REDNews January 2015 - Southeast Cover January 2015 | Page 6

REDNews FOR 100,000+ CRE BROKERS, INVESTORS & DEVELOPERS PUBLISHER Ginger Wheless [email protected] PUBLISHER’S LETTER EDITOR Marjorie Gohmert [email protected] STAFF WRITER Janis Arnold [email protected] Matthew Chisari [email protected] Dear Readers, H appy New Year! I hope your holidays were exceptionally good, that you’re not five pounds heavier and if you made any New Year’s resolutions, they are still intact! The big topic of discussion for everyone seems to be what effect the price of oil will have on CRE in 2015. The overall consensus I’m hearing from you is that Texas is not being overbuilt and although we may not have the sales/leasing frenzy in 2015 that we had in 2014, it is still anticipated to be a “good year” for commercial real estate in 2015. Texas CEO Magazine held a 2015 Economic Forecast Event in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio last November. The impressive line-up of speakers covered all aspects of economic indicators ranging from energy, healthcare, real estate, tech, financial, etc and its effects in 2015. The conclusion is that Texas will continue to outpace the nation. (See pages 10, 12, 14, 16, 18.) Martin O’Malley’s analysis on why the CPI does NOT reflect your cost of living makes for an informative read on pages 28, 29. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ray Hankamer [email protected] Jim Wilkie [email protected] ART DIRECTOR Mya Dale [email protected] E-MARKETING MANAGER JP Velazquez [email protected] ACCOUNTING Benton Mahaffey [email protected] SALES Also, be sure to read Ray Hankamer’s article to the Millennials moving into the job market. It’s actually good advice for anyone gainfully employed – not just the new-tothe-workforce. Bri Martinez [email protected] Here’s to your very happy and successful 2015! PRINT & DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION Best Regards, commercial real estate brokers, investors & Ginger Wheless ginger@rednews