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Zed Smith is the chief operating officer for The Cordish Companies. In that capacity—now for almost a decade—Smith oversees all aspects of the company’s operating properties portfolio, which includes numerous high-profile entertainment, mixed-use, and sports-anchored developments located in urban…

Three-time Paralympian medalist, Denver resident, bestselling author, and motivational speaker Amy Purdy shared her inspirational story during the closing session of the 2025 ULI Spring Meeting.

In 2014, a ULI Advisory Service panel made recommendations about the future use and preservation of Houston's Astrodome, among the first indoor sports facilities in the world.

According to CBRE's "North America Data Center Trends H2 2024" report, the overall vacancy rate in primary markets fell to a record-low 1.9 percent at year-end. Only a handful of facilities with 10 MW or more are slated for delivery in 2025 and are not yet leased, reflecting the scarcity of…

Two of the three leading indicators for U.S. commercial real estate ended 2024 on an upbeat note, particularly on the lending and construction phase, while design billing continued to lag.

The construction landscape has largely held steady across the United States and Canada.

The National Retail Federation's Hot 25 Retailers ranks the nation’s fastest-growing retail companies. Rankings are determined by increases in domestic sales between 2022 and 2023; all retail companies with global sales in excess of $2 billion, and key format leaders were eligible. 

While retail leasing in the United States has been healthy according to JLL's Q2 data, retailers have shown a preference for smaller formats while repurposing some parking for other uses.

From the Institute’s iconic Emerging Trends in Real Estate® United States and Canada 2024—to in-depth reporting on distressed debt and opportunities, the rise of industrial outdoor storage, and the “YIGBY” movement (“Yes, In God’s Backyard”), this ranked list reflects Urban Land magazine readers’ top choices for the first half of the year.

In a general session at the 2024 ULI Spring Meeting, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke with Ralph Rosenberg, a partner and global head of real estate with KKR. Clinton, who now teaches at Columbia University, focused her remarks on what she said are the three major conflicts affecting the global economy.

Despite the monetary headwinds and continued economic uncertainty around the world, there is a strong belief that the global real estate industry is at a ‘pivot point’, with improving prospects ahead for renewed investment activity, according to the latest Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Global Outlook 2024 from PwC and the Urban Land Institute.

The latest issue of Urban Landis now available for download via the app. If you have not downloaded it before, you can do so now at no charge. The cover package for this issue is titled “The Age of Data.”

Daryl Fairweather, chief economist for real estate brokerage Redfin, will be presenting at the upcoming 2024 ULI Housing Opportunity Conference in Austin. A classically trained economist with both a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago, Fairweather previously worked at Amazon and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

The Villages, a retiree-focused community northwest of Orlando, in 2020 once again topped RCLCO’s listing of the 50 top-selling U.S. master-planned communities. Total new home sales among the communities were 20 percent higher in 2020 than the previous year, RCLCO reported.

Premiering this week, Light City Baltimore is the first large-scale, international "light festival" in the United States. Similar festivals have been held in Berlin, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, and Sydney, Australia. Light City Baltimore provides a backdrop for the celebration of ideas, ingenuity…

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

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

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.”

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.”

According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, there have been 23 confirmed weather/climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each to affect United States in 2023.