Mark Carter

Kristi Crum’s short tenure at Rock Dental Brands in Little Rock hasn’t been quiet. Roughly a year after she was recruited to the firm as chief operating officer, COVID-19 made land and changed everything. And then in June of this…

“College” as we know it isn’t going anywhere. Like their counterparts across the United States, Arkansas colleges and universities adapted and survived to see the light of day — a planned return of something like pre-pandemic normal this fall —…

Cue the bands. From high schools to college campuses across the Natural State, some semblance of normal — from marching bands at football games to crowded halls and quads — is scheduled to resume when classes commence in August. One…

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is the only institution of higher learning in the state to experience enrollment increases since the fall of 2019. UAPB’s student headcount has grown from 2,498 students to 2,668 in the fall of…

College campuses across the state are preparing to welcome back a full contingent of students, faculty and staff starting next month, and it makes me wonder — will the maples radiate more vibrantly come November? I think they will. Very…

The prospects for stability and continued growth in Arkansas’ largest commercial real estate markets are good. In Northwest Arkansas, Steve Lane is optimistic. After all, what’s not to like? Lane, managing director of the Northwest Arkansas office of Colliers Arkansas,…

Supply may be gaining a little ground on demand in the residential real estate industry. But across Arkansas, a seller’s market endures. One west Little Rock homeowner, who wished to remain anonymous with a mid-June closing date looming, received an…

LRCVB’s Gretchen Hall hopes capital city can ride board-chair coattails The pandemic “rain delay” seemingly behind us, organizations like the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) are back on the field, warming up and preparing to resume the game…

In the commercial office market, the move to shorter lease terms reveals how businesses continue to feel their way in an environment drastically changed by 2020.  Jennifer Herron, principal with Herron Horton Architects in Little Rock, said her residential clients…

The pandemic changed the way business is done in virtually every sector, and that’s especially true for real estate.  Homeowners, and homebuyers alike, adjusted priorities and re-examined just what “home” should look like moving forward. Agents adapted to change the…