TRECcast

On this episode of TRECcast, we catch up with 2026 ALC Chair Alex John Jr., who chatted with us about the program's upcoming 30th anniversary, his experience as a class member, and what he and the Steering Committee are looking for in candidates. To learn more about the program and submit your application, go to recouncil.com/full-alc-application.

This episode is a replay of our August 26 Bank of Texas Speaker Series conversation with Southern Methodist University (SMU) President Jay Hartzell. To check out links mentioned in this episode, go to recouncil.com/trec-blog.

On this episode of TRECcast, we catch up with Laurence Cole, who with his brother Richard are our boxing co-chairs for the upcoming FightNight XXXVI. Laurence chatted with us about his life in boxing, what to expect at this year’s FightNight, and the 2024 Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight at AT&T Stadium.

This episode of TRECcast is a replay of our May 15 Bank of Texas Speaker Series fireside chat with Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert. For a list of events and programs detailed in this episode, click here:

On today's show, we're catching up with Matthew McManigle (Balfour Beatty) and Tanner Lloyd (Birch Construction), who were the project managers on our 2024 Young Guns Community Investors Project! The team recently completed an exterior renovation of Spring Plaza, located at 4907 Spring Avenue, which is home to the nonprofit South Dallas Fair Park Community Development Corporation (ICDC) and three retail storefronts. It was the first completed investment of Dallas Catalyst Project: Mill City. For links from this episode, including to the podcast we did with ICDC Founder Diane Ragsdale and Executive Director Billy Lane, go to recouncil.com/trec-blog.

On this episode of TRECcast, we're chatting with Rob Bowlby, who is the president of the insurance recovery firm GlobalPro's Texas office. Rob was instrumental in the development of TREC's Industry Insights event series, which returns this spring. To register for our May 15 Bank of Texas Speaker Series event with Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, go to recouncil.com/upcoming-events.

This episode of TRECcast is a replay of our Market Matters panel, “Data Centers in DFW.” It featured David Liggitt (datacenterHawk), Brant Bernet (CBRE), Anthony Bolner (Stream Data Centers), and Bryan Loewen (CSR Capital Partners). Special thanks to sponsors Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group, Rogers-O’Brien Construction, D CEO, KFM Engineering & Design, Republic Title, and Stewart Title National Commercial Services.

This episode of TRECcast is a replay of our Feb. 13 Bank of Texas Speaker Series conversation between Hillwood CEO Todd Platt and Las Vegas Sands President and COO/Dallas Mavericks Governor Patrick Dumont. During their talk, Dumont detailed the trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers as well as the new ownership group’s plans for the team and its desire to build a state-of-the-art hospitality, gaming, and entertainment hub in the DFW area. Special thanks to Speaker Series sponsors Bank of Texas, Stewart Title National Commercial Services, The Dallas Morning News-Medium Giant, the Dallas Mavericks, GlobalPro, HKS, and HRNCIR Construction.

On today’s show, we get a deep dive on “community land trusts,” or CLTs, with Jason Webb of Grounded Solutions Network. Over the last few years, TREC Community Investors has been hard at work developing the forthcoming Dallas Community Land Trust, and Jason and Grounded Solutions Network were instrumental in this effort. Subscribe to TRECcast on your favorite podcast app, follow TREC and TREC Community Investors on social media, and get your tickets for our March 4 Market Matters event at recouncil.com/upcoming-events.

On this episode of TRECcast, TREC Public Policy Chair Evan Beattie joins us to preview our 2025 public policy advocacy priorities! The GFF Chairman and CEO sat down with Jennifer Schmiel, Senior Director of The Real Estate Council, to discuss the 89th Texas Legislature, the upcoming Dallas City Council election, and the issues we'll be monitoring throughout the year. If you'd like to get involved with our public policy efforts this year, contact Jennifer at [email protected] or go to recouncil.com/public-policy or recouncil.com/trec-pac.