Day 11 in 2020

DFWspeaks focus on guest interviews 

Economy opening back up in stages 

Aid package to fund PPP in the works 

Commercial office building bought in Dallas, Texas

How do you double the size of your business in two months?  Nadim Ahmed followed a proven path to success in business.  Be passionate. Be patient. Be different.   

Are you feeling risky?  He walked away from a paycheck, put all his savings into a business he believed in and all while his wife was pregnant.  His story is one of passion, patience and being different.

Commercial real estate issues between property owners landlords and business owners we're all stuck in the same crisis.  I see both sides of this situation but there are certain things that should be done in times like this. 

McKinney, Texas city council considering action to help businesses being locked out or evicted.

DFWspeaks sits down with Eric Chaney of Ecoluxe 

Ecoluxe - Surface cleanup via power washing and sealing  in McKinney, Texas

Pressure Washing

Soft Washing - Chemical Wash - EPA Approved

Epoxy Flooring

Black Mold Removal

Phone: (972) 439-0137 / 855-432-6589

Email: [email protected]

Social: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-chaney-58ab88173/

https://www.facebook.com/ecoluxetexas/

Real Estate Investment Trust Types : Retail REIT -Residential REIT  -Healthcare REIT - Office REIT  

Mortgage REIT

DFW banks hand out 1.57 b in SBA 7a loans 

Apple making face shields / sourced 20 million masks from suppliers/looks to ship 1 million this week

Telsa posted to its youtube channel - prototype ventilator with auto parts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZbDg24dfN

Internet might break? Tech Crunch reporting download speeds in some markets being affected

Charle Duhigg, - Pulitzer prize-winning, Author and journalist:  Author of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

He was interviewed by the Harvard Business Review by Justin Fox. https://hbr.org/2012/06/habits-why-we-do-what-we-do

“...40-45% of what we do everyday sort of feels like a decision but it’s actually a habit 

The habit has 3 components

A cue - trigger

A routine - habit itself

A reward - how our neurology learns to encode this pattern for the future

With times the way they are, I wanted to take today to tell some great stories of positivity.  

Read all their stories here:

https://www.boredpanda.com/coronavirus-wholesome-quarantine-good news/utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BPFacebook

Chris Austin - Helmet ventilator device- being used in Italy / VA / John Hopkins - an amazing story of hope / he will give the design away for free. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-mom-pop-business-flooded-orders-helmet-ventilators-amid-coronavirus-n1173466

2020 Commercial Real Estate Market Report for Retail

How much retail construction was there in 2020 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas?

http://www.cbre.us/real-estate-services/real-estate-industries/retail-services/development-services

How much retail was absorbed by the market?

https://www.realcrowd.com/blog/2013/02/commercial-real-estate-terms/

What was the average cap rate in 2020 for retail?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_rate

McKinney Mayor George Fuller's https://www.mckinneytexas.org/

OpenTable https://www.opentable.com/m/mobile-apps/

Ford motor company making ventilators

What is going on with commercial real estate today in Dallas, Texas? https://www.costar.com/

2020 Commercial Real Estate market report for retail today 

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