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Owning a Piece of the Pie: Syndication Investing
With the Texas real estate market boom, it’s becoming more of a challenge for individual investors to find quality investments. As a result, syndication investing is becoming popular. Much like “crowd-funding,” real estate syndication investing is a means for investors to pool their money together to purchase real estate properties, with each investor owning a…
Read MoreLatest Transactions: Ascension Properties, L.P. purchases two DFW commercial properties
Ascension Properties, L.P. recently purchased two properties, which is the result of a 1031 tax deferred exchange from the sale of Ascension Point Condominiums occurring in August 2014. One of the newly acquired properties is an office building in North Fort Worth, built in 2004. Ascend Alliance LP sold the 20,100 sq ft building, located…
Read MoreLatest Transactions: Fossil Creek Center, Fossil Creek Station and Colonial Plaza Lewisville
Lease at Fossil Creek Center Kairos Homes, Inc. has leased 1,529 square feet in Fossil Creek Center, located at 3345 Western Center Blvd in Fort Worth, Texas. The class A office building in North Fort Worth was built in 1999. Clint Montgomery with Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial represented the property owner, LT Western…
Read MoreQuick snapshot of the DFW office market
Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial brokered the sale of a 32,040 square foot office building in the heart of Fort Worth, known as Hulen Plaza. Steve Fithian with Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial represented the sellers. James Blake with Sperry Van Ness / Summit Commercial Realty and Randall Stepp with Lincoln Property Company…
Read MoreReport Reveals Texas Leads Nation in Relocation Activity
The age old adage, “Everything’s bigger in Texas” has proven itself true once again in regards to the population influx that Texas has been experiencing. According to the Texas Relocation Report recently released by the Texas Association of REALTORS®, the state continues to lead the nation in terms of relocation activity. In 2013, Texas gained…
Read MoreLooking for a prime investment opportunity? Think multi-family in Dallas / Fort Worth
The Dallas / Fort Worth area is booming. There’s no question about it. Sitting in gridlock on any of the major freeways during non-peak traffic times is evidence of that. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Dallas / Fort Worth area had the third-largest population increase in the nation over the past…
Read MoreRetail market is ripe in Dallas / Fort Worth area
It’s official. The commercial real estate market in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex is heating up, especially when it comes to retail. Recent stats reveal that retail sales figures in terms of dollar value are on the rise, vacancy rates are decreasing, and rental rates are increasing. Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial is…
Read MoreSperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial Hires New Accounting Manager
Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial welcomes Rickey Wilson, CPA, as accounting manager. Wilson is in charge of annual budgeting, year-end reporting, financial review, payroll and human resources for not only Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial, but also its two sister companies, Visions Realty & Investments and Frontline Property Management. In addition, he works…
Read MoreTwo New Staffers Join Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial
Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial welcomes Robin Francis-Baker as associate advisor and Rebekah Moore as marketing director. As associate advisor, Francis-Baker is in charge of researching multi-family properties, providing market and financial data to clients, and showing properties to prospective clients. Prior to her position at Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial, Francis-Baker was…
Read MoreState of Texas Leases Space in Ridgmar Village Shopping Center
The State of Texas recently leased 25,743 useable square feet in the Ridgmar Village Shopping Center, which is represented by Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial. The lease is for a minimum period of 10 years and approximately half of the space will be utilized by the Department of Health and Human Resources and the…
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