Though Fort Worth, much like Dallas, its neighbor to the east,hasn't been immune to the economic issues plaguing the U.S.throughout 2009, local experts tell GlobeSt.com that the city, andTarrant County, didn't enter the economic downturn with as manyproblems as Dallas.
"Fort Worth didn't get as overbuilt as Dallas. We didn't see themassive commercial development here that Dallas saw, particularlyin North Dallas," comments Jim Harris, founder of real estatedeveloper James R. Harris Partners.
"We came into the downturn with a commercial market that wassteady, but not overbuilt by any means," adds Ben Loughry, managingdirector of Integra Realty Resources DFW LLP. "Likewise, ouroccupancies dipped some, but haven't dipped to the extent that ourneighbor to the east has."
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