Articles by Glenn Hunter

• Perot Jr. Sees New Museum Expanding

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  Office

  Although the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science compares favorably to the Houston Museum of Natural Science which inspired it, the Dallas facility needs to expand to compete long-term, Hillwood Chairman Ross Perot Jr. says. The commercial real estate developer and investor also sees a coming wave of office development.

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• Ellen Terry Talks About Leaving Ebby Halliday for Briggs Freeman

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  Residential

  Less than two months after merging her brokerage operation with Dave Perry-Miller’s under the Ebby Halliday Real Estate brand, high-end Dallas property doyenne Ellen Terry is bolting Ebby to join Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. Terry said she would become an executive vice president at Briggs Freeman, where she will also have the chance to do “mentoring and coaching” for Briggs, which has 153 residential agents.

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• Terry, Perry-Miller Aim to “Go After the Best Agents in Town”

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  Residential

  Two of the area’s premier real estate boutiques are merging in an effort to corral more market share in luxury housing. Ellen Terry, Realtors and Dave Perry-Miller & Associates, currently separate units of Ebby Halliday Real Estate Inc., will merge and operate under the Perry-Miller name, the companies will announce this morning. The new company will combine Terry’s 86 agents and single office (on Luther Lane), with Perry-Miller’s 195 agents at three offices (in Preston Center, Highland Park and on Routh Street).

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• SMU Economist: Schools Need Business Mentality More than Money

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  Economy

  A new report says Texas enjoyed a net gain of half a million “migrants” from other states between 2004 and 2008–making it the top destination among the states–and one surprising reason was the proficiency of its eighth grade students in math and reading. Texas ranked about 30th in that category but still outperformed California, which ranked in the bottom 10. And that, the report says, proves that spending more money for education doesn’t necessarily lead to better education outcomes.

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• Corporate America is Back, Top Economist Says

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  Economy

  Corporate America has its swagger back because consumers are spending again. That was the upbeat message delivered in Dallas the other day by Joe Quinlan, the chief market strategist, Investment Strategy Group, for U.S. Trust.

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