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Exploring Fort Worth’s Real Estate Growth with Northern Crain Realty Podcast

Two real estate veterans reveal how Fort Worth transformed from an oil boom town into a thriving urban market

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Two real estate veterans reveal how Fort Worth transformed from an oil boom town into a thriving urban market

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In this episode of Location3, a Weaver: Beyond the Numbers podcast, Howard Altshuler and Aaron Grisz delve into the dynamic world of Fort Worth real estate with guests Will Northern and Michael Crain from Northern Crain Realty. They discuss the evolution of the Fort Worth area, the impact of real estate development on the community, and share insights into the future of the city’s landscape.

Key Points:

• Urban drilling during the Barnett Shale boom led to complex real estate transactions and contentious land assemblages in Tarrant County.

• Tax Increment Financing (TIF) helped revitalize Fort Worth's older buildings, contributing to the city's development and preserving its historic character.

• Northern Crain Realty's expanded services include commercial brokerage and property management.

This episode provides an insightful exploration of Fort Worth’s real estate sector, highlighting the experiences of Northern Crain Realty. The discussion sheds light on various aspects of real estate development, including the balance between residential, commercial, and property management, and how these facets contribute to the city’s development and community enrichment.

“It’s not easy to be a real estate developer whatsoever," Northern remarks. "There’s a lot of elements at play.”

There's a lot of elements at play.

“You have to really figure out what is your passion… It’s not just about being involved because you’re always looking for business,” Crain adds.

You have to really figure out what is your passion… It’s not just about being involved because you’re always looking for business.
— Michael Crain

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Aaron Grisz
Aaron Grisz

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Aaron Grisz is a real estate tax partner at Weaver and co-host of Location Cubed. His work includes tax planning and consulting for businesses in real estate, manufacturing and distribution, with a focus on complex transactions and entity taxation. A CPA, he earned accounting degrees at Texas Christian University. With Howard Altshuler and guests across the real estate industry, Aaron examines how financial decisions interact with actual places. His conversations cover Fort Worth’s development, adaptive reuse, valuation, education, workforce needs and the infrastructure that supports growth.

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Howard Altshuler

Partner · Real estate

Weaver

Howard Altshuler is a Weaver partner whose work focuses on real estate. On Location Cubed, part of Weaver: Beyond the Numbers, he and Aaron Grisz talk with the people financing, building, valuing and shaping places. His MarketScale catalog moves between the numbers inside an investment and the realities around it: the cost of debt, a shortage of comparable transactions, the tradespeople needed to build, and the infrastructure that makes growth possible. The conversations put specialists’ experience into context for a wider real-estate audience.

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