North Texas is no longer an emerging market. It is a defining one.
Over the last several years, the region has become a magnet for corporate relocations, institutional capital, and large-scale commercial development. Banks are expanding their Texas lending footprints. Private equity is underwriting projects that would have once been anchored to New York or California. Data centers, logistics hubs, corporate campuses, and mixed-use developments are reshaping communities across Dallas–Fort Worth and beyond.
That momentum is exactly what the CCIM Institute North Texas Chapter, in partnership with CoreNet Global, CREW Dallas, and NTCAR, is spotlighting with its first major event of 2026: From Wall Street to Y’all Street: The Texas Money Shift.
The panel brings together a cross section of leaders who sit at the center of the capital and commercial real estate ecosystem. Nicole Chambers of the Texas Stock Exchange will share perspective on how Texas is positioning itself in global capital markets. Aaron Echols of Frost Bank will provide insight into how lenders are evaluating risk, opportunity, and growth in the region. Paul Hendershot of CoStar will bring market data and analytics into the conversation, while Beth Lambert of Foundry Commercial and Jacob Walter of Hillwood will speak directly to what developers and owners are seeing on the ground.
Together, they will be unpacking the same question many Texas businesses, investors, and municipalities are asking right now: why is so much money moving here, and what does that mean for the future of commercial real estate?
For ESE Partners, this conversation is deeply connected to the work happening across Texas every day. As capital accelerates into North Texas, so do projects that depend on regulatory certainty, site readiness, and environmental risk management. Every new industrial park, mixed-use development, corporate headquarters, and infrastructure project must navigate permitting, environmental due diligence, and compliance before a single dollar of capital can turn into a building on the ground.
That is why ESE Partners’ own Kathryn O’Gorman, P.G., will be attending the event. As a Professional Geologist working directly with developers, lenders, and project teams across Texas, Kathryn sits at the intersection of capital and compliance. Her work helps ensure that environmental conditions do not become barriers to closing, financing, or construction schedules, especially in fast-moving markets like North Texas where delays can quickly turn into real financial risk.
Events like From Wall Street to Y’all Street are where those early-stage conversations happen. This is where lenders talk about what they need to see before funding a deal. It is where developers discuss how quickly they need sites to be entitled and cleared. It is where market data, capital strategy, and project execution meet.
As Texas continues to attract investment from across the country and around the world, the importance of getting projects right from the beginning only grows. Understanding how money is flowing into North Texas helps everyone involved make smarter decisions about where, when, and how to build.
This week’s CCIM North Texas event is not just a panel. It is a snapshot of where Texas is headed next and the people driving that momentum.
