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On today’s episode, we chat with Lisa Neergaard and Lizzie MacWillie from bcWorkshop, a Dallas-based nonprofit community design center that was one of the partners on Community Driven Growth: A Roadmap for Dallas’ Equitable Development. Learn more about Community Driven Growth here: https://recouncil.com/community-fund/community-driven-growth/ Read the Community Driven Growth report here: https://...

Today’s episode is a replay of our April 21 virtual town hall with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, who has been at the forefront of Dallas’ response to the COVID-19 crisis. Jenkins spoke with TREC President and CEO Linda McMahon and a group of our members about the steps the county is taking to increase testing and gradually reopen parts of the economy. Due to technical difficulties during the c...

On this episode, we break down the 2020 Young Guns Foundation Project to construct the We Creation Innovation Center as part of the Dallas Catalyst Project! We chat with our project managers, Tara Harandi of GFF and Patrick Henning of Brasfield & Gorrie about the partnership with alongside St. Philip's School and Community Center and how the We Creation Innovation Center will help students and For...

On this episode, we chat with Grant Thornton's David Meyer and Rina Parikh about the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on taxes, filings, and other areas of accounting. UPDATE Since this TRECast was recorded the IRS has granted some additional relief. Many of the items noted on the TRECast as not covered by the automatic extension of the April 15 deadline to July 15 have since been added...

On today’s episode, we chat with CoStar Group’s Paul Hendershot about how the commercial real estate industry has been affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and why Dallas may recover faster than other parts of the country. For the latest news and updates about the CRE industry’s response to coronavirus – and to find out how you can help those in need – log on to recouncil.com/coronavirus....

On this episode, enjoy a fireside chat between TREC Chairman Bill Cawley (Cawley Partners) and former TREC Chairman Jim Knight (KFM Engineering & Design) on the past, present, and future of The Real Estate Council. Subscribe to TRECcast on your preferred podcasting platform. Follow The Real Estate Council on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. If you’ve got an idea for a future episode or...

On today's episode, check out a replay of our February 26 Bank of Texas Speaker Series event on the future of the 380 Corridor in Dallas-Fort Worth, including the new home of the PGA of America. The event was moderated by Ray Washburne (Charter Holdings) and featured Darrell Crall (PGA of America), Shawn Fullam (Lincoln Property Company), Fehmi Karahan (The Karahan Companies), Clay Roby (Stillwate...

Today’s episode is a replay of our January 29 Market Matters event, “Finding the New in the Old.” We’d like to thank our speakers and Market Matters Series Sponsor Grant Thornton, Speaker Sponsor Stream Realty Partners, and Media Sponsor D CEo for their support. Subscribe to TRECcast on your preferred podcasting platform. Follow The Real Estate Council on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn...

On this episode, we wrap up our two-part series on construction fraud with Paul Greilich and Tony Ollmann of Baker Tilly! Today, Paul and Tony talk about what happens once fraud has been detected and the steps companies can take to rectify an incident and ensure they are protected. They bring you the steps and real-world examples. This is our final episode of TRECcast of the year! Thank you all so...

On this episode, we’re starting a two-part series on construction fraud with Paul Greilich and Tony Ollman from the Chicago-based accounting and consulting firm Baker Tilly’s construction practice. They talk about what constitutes construction fraud, the project conditions that make construction fraud possible -- primarily in the contracting and staffing process – and how to detect construction fr...

On this episode, listen to a fireside chat between Robert Kaplan (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas) and Mark Gibson (JLL) about the future of our economy in the return of our capital markets update! We'd like to thank our Speaker Series sponsors, Bank of Texas, Stewart Title, and the Dallas Morning News, for making events like these possible! Subscribe to TRECcast wherever you get your podcasts. Fol...

On today’s episode, we reminisce about the 10-year anniversary of TREC’s Real Estate 101 program with instructor Eliza Solender! Solender, of Solender Hall Commercial Real Estate Services! In the last decade, Real Estate 101 has helped teach the real estate acquisition process to more than 250 nonprofit organizations throughout North Texas, and Eliza offers some of the wisdom that’s guided one of...

