News Release

UT will host Dallas Real Estate Industry Panel Feb. 13

Media invited to listen to panel on Texas' growth, AI in real estate, housing affordability, and sustainability

Meeting Announcement

University of Texas at Austin

What: Real estate industry experts will explore risks and opportunities in the sector at the 2025 Business Outlook meeting, hosted by Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Ethan Burris. McCombs alumni, the Dallas real estate community, and members of the media are invited. Registration is required.

When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 7:30- – 9:30 a.m.

7:30 a.m.: Breakfast and networking

8:30 a.m.: Panel discussion

Where: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas – Dallas Branch

Background:

Burris will moderate a panel of experts, including:

  • Laila Assanie, senior business economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and researcher on regional economic issues.
  • John Goff (UT BBA ’ ‘77), founder and managing principal of Goff Capital Partners, co-founder of Crescent Real Estate, and McCombs School of Business advisory council member.
  • Christopher Goff (UT MBA ’ ‘20), senior managing director, head of capital formation, and member of the Investment Committee for Crescent Real Estate.
  • Greg Hallman (UT Ph.D. ’96), professor of finance instruction at the McCombs School of Business, director of the Texas Real Estate Center, and faculty director of the John C. Goff Student Real Estate Investment Fund at McCombs.

The group will discuss several issues vital to understanding the risks and opportunities in today's real estate sector, and the unique growth trajectories of Austin, Fort Worth, and Dallas. They will explore population booms and development trends influencing each city, the increasing challenge of housing affordability amid the national housing shortage, the potential for AI-driven economic shifts to redefine real estate investment, and trends in sustainability and climate-related property risks.

The Dallas event will mark the second in a three-part series of this year’s annual McCombs Business Outlook series, presented in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Feb. 6 in Houston: Energy – Register

Feb. 13 in Dallas: Real Estate – Register

Feb. 19 in Austin: Fintech – Register

Please contact judie.kinonen@mccombs.utexas.edu if you plan to attend.

 

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