Industry insight, from the ground.
Straight answers to the questions we hear every week, plus our quarterly RGV Commercial Market Snapshot.
Latest articles
What Is a Triple-Net (NNN) Lease? A Plain-English Guide for Texas Tenants and Landlords
The three most important letters in commercial leasing, and why the "cheap" rate is sometimes the expensive one.
Read the article →How Commercial Property Is Valued in Texas, a Non-Disclosure State
Texas doesn't publish what buildings sell for. Here's how the market finds the number anyway.
Read the article →Buying Commercial Land in the Rio Grande Valley: What to Check Before You Close
Raw land looks simple. The closings that go wrong prove it isn't. A due-diligence checklist from our land practice.
Read the article →The McAllen Commercial Real Estate Market: A Working Guide to the RGV's Growth Engine
The numbers behind the Valley's commercial hub, and a corridor-by-corridor read of where each property type wants to be.
Read the article →Leasing Commercial Space in the RGV: Terms, Traps, and How to Negotiate Like a Local
Thirty years of lease negotiations distilled: what Valley landlords expect, what tenants can actually win, and where deals go wrong.
Read the article →Questions we hear every week
Do you handle commercial leases or only sales?
Both. We represent tenants and landlords on retail, office, and industrial leases, and buyers and sellers on sales and investment transactions.
What areas do you cover?
All of the Rio Grande Valley: McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Harlingen, Brownsville, and the surrounding Hidalgo and Cameron County markets.
How do I list my commercial property with you?
Call (956) 664-2121 or stop by 322 W Nolana Ave in McAllen. We'll walk the property with you and prepare a marketing plan that includes drone photography and video.
Do you offer services in Spanish?
Yes. Our team includes bilingual brokers, and we regularly close transactions conducted in Spanish from start to finish.
Are you connected to Star Properties Real Estate?
Yes. Star Commercial Real Estate is the commercial division of Star Properties, the family-owned firm at the same McAllen office since 1993, with more than $660 million in closed transactions.
What is the difference between an NNN lease and a gross lease?
In a triple-net (NNN) lease the tenant pays base rent plus taxes, insurance, and maintenance. In a gross lease the landlord covers those costs in a higher base rent. Which is better depends on the property and your risk tolerance; we walk clients through the real numbers side by side.
RGV Commercial Market Snapshot
Quarterly lease rates, notable transactions, and corridor notes. Ask and we’ll send the current edition.