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Topics Capital Markets and Finance Design and Planning Development and Construction Resilience and Sustainability Issues and Trends Property Types Hotels and Resorts Industrial Mixed-Use Multifamily Office Residential Retail Markets Americas Chicago Dallas Los Angeles New York City San Francisco Toronto Europe and the Middle East London Paris Asia Pacific Singapore Hong Kong About Urban Land Current Issue Archives Advertise Authors Editorial Calendar Media Kit Sign In Sign Out Menu Topics Capital Markets and Finance Design and Planning Development and Construction Resilience and Sustainability Issues and Trends Property Types Hotels and Resorts Industrial Mixed-Use Multifamily Office Residential Retail Markets Americas Chicago Dallas Los Angeles New York City San Francisco Toronto Europe and the Middle East London Paris Asia Pacific Singapore Hong Kong About Urban Land Current Issue Archives Advertise Authors Editorial Calendar Media Kit Sign In Sign Out Search Query Submit Search Show Search Resilience and Sustainability New Industry Task Force to Develop a Real Estate Carbon Pricing Strategy Seven prominent industry associations have come together to accelerate tackling carbon emissions through carbon pricing May 10, 2024 • Tony Nokling New and Disruptive Technology // Issues and Trends Artificial Intelligence’s Bad Data” Problem for Real Estate Investment The current hype around artificial intelligence (AI) has many in the real estate industry dreaming about harnessing it to assist with investment decisions. But there’s a giant stumbling block: too much bad data. May 9, 2024 • Hannah Miet ULI Leadership // Philanthropic Impact Members Empower ULI’s Mission at the Local Level through Gifts to District Councils Donations to the ULI Foundation support a wide variety of programs, initiatives, and groups, and among the options, donors may choose to direct their gifts to their local ULI District Council. Three donors who have made recent substantial contributions to their respective District Councils—Jack Cohen, Marc Pollack, and Greg West—highlight the impact individuals can have on their local communities. Their gifts, ranging from $15,000 to $100,000, enable their local District Councils to advance ULI’s mission priorities and carry out community outreach, all while helping members build relationships and share educational and other resources in their area. May 8, 2024 • Ron Nyren Development and Construction // Retail Six Guiding Principles to Transforming Old Malls into Community Hubs Headlines have long proclaimed the demise of the American shopping mall. Despite undeniable shifts in the retail landscape, the truth about these spaces is more nuanced. These massive parcels often stand in prime locations and therefore hold massive potential to sidestep scrap-and-redevelop and to truly evolve. May 6, 2024 • Brandon Sobiech Most Popular Capital Markets and Finance // Office Stay Alive Until ’25: ULI’s Real Estate Economic Forecast indicates positive trends heading into 2025 Members Only Capital Markets and Finance // Development and Construction Construction Financing Outlook: Developers Scramble to Line Up Both Debt and Equity Multifamily // Capital Markets and Finance UL Interview: Greystar’s Chief Investment Officer on Multifamily Opportunities Development and Construction // Retail Six Guiding Principles to Transforming Old Malls into Community Hubs In Depth Development and Construction // Attainable Housing Making Multigenerational Communities Happen According to the Pew Research Center , between 1971 and 2021, the number of people living in multigenerational households quadrupled, while the number of people in other living situations is less than double what it was. The share of the U.S. population living in multigenerational households in 2021 was 18 percent. May 3, 2024 • Matt Norris Issues and Trends // Attainable Housing Building the Public-Private Partnerships to House the Unhoused This was the resounding conclusion from two Homeless to Housed (H2H) -hosted programs during Urban Land Institute (ULI) springtime meetings. Furthermore, former Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton echoed this call to action in her ULI Spring Meeting plenary presentation during which she advocated for New York City to create more affordable housing immediately to sustain its vitality as a world-class city for all people. May 2, 2024 • Elizabeth Okeke-Von Batten Capital Markets and Finance // Development and Construction Construction Financing Outlook: Developers Scramble to Line Up Both Debt and Equity It’s no secret that construction starts are down in the current market where higher interest rates are making it tough to pencil out new projects. But, for some developers, the bigger problem these days is sourcing equity versus debt. May 1, 2024 • Beth Mattson-Teig Issues and Trends // Attainable Housing Tiny Houses with a Big Impact: Veterans Community Project Combats Homelessness The Veterans Community Project serves any veteran who took the oath to defend the Constitution, regardless of discharge status, length of service, or branch of service. The program strikes an effective balance between community and individual dignity, employing a robust combination of housing and services. As a result, the program has a high success rate of 85 percent in transitioning unhoused veterans to permanent housing. April 29, 2024 • Charles Schilke Issues and Trends // Attainable Housing Funding Solutions to Tackle Building for the Unhoused The number of people experiencing homelessness grew by 12 percent in 2023—but Rosanne Haggerty, president and CEO of Community Solutions, a nonprofit recognized for developing innovative solutions to end homelessness, says homelessness is a solvable problem. Haggerty believes that real estate professionals are uniquely positioned to get everyone working toward the same goal of providing basic housing and infrastructure for unhoused people. Haggerty’s organization is taking advantage of increased awareness of the problem by partnering with corporations, banking institutions, government agencies, and philanthropists to help shelter unhoused people. April 25, 2024 • Carisa Chappell Capital Markets and Finance // Office Bifurcated Market Squeezes Debt Funds Despite headwinds, debt funds continue to fill the void in commercial real estate financing. April 19, 2024 • Beth Mattson-Teig Best Practices Design and Planning // Leadership Team Representing Georgia Tech Wins 2024 ULI Hines Student Competition with Plan to Redevelop Seattle Site A redevelopment plan for a Seattle site presented by a team of Georgia Institute of Technology students has taken top honors in the 22nd annual ULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The competition was created with a generous endowment from long-time ULI leader Gerald D. Hines, founder of the Hines real estate organization. April 24, 2024 • Ella Fertitta Resilience and Sustainability // Open Space and Parks Cities Across the U.S. Making Strides in Supporting Resilience Representatives from ULI Technical Assistance Efforts Share Updates on Implementation of Recommendations to Make Their Communities More Resilient April 30, 2024 • Matt Norris Design and Planning // Mixed-Use France’s ESSEC Business School Wins the 2024 ULI Hines Student Competition – Europe A team from ESSEC Business School in France has been named the winner in this year’s prestigious ULI Hines Student Competition – Europe. The results were announced by ULI and Hines, the global real estate investor, developer, and property manager, following the final of the fifth annual pan-European competition for integrated and multidisciplinary urban regeneration. April 18, 2024 • Tony Nokling Industry Voices Economy, MarketTrends // Capital Markets and Finance UL Interview: Greystar’s Chief Investment Officer on Multifamily Opportunities Under the leadership of Chief Investment Officer Wes Fuller, Greystar, a vertically...