TREC Community Investors News
DCED Paves the Way for Community Land Trusts in Dallas
Across Dallas, skyrocketing home prices are keeping low-income renters from purchasing homes, and rising property taxes are forcing long-time residents to leave. To address these issues, many nonprofits are starting Community Land Trusts to protect affordable housing...
Dallas College Venture Club Provides Entrepreneurs with Resources, Connections through Dallas Collaborative for Equitable Development
Monisha Clifton launched Moe’s Delights, a bakery specializing in pies, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. She first sold pies from her home, then moved on to baking in Cornerstone Baptist Church’s commercial kitchen as her business’s popularity grew. Unsure of...
TREC Young Guns, St. Philip’s Cut Ribbon on Forest District Quadplex Renovations
On Friday, June 9, TREC’s Young Guns joined St. Philip’s School & Community Center in cutting the ribbon on their 2022 TREC Community Investors Project, which was a renovation of two quadplex apartment buildings located in the Forest District. The renovation was...
TREC Young Guns to Renovate MLK Boulevard Space for 2023 Project
For their 2023 community investment project, TREC’s Young Guns will redevelop a storefront on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard into a community engagement center and pop-up space that will also be used by patrolling Dallas police officers. The development will be...
Congratulations, 2023 Real Estate Bootcamp Graduates
We would like to recognize and congratulate the participants of this year's Real Estate Bootcamp, who completed the educational program this past Saturday. Participants who completed all five program modules will receive a complimentary membership to The Real Estate...
TREC Community Investors Spotlight: David Lawrence, Holland & Knight
Tell us a bit about who you are and the kind of work that you do. I am a commercial real estate partner at Holland & Knight (formerly Thompson & Knight), where I have been practicing law for almost 13 years. I represent developers and lenders in various...