Michael Prats
CDS Community Development Strategies
- Role
- Senior Market Analyst at Cds Market Research
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Prats
Mike is a real estate analyst with a background in local economic and community development as well as urban and regional planning. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Geography with a concentration in Urban and Regional Planning from Texas State University in 2007 and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning with a concentration in Local Economic Community Development from the University of New Orleans in 2011. In early 2013 he began work with the Lake Houston Area Economic Development Partnership. Mike spent the next three years building and managing the organization while serving as a point of contact for economic development projects in the area. Mike joined CDS in January 2017 and serves as Senior Market Analyst where he provides real estate research and analysis to a myriad of public and private sector clients to meet their specific needs. Mike is passionate about local community and economic development, housing, and placemaking in addition to spending time with his family and attending football and soccer matches.
Experience
Senior Market Analyst
Jan 2017 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Demographic and economic research and real estate market research, analysis and evaluation. Data gathering from secondary sources; primary research including surveys, interviews, focus groups, and field work; interpreting research results and evaluating real estate and development opportunities and challenges; writing reports, preparing and giving in-person presentations. Market analysis for a variety of segments of private sector land uses and public policy / economic development analysis and strategies. Clients include private sector developers and investors and public / civic sector entities primarily within Texas and Oklahoma but also throughout the U.S. and Canada in urban, suburban, or exurban / small town locations.
Education
Texas State University-San Marcos
Bachelors of Science in Geography, Urban and Regional Planning
2005 — 2007
University of New Orleans
Master’s Degree, Urban Studies/Affairs
2008 — 2011
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