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Archives: May 2020

Gov. Abbott expands business openings, announces surge response teams

​​​​​AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has expanded the reopening of certain businesses and activities.  Retailers such as barbershops, nail salons, tanning salons, and similar businesses may reopen on Friday, May 8, provided they maintain six-foot distances between workstations.  Public swimming pools may also reopen Friday.  Office buildings and manufacturing plants that produce nonessential goods may […]




Ridgeline picks up ten Tarrant County medical buildings

​FORT WORTH – Ridgeline Capital Partners has purchased ten medical buildings in Tarrant County.  The properties are all occupied by U.S. Renal Care, a dialysis center operator,  To help fund the purchase, Ridgeline Capital Partner obtained $5.3 million from 79 investors on the CrowdStreet online fundraising platform. The Real Estate Center has more Dallas-area medical news on our website […]





37th Parallel picks up 344-unit apartment portfolio

​RICHMOND, Va. – 37th Parallel Properties has acquired a three-property, 344-unit portfolio in Travis and Bexar Counties.   The properties, built in the 1980s, include the 128-unit Bridgehead Apartments at 6001 Shepherd Mountain Cove in Austin,​​ 132-unit Melrose Place Apartments at 6511 Melrose Trl. in Austin, and  84-unit Tradewinds Apartments at 8802 Tradewind Dr. in Windcrest.​ The properties […]


New unemployment claims fall for second straight week

COLLEGE STATION – In the week ending May 1, around 252,400 initial unemployment insurance claims were filed in Texas. That brings the total since March 21 to 1.84 million, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).  Unemployment claims have fallen for the second straight week after peaking on April 18.  ​The Real Estate Center estimates the unemployment […]