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As of year-end 2024 the overall CRE markets were settling into a new normal with higher interest rates and generally lower transactions volumes.  Turning the…

The third quarter was rounded out with incessant rhetoric, a bit of vitriol, and little consensus across the aisle within our two-party political system.  Thankfully…

Echoing our opening salutations from last year’s 1Q report – We hosted our Annual Investor conference just prior to pressing “send” on this report and…

From where we sit it’s nice to have 2023 in the rearview mirror. This past year was a difficult time in all facets of Commercial…

Once again for the 3rd year in a row our opening remarks in the 3rd quarter have begun with paying a bit of homage to…

It’s been a hot summer across Texas; we hope you’ve been able to travel to higher ground to beat the heat with family and friends.…

Just prior to pressing “send” on this quarterly report, we hosted our Annual Investor conference. Thank you to all that attended, we are grateful for…

2022 provided a tremendous first half, and in the second half we witnessed a steep burn down of the capital markets since Barry Sternlicht’s “sugar…

Looking back at this time last year our ‘Stros had a “fight to the finish” and lost the 2021 World Series (WS) in game seven;…

As the heat wave continues over most of the US, we hope our readers had a relaxing summer and each of you were able to…

We hope this finds our readers excited for the approaching summer break while acknowledging we all should be mindful of those caught up in the…

As we go to publication, the war in Central Europe has begun. We sympathize with all people facing the atrocities of war wherever they may…

The tail-end of the 3Q-2021 for those ‘Stros fans was a fight to the finish.  The competition was fierce and fun to watch.  Similarly, we’ve…

A little more than half of 2021 is in the books, and thankfully things are looking less uncertain compared to this time last year. With…

What a ride the last year has been.  We hope this finds you well and adjusting back into what we all wish to be a…

Once again, we hope this Quarterly Update finds our readers healthy and looking forward to a fresh start to 2021.  We continue to be optimistic…

We hope this Quarterly Update finds our readers healthy and “carrying on” during a year that many will never forget. As part of our continued…

Our Market Thoughts this quarter are somewhat lengthy as there is so much to talk about amidst the upheaval of COVID, the recession and gyrating…

The last 60 days has been quite a ride, and it feels more like a year for many of us. We have been flooded daily…

We mentioned in our Q3-2019 market report that many existing and prospective partners ask about the trend towards higher office densities and what the long-term…

After months of anticipation we finally witnessed the exuberance of the private capital markets and an extraordinary “tech” salesman collide with a more skeptical public…

Once this quarterly report is published the Fund III acquisition team will have less than 9 months to invest the remaining committed capital. We are…

Our TEAM continues to turn over many (rolling) stones to find strong investment opportunities in each of our markets, and considering we last referenced our…

The never-ending saga of Washington politics has created an endless news cycle deflecting attention away from what we are all asking ourselves, how much longer…

The yearlong shake down (a.k.a. search) for Amazon’s HQ2 has finally come to an end, and with a bit of a fizzle as Jeff Bezos,…

It has been quite an interesting summer, which is winding down as we write despite the prospect of another month of heat here at HQ.…

Many interesting things have happened in the broader world as well as in our little corner since we last wrote. The US 10 year Treasury…

Our team has been quite busy during the fourth quarter of 2017 and the first two months of 2018. The final closing of Fund III,…

As mentioned last quarter, with the benefit of some time and thoughtful perspective, we are able to reflect on Hurricane Harvey and its impact on…

We are scrambling in Houston trying to recover from Harvey. The Griffin Partners team is all safe, but some have completely lost their homes, and…