Publications

The Bend | 2022 Faces of the Coastal Bend

Cravey Real Estate was recently published in the November issue of The Bend magazine in the 2022 Faces of the Coastal Bend. The Face of Commercial Real Estate Cravey Real Estate Matthew and Cindy Cravey own Cravey Real Estate Services, Inc. Matt Cravey has specialized in commercial and industrial real estate for more than 47 […]

Publication date: December 12th, 2022

John Foret Featured in Texas Real Estate Business Magazine April 2021

We are pleased to announce that John Foret has been featured in the Texas Real Estate Business magazine April 2021 issue. TEXAS GROUNDBREAKERS highlights new hires, awards, or promotions. See the page here. Read the April 2021 Online Issue here. Share this post:Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on Email

Publication date: May 13th, 2021

Matthew Cravey Featured in SIOR Report | Spring 2021

Matthew Cravey, President of Cravey Real Estate Services, Inc., was featured in the SIOR Report Spring 2021, “The Pandemic Pivot”. “Matt Cravey, SIOR, president of Corpus Christi, Texas-based brokerage and property management firm Cravey Real Estate Services, says while the temptation may have been to pull back and wait out the pandemic, he became more […]

Publication date: April 13th, 2021

Chandler Moreau Featured in Texas Real Estate Business July 2020

We are pleased to announce that Chandler Moreau has been featured in the Texas Real Estate Business magazine July 2020 issue. The magazine is now featuring a new informational page titled: TEXAS GROUNDBREAKERS which highlights new hires, awards, or promotions. See the page here. Read the July 2020 Online Issue here.   Share this post:Share […]

Publication date: August 5th, 2020

Inspire Coastal Bend Magazine Interviews Matthew Cravey

Overcoming Adversity in Business Having served the Corpus Christi and South Texas region for 45 years, Matt Cravey is one of the best in the business. By: Jacqueline Gonzalez Photos by: TWINS Media Reflecting back on his many years of commercial real estate, Matt Cravey, owner and president of Cravey Real Estate Services, recalls the […]

Publication date: May 12th, 2020

2020 Election Year Impacts | SIOR Report

Matthew Cravey, President of Cravey Real Estate Services, Inc., contributed to the SIOR Report in its Spring 2020 issue. *The interview for this article was conducted before developments associated with COVID-19 began. {For Cravey it’s all a matter of “turning that stuff off and realizing there are some good opportunities.” He offers the following example: […]

Publication date: April 7th, 2020

Batten Down The Hatches

SIOR Report, Summer Edition 2018 Corpus Christi, 182 miles southwest of Houston, was also impacted by Hurricane Harvey, but given its path and landfall, was spared the damage other areas experienced. “When a hurricane is noted, we watch it for three weeks out and decide whether we need to make arrangements for the storm,” said […]

Publication date: July 9th, 2018

The Retail Shift

SIOR Report, Spring Edition 2018 Many, if not all such transformations offer a wide range of opportunities for SIORs. Matthew Cravey, SIOR, Cravey Real Estate Services, Corpus Christi, Tex., convinced an investor to put under contract a former HEB Grocery store building. “While under contract, we found a charter school to lease the main building,” he […]

Publication date: May 14th, 2018

Texas Ports Invest In Infrastructure

According to Matt Cravey, a longtime industrial broker in the area who now runs Cravey Real Estate Services, these two projects have driven demand for industrial space throughout Corpus Christi. General contractors, materials suppliers and project maintenance firms comprise the core of industrial tenants. Click here to read the full article on REBusiness Online. Click here to read […]

Publication date: April 3rd, 2018

Opportunities in Debt and Broken Objects

Just about every day, Matthew Cravey, SIOR, CCIM, president of Cravey Real Estate Services Inc. in Corpus Christi, Texas, drives past One Shoreline Plaza, the South Texas city’s iconic, twin-tower office building sitting in a picturesquely perfect location. Click here to read the complete article Share this post:Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare […]

