne: In Commercial Real Estate, COVID-19 Will Change The Way Office, Retail Spaces Work

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 10, 2020 /

By Cody Payne, Senior Vice President | Dallas-Fort WorthCapital Markets Group, Colliers International In the commercial real estate industry, we’ve been asked this a lot: How will COVID-19 affect office spaces and leasing moving forward? As occupiers start their transition back to office space, companies are starting to look after their staff’s health first. COVID-19…

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Carley Moore Offers Insight Into The New Normal of Tarrant County Real Estate

By Seth Fowler / June 9, 2020 /

COVID-19 has not gone away. While the virus is still very much a threat to all of us, recent reports and declarations by government officials to re-open public places have given a much-needed injection of optimism and confidence to many in Tarrant County. Real estate was not shut down during the past many weeks, however,…

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Market Has Challenges Ahead, But it’s Not as Bad as Steve Brown Reports

By Jon Anderson / June 4, 2020 /

A couple of weeks ago, I broke down the Dallas Morning News’ recent real estate coverage since COVID-19 sprung up. Essentially I had a problem with their telling an incomplete story and tirelessly opening in gloom when they didn’t need to (clickbait). Well, bad news Steve Brown has been at it again with stories that…

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Small Bank Delivers Big Results for SBA Loan Applicants

By Elaine Raffel / May 21, 2020 /

The SBA’s “CARES ACT” promised a lifeline for small businesses affected by COVID-19. Yet for many owners, the loan process proved frustrating, time-consuming, and full of red tape.

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