Third quarter leasing activity was 25.4% above Manhattan's five-year historical average and a sizable 48.5% above its 10-year average, according to a report released by commercial brokerage firm Colliers International.
Securities industry pre-tax profits totaled $13.7 billion in the first half of 2018, an increase of 11% from the mid-point of 2017, according to a report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Despite the so-called death of retail, which includes this year's bankruptcy of Toys R Us and Sears closing three North Texas stores for a total of 1 million square feet, DFW's retail fundamentals are strong.