DFW added 152,000 residents in 2023 alone. The infrastructure is straining, the commercial real estate market is bifurcating, and the tax base is swelling. Here is what is actually happening.
The fourth largest metro in the US, expected to surpass Chicago by 2030.
Led by professional services, finance, and logistics. 138,000 jobs added YoY.
Including ExxonMobil, McKesson, and AT&T. The corporate relocation pipeline remains robust.
Up from $260k in 2019, compressing affordability but maintaining a discount to coastal metros.
The narrative that "office is dead" misses the nuance of the Dallas market. While 1980s-vintage towers in the CBD are facing foreclosure or painful residential conversions, new construction in Uptown, Preston Center, and the Harwood District is commanding record rents exceeding $70/SF NNN.
Industrial remains strong, driven by nearshoring and the I-35 logistics corridor, though the record 70M SF pipeline is finally beginning to temper rent growth.
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