On today’s episode, Michael Morris, Director of Transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), talks with us about how his office fits into the framework of government entities in DFW and how it plans to address some of the biggest projects affecting the region. TRECcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play, and iHeartRadio. Follow...

On today’s episode, we’re wrapping our three-part series on the Earthx Expo, Conference, and Film Festival with Earthx CEO Tony Keane, who chats with us about how commercial real estate professionals can be more environmentally conscious in their work. Keane was previously CEO of the International Facility Management Association, the world’s largest organization of facility management professional...

On today’s episode, we continue our series on the EarthX Expo with a chat with Michael Cain, president and co-founder of the EarthX Film Festival. EarthX Film explores the major issues in environmentalism and conservation through feature-length and short films as well as virtual reality and other emerging media platforms. Michael talks to us about the kinds of films the festival shows, how the fes...

On today’s episode, we’re starting a three-part series on the annual EarthX Expo and Conference, the largest Earth Day celebration in the world – and it takes place right here in Dallas! Today we chat with the founder of EarthX himself, Trammell S. Crow. The EarthX Expo, Conference, and Film Festival will run from April 17-26, 2020 at the state fair grounds at Fair Park and celebrate the 50th anni...

On this episode, we’re bringing you a replay of last week’s Market Matters: Industrial Evolution! The event features a keynote presentation on global industrial trends from CBRE’s Jack Fraker and panel discussion with Fraker, Nuveen Real Estate’s Gray Bouchillon, Hillwood’s Tom Fishman, Colliers International’s Allen Gump, The Duke Realty Corporation’s Jeff Thornton, and Jackson-Shaw’s Michele Whe...

Today, we are wrapping up our commercial real estate & environmental law series with a look at the variety of environmental cleanup programs within the state of Texas. Our guest, the Dallas-based environmental lawyer Jill Kotvis, will detail each program and help you determine the one that best fits your needs. Previous episodes outlined the different state and federal environmental liability laws...

On today’s episode, the Dallas-based environmental lawyer Jill Kotvis gives us a high-level look at what vapor intrusion is, why it’s harmful, and what you should do if your property has a vapor intrusion issue. The episode is the fourth installment of our five-part series on commercial real estate & environmental law. Previous episodes outlined the different state and federal environmental liabil...

It’s unsafe, it’s unsightly, and on today’s episode, we’re talking about asbestos and mold! We’re continuing our five-part series on commercial real estate & environmental law by removing your drywall and examining the nooks and crannies of your floorboards. Our guest, the Dallas-based environmental lawyer Jill Kotvis, will break down how responsible you are (in the eyes of the law) for removing a...

In the second episode of our five-part series on environmental law and liability, Dallas environmental lawyer Jill Kotvis breaks down the due diligence process and the qualities you should look for in hiring an environmental consultant. The series began on Monday with a high-level look at how the parties involved in a commercial real estate deal may be held liable for environmental issues pertaini...

On this episode, we’re kicking off a five-part look at the environmental laws and liability issues associated with commercial real estate deals! Today we’re looking specifically at how the different parties involved in a transaction can be held liable – both to the state of Texas and the federal government – for environmental contamination issues on a property. Our guest throughout the series is J...

On this episode, we chat with Dr. Terry Flowers of St. Philip’s School & Community Center as we wrap up our summer check-ins with each of our Dallas Catalyst Project partners! You’ll learn more about the 12,000-plus square feet of retail space St. Philip’s is redeveloping along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as well as their partnership with the Dallas Stars Foundation, which was announced earli...

On this episode, we check in with Larry James and Elizabeth Wattley of CitySquare about their efforts to renovate and reopen the historic Forest Theater as part of the Dallas Catalyst Project! You can learn more about CitySquare via their website (citysquare.org) and on social media. You can also learn more about the Dallas Catalyst Project on our website (recouncil.com/dcp) and by following @Dall...

On this episode, we’re talking with Fernando Ceballos of Pape-Dawson Engineers and Travis Gunter of The Beck Group about the 2019 Young Guns Foundation Project! During the next year, our young professionals will be renovating the auditorium, teacher’s lounge, and courtyard of the Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center, a Dallas Independent School District facility, as part of the Dallas Catalyst P...