For my fellow bloggers in this column—and most certainly for its loyal readers—when I write that Dallas is “a real estate town,” everyone knows what I’m talking about. and everyone will agree with me. Given the ready access to both superb human real estate capital and robust real estate economic drivers, the timing was perfect for last week's announcement concerning Southern Methodist University's initiative to create a world class institute in real estate education, research, and leadership.

From across the country, people are flocking to Texas. Is it the lure of the Lone Star State and what it has to offer, or is it the brokenness they're experiencing in their respective states?

Being involved in downtown over the last five years and watching how much our city has grown has been a fun and exciting experience. With the Farmers’ Market redevelopment and all the projects in the West End, I can’t wait to see what the next five years has in store for us.

Although cloud computing can prove to be a great asset, there are many risks, such as security concerns, outages, and downtime that bring about significant costs to corporations.