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Kartini Omar is group director of parks development and Jurong Lake Gardens at the National Parks Board of Singapore. This interview was conducted in June as part of a series designed to celebrate park visionaries and share inspiring and practical insights into their perspectives, challenges, and advice.

Internationally acclaimed Chicago architect and Studio Gang founder, known for bringing a sustainable approach to tall buildings, to receive the prestigious ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development.

The $99.5 billion increase in commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding in the second quarter was the second largest quarterly rise since the inception of MBA’s data series in 2007.

The ULI Asia Pacific Summit, held in Hong Kong and livestreamed in late August, devoted considerable time to questions of climate resilience, but one panel in particular focused on building cooperative community resilience in Asia.

An increasing number of men in the industry are determined to play a more active role in elevating women in the commercial real estate workplace. As ULI’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) celebrates its 10th anniversary, five male industry leaders and seasoned real estate executives talk about why the topic is so important to them.

Across the Trinity River from downtown Dallas, Oak Cliff is one of the city’s oldest areas, dating back to the 1880s. In its heyday, it contained stable, diverse neighborhoods, including what is now one of the nation’s few intact freedmen’s towns, the 10th Street Historic District. Attendees of ULI’s 2022 Fall Meeting in Dallas can tour new developments that are transforming this area with an eye toward equity.

As Georgia Power transitions from coal to natural gas and renewables to generate electricity, the utility company has entered into an innovative partnership with a technology firm that aims to transform the ash left behind from decades of burning coal into an ingredient for concrete for roads and bridges.

According to the 2022 Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, four of the top five countries for cryptocurrency adoption are emerging markets, with the United States listed in fifth place.

Properties may face physical or financial constraints that rule out on-site solutions, leading companies to explore their off-site options. ULI Greenprint and Innovation Partner, Transparent Energy, have released the Off-Site Renewable Energy Buyer’s Guide for Real Estateto help owners and developers navigate the off-site renewable energy market and process.

The importance of education, China’s economic resilience and the urgent need for Hong Kong to open its borders once more were covered by Weijian Shan, executive chairman of PAG and one of Asia’s leading business figures, at the ULI Asia Pacific Summit in Hong Kong.

Two of Asia’s leading entrepreneurs gave real estate investors a glimpse into the worlds of Web 3.0 and deep tech at the ULI Asia Pacific Summit.

In recent years, wildfires, floods, and other extreme weather events have not only caused billions of dollars’ worth of damage to property and infrastructure but also resulted in massive losses for insurance companies. In addition, they have significantly bumped up insurance premiums in many vulnerable areas. As real estate owners and investors look for strategies to understand and prepare for climate-change-related risks, insurers are studying ways to encourage policyholders to implement resilience measures to reduce risk.

Insurance coverage is traditionally real estate owners’ and lenders’ line of first defense against extreme climate events, but the increase in recording-setting floods, storms and wildfires in the past few decades is threatening the insurance industry, raising the cost and decreasing the availability of the financial safeguards they provide to real estate stakeholders.

The ULI Asia Pacific Summit, held in Hong Kong in August, asked a panel of experts what was next for China’s property market. The residential development market in particular has been challenged, with restrictions on lending, defaults among developers, and falling sales.

In 1982, Chattanooga’s regional planning commission brought in ULI’s Advisory Services to evaluate land use strategies for Moccasin Bend, site in the horseshoe of the Tennessee River on the opposite bank from downtown.

ULI is pleased to announce the release of the research report: Legacy Cities: From Rust to Revitalization. This report examines a cross section of small- and medium-sized cities that have used leadership, historic preservation, creative sources of funding, and other strategies to reinvent themselves.

Corey Wilson is superintendent of the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge. He oversees the more than 170 parks in the system, which includes an observatory, nature center, equestrian park, zoo, performing arts theatre, arboretum, and more. This interview was conducted as part of a series designed to celebrate park visionaries and share inspiring and practical insights into their perspectives, challenges, and advice.

Sponsored Content:After years in development, Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc, (SWMC) a national leader in mortgage origination and servicing has launched the newest iteration of their proprietary Artificial Intelligence platform Morgan™.

Negative economic growth in the first two quarters of 2022, a volatile stock market, apartment dwellers stressed about inflation, and interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve are enough to make developers and investors in the multifamily segment of commercial real estate feel more than a little anxious. Even so, industry experts are recommending that their clients stick to their long-term strategy and ride out the turmoil, rather than changing direction.

While the Asia Pacific region has been somewhat insulated from the inflationary damage inflicted on economies in Europe and North America, the immediate outlook is gloomy, said leading global investors at the 2022 ULI Asia Pacific Summit; real estate owners need to protect their assets in the short term and focus on longer-term trends.

UnCommons was initially designed before the pandemic and then modified in response to it.

The latest Reading List from Urban Land, sponsored by RunwayProptech, is now available on ULI’s Knowledge Finder.

The original purpose of Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus was to serve as an anchor district, similar to those in areas around universities, museums, hospitals, and other anchor institutions throughout America.

Five ULI District Councils across the United States have been selected to participate in a new program focused on advancing action on equity in parks and open space over a 12-month period. Through the District Council Cohort for Park Equity, local teams will engage in two-day Technical Assistance Panels that consider specific questions related to park equity and access in their communities. The program is supported by The JPB Foundation.

What trends are influencing business and leisure travel in the wake of the pandemic? Members of ULI’s travel-oriented product councils discuss the continued fallout from the pandemic; ways the hospitality industry is renovating, repositioning, and reflagging properties in response to COVID-related changes; the rising interest in environmental, social, and governance issues; innovations in hospitality and travel experiences; and other trends.

Since potable water is in increasingly limited supply, reducing demand for water through water conservation, efficiency, and reuse generates social, environmental, and economic benefits for people, buildings, and communities.

With a goal of helping lure people back to the office in light of the post-pandemic work environment, Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm Coretrust Capital Partners is showcasing new technology which creates a safe and inviting workplace in an historic building.

The U.S. housing affordability crisis has both sharpened and spread significantly in the last decade: once largely confined to the coasts and the Southwest, it now extends to nearly every state. The number of metropolitan areas that underproduced housing rose from 100 to 169 between 2012 to 169 in 2019; nationally, underproduction nearly doubled in the same time period, from 1.65 to 3.79 million units.

These 10 hotels embody environmental sensitivity plus energy and water efficiency.

In early August, Urban Landasked readers how their organizations are adapting to the evolving landscape of COVID-19. 100 percent of the respondents said they were going into the office at least one day a week, with 37.5 percent saying they are back full time in the office.