REDNews January 2015 - Southeast Cover January 2015 | Page 6
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FOR
100,000+
CRE
BROKERS,
INVESTORS & DEVELOPERS
PUBLISHER
Ginger Wheless ginger@rednews.com
PUBLISHER’S LETTER
EDITOR
Marjorie Gohmert info@rednews.com
STAFF WRITER
Janis Arnold janisarnold1@gmail.com
Matthew Chisari matt@rednews.com
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 rhankamer@gmail.com
Jim Wilkie jimwilkie@swbell.net
ART DIRECTOR
Mya Dale mya@rednews.com
E-MARKETING MANAGER
JP Velazquez jp@rednews.com
ACCOUNTING
Benton Mahaffey accounting@rednews.com
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 bri@rednews.com
Here’s to your very happy and successful 2015!
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Best Regards,
commercial real estate brokers, investors &
Ginger Wheless ginger@rednews