Dec 15, 2014 | D Magazine Blogs
When someone is described as a philanthropist, we think of a wealthy individual who is giving away millions of dollars, perhaps as direct gifts or through a personal foundation. However, a philanthropist doesn’t have to be a wealthy person. Anyone can be a...
Aug 6, 2014 | D Magazine Blogs
I cringe whenever someone calls me a Realtor. What bothers me is that the person calling me a Realtor clearly does not see the difference between a residential or commercial real estate professional. Those of us in the industry know there is a huge difference! Full...
Jul 31, 2014 | D Magazine Blogs
I had lunch a couple of weeks ago with two young agents celebrating a deal we had just completed. They asked if I had any advice for them, as they have only been in commercial real estate for three years. We talked about saving for living expenses and participating in...
Jun 12, 2014 | D Magazine Blogs
I have become an expert in having my nonprofit clients be rejected by landlords, and this is not a particularly satisfying expertise! Luckily, it doesn’t happen too often. I have, however, also had the positive experience of having many landlords explicitly...
Mar 25, 2014 | D Magazine Blogs
If Dallas-Fort Worth finds itself short of construction cranes, Neal Sleeper and I can tell you where to find them; they’ve gone to the Kingdom of Morocco. We just returned from The Dallas Assembly trip to Morocco with 75 other Dallas folks, most of whom had never...
Nov 11, 2013 | D Magazine Blogs
As a commercial real estate brokerage professional, I spend a lot of time helping clients develop a real estate strategic plan. The process involves organizing meetings, obtaining lots of input from a variety of people, and then putting that plan into action. With our...
