Scott Beck

The arena in which millennials are effecting perhaps the most palpable, immediate change is the real estate market.

Although I consider myself an optimist, I know better than to assume that failure is avoidable. The fact is, failure is simply inevitable in certain situations, and I am constantly practicing and refining my ability to deal with it.

I always have considered myself a glass half-full type of person, a person who does not accept the status quo or simply think outside the box. Rather, I tend to create my own box. Lately, I have begun to ponder what external forces exist in 2016 that have enabled me to be so optimistic about our collective futures.

“Likes,” “shares,” and “connections” have become the digital currency of our day. They have the power to buy influence and market share.

When you stretch a rubber band out all the way and watch it snap back, you’ll notice that it doesn’t snap back right to the center; it typically snaps back about two-thirds of the way. That’s exactly how urban and suburban city development has taken place all around the world for at least the past century. This trend, I believe, is primed to happen in Dallas over the next 20 years.