The Real Estate Council

Builder Permit Fee Increases Delayed as Stakeholders Push Back on Development Services Department Inefficiencies

By April Towery / December 16, 2023 /

Dallas Development Services is looking to increase the builder permit fee in an effort to recoup a $22 million departmental deficit.  The department collects about $28 million in revenue each year, but has an operating cost of about $50 million, Development Services Director Andrew Espinoza told the Dallas City Council’s Economic Development Committee on Dec.…

Exodus Development Group Redevelops Sixplex in Bishop Arts Leveraging City Funds With Private Capital 

By April Towery / November 16, 2023 /

A surefire way to provide affordable housing in Dallas is to increase density, says local developer Marc Henderson. He’s leading the charge with Exodus Development Group by collaborating with private partners and seeking innovative funding sources.   One such success story is a six-unit rehabilitation project at 736 West Seventh St. in the Bishop Arts District. …

Dallas Eyes Community Land Trusts as Option For Permanent Affordable Housing

By April Towery / March 10, 2023 /

Houston touted its Community Land Trust as an innovative solution to lead the nation in affordable housing. The plan fell short, funding was slashed, and bureaucracy got in the way, according to a comprehensive report in the Texas Tribune last month. But Houston didn’t have Linda McMahon, president and CEO of The Real Estate Council,…

Dallas Fed Reports On Economy, TREC Names New Leaders

By Bethany Erickson / January 7, 2019 /

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued its report on the Dallas-Fort Worth economy, The Real Estate Council named its new leaders for 2019, and the Zweig Group tapped a new COO, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news. HOME PRICES UP, HOME SALES DIP IN DFW, DALLAS FED SAYS The Dallas-Fort Worth…

Election Day 101: Pinkerton, Faz Duke It Out for District 7 Seat

By Bethany Erickson / April 23, 2016 /

I will be honest – I’ve been dreading this snapshot for the District 7 election. It’s the final one, and every day that has passed has only made me more nauseous when I look at how nasty the Dallas Independent School District’s District 7 race has gotten. It’s gotten bad enough that I’m actually going to move…