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Beth Mattson-Teig

Beth Mattson-Teig is a freelance business writer and editor based in Minneapolis. She specializes in commercial real estate and finance topics. Mattson-Teig writes for several national business and industry publications and is the author of numerous white papers.

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Design and Planning
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Resilience and Sustainability
T3 Office in Minneapolis Is Another Step Forward for Timber Construction
Hines is widely known for building glass-and-steel skyscrapers. So, it would seem that the developer is going a bit against the grain in its latest endeavor with a boutique office property in Minneapolis made largely of wood.
April 20, 2017
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Development and Construction
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Real Estate Trends
Why Aren’t More Small Apartment Projects Built?
Large, luxury apartment and condo developments have been dominating headlines and casting a big shadow over the “little guys” in rental housing. A new report released by Enterprise Community Partners and the Bedrosian Center on Governance at the University of Southern California aims to call attention to this overlooked segment of the market.
April 14, 2017
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Resilience and Sustainability
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News
Calculating the Cost of Excess Parking in Transit-Oriented Developments
A new study of TOD and parking, Empty Spaces, which focused on five case studies and was released by Smart Growth America in partnership with the University of Utah’s College of Architecture and Planning, found that even some of the top TOD projects in the United States had built too much parking.
February 14, 2017
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Design and Planning
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ULI Leadership
How U.S. Communities Are Adapting to Climate Change
Taking the necessary steps to prepare for climate change—and the extreme weather events that go along with it—can be a daunting task. A new report includes separate case studies of distinct adaptation actions from a diverse group of 17 communities across the nation from Boston to El Paso, Texas.
December 21, 2016
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Development and Construction
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Residential
Loosening the Restrictions on FHA Condo Finance
Congress has thrown its support behind new legislation that aims to fix some of the problems in the condo financing program of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act (H.R. 3700) will loosen some of the more stringent regulatory requirements specific to condo mortgage insurance that were introduced in the wake of the housing finance crisis.
August 15, 2016
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Development and Construction
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News
Highlighting the Growth, Economic Opportunity in Walkable Urban Places
New research shows that not only are walkable urban places (WalkUPs) in metropolitan areas ranging from New York City to Knoxville, Tennessee, on the rise nationally, but also the growing demand to locate in those areas is translating into significantly higher real estate rents.
July 15, 2016
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Resilience and Sustainability
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Residential
Even in Affordable U.S. Cities, Energy Adds to Cost of Housing
Improving energy efficiency in low-income households could create a ripple effect of health, economic, and environmental benefits for individuals, families, and communities, says a new report on low-income households in 48 of the largest U.S. cities.
May 13, 2016
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Infrastructure
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News
Mapping Access to Transit, Jobs across the United States
The Chicago-based nonprofit Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) and New York City–based TransitCenter unveiled an interactive transit tool in April that maps the access, quality, and use of transit across 371 cities in the United States, aggregating and mapping data from 805 transit agencies, 15,070 routes, and 543,787 bus and rail stops nationwide.
May 9, 2016
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Resilience and Sustainability
Stepping on the Scale: The Impact of Incentivizing Benchmarking for Building Owners
For sustainable buildings, the topic moving to the forefront is benchmarking to raise the bar on efforts to reduce energy use and carbon emissions. Benchmarking of building energy consumption provides a number of advantages for building owners, occupants, and the broader community.
March 3, 2016
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Market Trends
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Real Estate Trends
Retail Trends to Watch in 2016: Food as the True Anchor
It could be a bumpy first half of the year for retail real estate: Despite continued improvement in key fundamentals and a strengthening U.S. economy, the retail sector is bracing for a bigger shake-out in store closures in the next few months.
March 2, 2016
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