Economy, Market & Trends
ULI, PwC Report Outlines “The Great Reset” as Commercial Real Estate Enters a New Era
The ULI and PwC US today releasedEmerging Trends in Real Estate®2024, the annual industry-leading report unveiling critical data and trends in the real estate sector. The top markets to watch this year include Nashville and Phoenix. Retails rebound and AI adoption are driving optimism.
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Outlook for Mixed-Use Development: How Can Urban Mixed-Use Developments Succeed in the Post-Pandemic Era?
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.
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Why Smaller CBDs Are Bouncing Back First: New Research Takes a Look at the Diverging Paths of Recovery
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.
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ULInterview: Building a Diverse Pipeline with Mitch Rudin
Savills chairman and CEO demonstrates the interdependence of driving revenue and DEI
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Recent Articles
The Homeless to Housed Initiative: ULI Members and Donors Aim to Help the Americans who Struggle to Find Shelter or Are Unhoused
October 10, 2023A 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
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.
Supreme Court Decision in Landmark Foreclosure Case
October 9, 2023Property 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.
CMNTY Culture Campus Brings Design Innovation to the Music Industry
October 1, 2023Scheduled to break ground next year, CMNTY Culture Campus will be a mixed-use music industry hub in the heart of Hollywood. The project is set to transform the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue with creative offices, recording studios, public event venues and retail spaces.
Enter Generative AI: Emergence and Implications in Real Estate Capital Markets
September 21, 2023Artificial Intelligence, or the general ability of computers to emulate human thought and learning processes and, ultimately, to perform tasks in real-world environments, has grown and evolved significantly in recent years. It’s an empirical fact: in 2022, the global AI market swelled to $136.55 billion, with projections hinting at a surge of $1.8 trillion to $2.6 trillion within the next 10 years.
ULI Hines Student Competition Americas Winner
September 5, 2023“Knot Charleston,” the development plan that earned top honors in this year’s ULI Hines Student Competition for the Americas region, was the product of extensive research, thoughtful design, and close collaboration among the winning team of five Harvard University graduate students.