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Brett Widness

Brett Widness is the managing editor of Urban Land. Previously, he worked in online editorial at the Washington Post, AARP, and AOL, now part of Yahoo!

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Development and Construction
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Chicago
RLB Crane Index® North America for Q3 Sees Five Percent Decrease Since Q1
The construction landscape has largely held steady across the United States and Canada.
October 17, 2024
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Development and Construction
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Retail
In Brief: 25 Chain Retailers Expanding Across North America
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. 
August 26, 2024
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Retail
In Brief: CVS, Walgreens Experimenting with Smaller Stores, Different Formats
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.
August 12, 2024
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Issues and Trends
Urban Land’s Top 5 Most Read Articles of H1 2024
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.
July 1, 2024
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Leadership
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New York City
At ULI Spring Meeting, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Remains Optimistic for New York City and the World
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.
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April 10, 2024
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Issues and Trends
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Multifamily
Can Homebuyers Catch a Break in 2024: What’s Next for the U.S. Housing Market?
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.
February 9, 2024
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Diversity Equity and Inclusion
UL Interview: Building a Diverse Pipeline with Mitch Rudin
Savills chairman and CEO demonstrates the interdependence of driving revenue and DEI
October 12, 2023
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Philanthropic Impact
Fall 2023 Issue of Urban Land
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.”
October 3, 2023
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Resilience and Sustainability
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News
In Brief: 23 Billion-Dollar U.S. Disasters and Counting in 2023
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.
September 13, 2023
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Economy, Market & Trends
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News
Audio Files: Discussing 15-Minute Cities
ULI visiting fellow Yvonne Yeung, who authored Building 15-Minute Communities: A Leadership Guide, recently appeared on the Talking Headways podcast. She chatted about how the guide can help create good development that reduces the need to drive, and supports climate emissions reduction goals.
August 28, 2023
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