Publication date: November 20th, 2014

Unprecedented Global Government Intervention

In his latest white paper, “Unprecedented Global Government Intervention,” NAI Global Chief Economist, Dr. Peter Linneman, discusses the dangers and pitfalls of an unprecedented wave of global government intervention taking place in capital markets. Citing historical examples, he demonstrates intervention only prolongs periods of stagnation and uncertainty. “In all, government activity is now deterring the very […]

Publication date: August 27th, 2012

Global Economic Round-Up

The world’s economic problem is best summarized by the fact that while, for the past 20 years, Germany, Italy and Japan have been among the worst developed world governments in terms of providing a healthy environment for economic growth, today, Germany is by far the best in this regard – even though it is no […]

Publication date: February 8th, 2012

European Debt Crisis

Europe’s sovereign debt crises are changing daily, yet are making little progress toward long-term solutions. The only questions are when, how and who will be left holding the bag?

Publication date: October 16th, 2011

Beware of Inflation

No one deserves less forecasting credibility than the Fed. Over the last two decades, their macroeconomic forecasts have been among the poorest of any forecasters, despite the fact that they are the only forecasters who know macro policy decisions before they are announced.

Publication date: May 9th, 2011

Global Property Prices and Trends 2011

Global Property Prices and Trends 2011.

Publication date: March 22nd, 2011

International Property Guide 2011

A guide to business practices & customs in 60 countries.

Publication date: March 22nd, 2011

A Disastrous Decade

What a difference a decade makes. It was just 10 years ago that:

Panic was rampant about the Y2K bug;
The Nasdaq closed at 5,048.62, its highest point before the dot-com bust;
AOL bought Time Warner for $162 billion…

Publication date: December 10th, 2010

SIOR Professional Report: When It Comes to Financing, Everything Old Is New Again

Recently, a buyer said they would lease a property from the seller and spend money to improve the property in order to have more equity when they closed,” says Matthew G. Cravey, SIOR, CCIM, RECS, of NAI Cravey Real Estate Services in Corpus Christi, Texas. “The seller was so happy to see some cash flow come in and service his debt that it sounded like a great deal to him. That’s old school (what we used to do in the ’70s); we had owner financing and master leases.

Publication date: October 10th, 2010

NAI Global Special Report: Gulf Oil Spill Not Likely to Affect Commercial Real Estate 2010

The huge spillage resulting from the April 20 explosion on a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico still has not been stanched, and some observers fear the accident will have a severe effect on tourism and fishing industries in the region. But NAI commercial real estate professionals in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Texas believe the accident will not have a material long-term impact on commercial real estate markets in the Gulf Coast states.

Publication date: July 8th, 2010

A Robust Rebound to Mediocrity: July 2010

As noted earlier, we believe that 3 million to 3.5 million jobs a year will be formed in each of the next three years. In fact, this is roughly the rate at which jobs have been added since March 2010. However, this rate of job creation must be viewed in the context of the nearly 8.4 million jobs lost during the recently concluded recession, and the 1.8 million jobs normally added annually to the U.S. economy.

Publication date: July 8th, 2010

2010 Global Market Report: Corpus Christi

The Corpus Christi economy suffered slightly from the economic downturn. The petrochemical industry is down, resulting in a decline in the local economy. However, the refineries and related industries are expanding and upgrading in anticipation of the pending increase in oil and gas exploration. The Port of Corpus Christi is doubling in size to meet future demand.

Publication date: July 8th, 2010

Capital Markets Update: March 2009

Last fall, we examined how the 2008 recession compared to the six recessions of the last 40 years. At that time we noted that today’s recession was the “least worst” of the seven episodes as of that time. Our updated analysis indicates that we are in the midst of the second-worst recessionary period of the last 40 years, and it is worsening quickly.

Publication date: March 29th, 2009

Global Market Report: Corpus Christi Region January 2009

The Corpus Christi economy has not suffered significantly from the credit crisis. In Business Week Magazine, Corpus Christi was one of only two Texas cities listed in the recent article titled “Where to Live in Hard Times.”

Publication date: January 22nd, 2009

Global Market Report: January 2009

The 2009 Global Market Report is a unique tool that reviews and summarizes the real estate activities of the past year on more than200 property markets worldwide. As a reference tool, it reviews values, economies, social factors and other conditions that impact a market.

Publication date: January 22nd, 2009