DALLAS—With a post-pandemic landscape on the horizon, commercial real estate hiring will possibly ramp up in the not-too-distant future. In preparation for the surge anticipated in the Dallas metro, real estate recruitment firm RETS Associates recently opened a new office here. Jana Turner, principal of RETS Associates, recently discussed the impetus for this move, what it says about the status of employment in this industry and where she sees Dallas commercial real estate hiring heading.

GlobeSt.com: What makes Dallas a promising market for CRE employment?

Turner: Dallas/Fort Worth is the seventh largest metro area in the country, and many real estate companies are located here. In fact, several CRE firms including CBRE are locating their headquarters in this great city, and the CEO of Cushman & Wakefield recently moved to Dallas.

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.