Michael Mehaffy

Strategic consultant, planner, urban and building designer, architectural theorist, researcher, educator, author and public speaker on leading advances in urban development. Project manager and/or owner representative for industry-leading projects, with an international practice based in Portland, OR. Ph.D. in architecture at Delft University of Technology.

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Economy, Market & Trends
Which Cities Are the World’s Most Innovative?
The Wall Street Journal and Citi have announced that Medellín, Colombia, is the winner of the “City of the Year” competition, a global program developed in partnership with the Urban Land Institute to recognize the most innovative urban centers.
March 1, 2013
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Trish Riggs
Economy, Market & Trends
New ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast Sees Improving Economy
The ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast indicates economic strengthening through 2014. The new forecast, released March 28, is based on a survey of 38 leading economists and real estate analysts and will be issued twice a year.
March 30, 2012
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Capital Markets and Finance
Good Morning, Vietnam
Vietnam has arrived on the international property development market in a big way—and brought with it a strikingly international style. But uncertainties linger about the future.
January 26, 2012
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Michael Mehaffy
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Fall Meeting
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Economy, Market & Trends
Sovereign Debt Crisis: Implications for Europe
Despite the unfolding financial crisis in Europe, opportunities still exist for real estate investors, panelists said at the Urban Land Institute’s 2011 Fall Meeting in Los Angeles.
December 1, 2011
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Economy, Market & Trends
The Panama Canal Expansion and Impact on Industrial Real Estate
While some experts had proclaimed a major expansion of the Panama Canal to be a “game-changer,” a panel of specialists at the Urban Land Institute’s 2011 Fall Meeting in Los Angeles last week reported that a combination of other factors will likely result in only moderate changes as a result of the canal’s expansion, possibly obscured by other, larger economic trends.
November 29, 2011
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Fall Meeting
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Design and Planning
Postindustrial Development: A Growing Opportunity for Sustainable Development
In a “speed learning session” at ULI’s 2011 Fall Meeting, two academics from the University of Illinois reported notable successes and challenges in the growing trend of “postindustrial redevelopment”—coordinated redevelopment of urban areas offering underused industrial and residential land. Read more to learn about new approaches that are achieving important successes in sustainable development.
November 29, 2011
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Fall Meeting
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Capital Markets and Finance
Reports of the Death of GSEs May Be Greatly Exaggerated
In light of predictions of the death of government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), panelists at ULI’s Fall Meeting were asked to predict what they thought might replace the business currently handled by GSEs like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and what impact that shift might have for the market. Read more to learn what industry insiders expect to see happen with the GSEs over the next two to five years.
October 28, 2011
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Michael Mehaffy
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Fall Meeting
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Economy, Market & Trends
Recovery in the U.S. economy is well underway—but continued unemployment and the European debt crisis are leaving a “global stagnation cloud”
At the ULI 2011 Fall Meeting, a panel of real estate experts reported some good news: The U.S. economy has rebounded, and there are few signs at present of a double-dip recession. Nonetheless, there are clear signs of stagnation and underperformance, growth has been uneven, and the European debt crisis and the politically uncertain environment still threaten the economic recovery.
October 28, 2011
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Spring Meeting
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Economy, Market & Trends
Competitiveness Depends on Education Infrastructure
In the next 15 years, just 600 global cities are projected to account for 60 percent of all economic activity. This will diminish the role of nation-states in establishing competitiveness, says Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, and put the burden on cities to secure their own competitiveness. Read how this challenge has fueled ASU’s new role in the Phoenix region.
August 16, 2011
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Michael Mehaffy
Spring Meeting
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Capital Markets and Finance
Public/Private Partnerships: A Key to Adaptability for 21st Century Cities
“In the next 15 years, just 600 global cities are projected to account for 60 percent of all economic activity,” said Michael Crow, president of ASU, in a closing keynote speech at the ULI Spring Council Forum. This will put the burden on cities, rather than nation-states, to secure their own competitiveness. Read how this challenge has fueled the university’s new role within the Phoenix region.
May 25, 2011
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