Recent Articles

• Why Business School Might Be the Best Leverage in Real Estate

  November 1, 2023

  At a recent meeting in Baltimore about talent development, a CFO of a major real estate investment trust said, “I have plenty of folks with grit and smarts who can grind through any problem in real estate. What I am lacking is folks who can lead.” How can the industry develop those kinds of leaders?

• ULI/PwC Report Calls for “Reset” on Commercial Real Estate Market Trends and Pricing

  October 31, 2023

  “Higher and slower for longer” is one of the major trends highlighted in the newly releasedEmerging Trends in Real Estate® 2024 report. Now in its 45th edition, this report published by ULI and PwC US identifies top investment markets and industry trends to watch in the coming year across the U.S. and Canada. Nashville is the top market to watch in this year’s report.

• Outlook for Mixed-Use Development: How Can Urban Mixed-Use Developments Succeed in the Post-Pandemic Era?

  October 30, 2023

  Experts speak about near-term prospects for development, challenges, and opportunities of obtaining financing in the current economic climate, strategies for balancing the mix of uses, ways mixed-use developments can better support local businesses, and other related trends.

• “Missing Middle” Policies Beginning to Bend Cost Curve

  October 27, 2023

  丹Parolek建筑师和urban designer and founder of Opticos Design, wrote a book on addressing the gap between single-family homes and large apartment complexes. Parolek recent spoke on a ULI webinar on housing solutions.

• Why Smaller CBDs Are Bouncing Back First: New Research Takes a Look at the Diverging Paths of Recovery

  October 26, 2023

  An analysis of hundreds of cities indicates that trips to CBDs in large cities (say, ones above 1.5 million residents) have plateaued around 60 percent of their pre-pandemic levels; smaller towns (for example, ones with fewer than 150,000 residents), in contrast, have fully bounced back.

• Practical Decarbonization: Helping a Charter School Save Money and Invest in Solar

  October 23, 2023

  Increasing construction expenses and pressure to decarbonize with innovative climate solutions are challenging traditional approaches in design. For Austin Achieve, a tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school, HKS put innovative ideas into action to balance sustainability and the needs of a diverse community.

• A Critical Safety Net: Insurance Availability and Affordability Reach Crisis Levels

  October 23, 2023

  Until recently, insurance was a straightforward part of commercial real estate transactions—an important component, but generally a simple check-the-box exercise with predictable annual increases aligned with inflation. In the past few years, things have changed drastically, with skyrocketing premiums that have jarring implications for underwriters and owners.

• 六个发展希利cted as Winners of Urban Land Institute’s 2023 Global Awards for Excellence

  October 19, 2023

  Six impressive developments from around the world have been selected as winners of the 2023 ULI Global Awards for Excellence. This year’s winners include two from North America, two from Europe, and two from Asia Pacific.

• The New Town Movement: Three Towns that Helped Build Los Angeles, and What They Teach Us about Building Cities

  October 13, 2023

  New towns and master-planned communities played a major role in the growth of the Los Angeles metropolitan area throughout the 20th century. With the invention of mass-produced housing in the 1940s—a factory in the field, as exemplified by Levittown in New York—Los Angeles developed rapidly after large ranches such as Palos Verdes and Bixby Ranch were master-planned for housing and neighborhood amenities.

• Three Strategies for Using Social Infrastructure to Build Resilience

  October 13, 2023

  Social infrastructure, or the physical spaces communities use to gather and build relationships, are critical to building resilience to fires, storms, and other climate hazards, according to a recent report by the Urban Land Institute.

• UL Interview: Building a Diverse Pipeline with Mitch Rudin

  October 12, 2023

  Savills chairman and CEO demonstrates the interdependence of driving revenue and DEI

• The Homeless to Housed Initiative: ULI Members and Donors Aim to Help the Americans who Struggle to Find Shelter or Are Unhoused

  October 10, 2023

  A few years ago, veteran multifamily real estate developer and longtime ULI member Preston Butcher was on a street in Mountain View, California, when an unusual sort of housing complex caught his attention. LifeMoves Mountain View was something different, consisting of 100 small, boxy, modular dwellings that provide separate units for single adults, couples, and families experiencing homelessness, as well as support services and case management designed to help the residents eventually regain stability in their lives.

• Title V: Little-Known Government Program Could Provide Big Solution to Homeless Crisis

  October 10, 2023

  Developers, nonprofits, and advocates for homeless services believe that now is an ideal time to raise awareness of Title V. For others, the Title V program is both promising and aggravating.

• IRA Funding Opportunities for Decarbonizing Real Estate: Increased ROI and Decreased Emissions

  October 9, 2023

  Decarbonizing real estate is crucial in fighting the climate crisis, and with the federal government encouraging building owners through the Inflation Reduction Act to do their part, the industry has many details to examine. he largest incentive opportunities can be leveraged for projects that include energy efficiency, electrification, EV charging, and renewable energy (including storage), and stacking of these incentives can bring overall project costs down significantly.

• Supreme Court Decision in Landmark Foreclosure Case

  October 9, 2023

  Property owners received new protection for their equity from a unanimous Supreme Court decision in the Tyler v. Hennepin County case in May. The decision affirms that owners must be reimbursed for any remaining equity after a property seizure to pay tax debts. The decision is likely to trigger new legislation in numerous states.

• Crowdfunding Returns as Developers Look for New Sources of Equity

  October 6, 2023

  As interest rates have risen, crowdfunding platforms have returned as a viable source of capital for developers.

• Announcing Cohort 3 of the ULI Net Zero Imperative

  October 6, 2023

  ULI is honored to announce two District Councils and three National Councils have been selected to participate in the third Net Zero Imperative Cohort.

• Inglewood’s Transformation: How an NFL Stadium Brought the City Back from the Brink of Bankruptcy

  October 5, 2023

  Today, the city is a vibrant enclave of Greater Los Angeles and a destination for shopping, entertainment, and sports.

• Seizing Opportunity: How Affordable Housing Guru Daryl Carter Is Empowering Diverse Real Estate Leaders

  October 4, 2023

  On a recent summer afternoon in Manhattan, Daryl Carter, founder, chairman and CEO of Irvine, California–based Avanath Capital Management and a member of the ULI Global Board, was walking along Lexington Avenue when he—like a superstar—got recognized on the street. The passerby, who previously worked at Freddie Mac, simply wanted a minute of Carter’s time.

• Fall 2023 Issue ofUrban Land

  October 3, 2023

  The Fall 2023 issue of Urban Land is now available for ULI members. Cover topics include “Global Awards for Excellence Regional Winners,” “A Solution to Homelessness,” and “Generative AI.”