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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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Resilience and Sustainability
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News
In Brief: Recognizing Tree Cities of the World
The Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have announced the first cities to be recognized through the Tree Cities of the World program, including Paris, Toronto, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. A total of 59 cities earned this international designation.
March 6, 2020
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Finance & Investment
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Finance – Capital Markets
In Brief: Fourth-Quarter Lending Momentum Rises Year over Year
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate reductions, combined with continued economic growth, supported strong commercial real estate lending activity in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the latest research from CBRE. The CBRE Lending Momentum Index, which tracks the pace of commercial loan closings in the United States, reached a value of 263 in December 2019—virtually unchanged from its third-quarter 2019 close and up 4.2 percent from a year earlier.
February 13, 2020
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Fall Meeting
Capital Markets Roundtable: Where Investors Say the Market Is Headed
The ULI/Allen Matkins Capital Markets Roundtable, now in its fifth year, brings together investors, developers, lenders, managers, and intermediaries at the ULI Fall Meeting to share insights and perspectives on the current and future outlook for real estate capital markets. Panelists discussed what is working for their firms.
November 18, 2019
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Development and Construction
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Real Estate Trends
In Brief: Dodge Momentum Index Moved Higher in October
The Dodge Momentum Index, a monthly measure of the initial report for U.S. nonresidential building projects in planning, rose 6.9 percent month over month in October. The increase was due to a recovery in institutional planning projects, which had stepped back over the previous few months. Institutional planning moved 22.8 percent higher in the month while commercial planning lost 0.5 percent.
November 8, 2019
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In Depth
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New and Disruptive Technology
Preview the 2019 Tech Special Issue of Urban Land
The cover package for the 2019 Tech special issue is titled “Technology: Searching for practical solutions.” Other topics include “Smart Cities: Sidewalk’s Toronto,” “Transportation: From Scooters to Skyports,” and “Big Data: Putting Data to Work.”
November 4, 2019
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Economy, Market & Trends
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News
In Brief: CBRE Sees Tech Companies Taking Increased Share of Available U.S. Office Space
The tech industry has claimed an increasingly larger share of major U.S. office-leasing activity as real estate and economic indicators point to continued momentum for the sector over the next two years, according to CBRE’s annual Tech-30 report. CBRE’s analysis found that tech companies accounted for 21 percent of major office-leasing activity in the first half of this year, up from 11 percent when CBRE began tracking the figures in 2011.
November 1, 2019
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Market Trends
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New York City
In Brief: Dodge Momentum Index Posted 4.1 Percent Gain in September
The Dodge Momentum Index moved 4.1 percent higher in September to 143.6 from the revised August reading of 137.9. The gain in September was due entirely to an 8.9 percent increase in the commercial component, while the institutional component fell 4.8 percent.
October 14, 2019
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Philanthropic Impact
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News
2019 Fall Issue of Urban Land Is Available Now
The cover package for the 2019 Fall issue is titled “Planned + Community: Drawing together people with common interests.” Other topics include “Winners: Global Awards for Excellence,” “Fall Meeting: Washington, D.C.,” and “CRE Business: Playing Catch-Up on Diversity.”
September 3, 2019
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Finance & Investment
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Innovation Districts & Corridors
In Brief: Tech Employment Growth Spilling Over to Less Established Markets
Tightening availability of tech talent in leading markets has spurred hiring momentum in smaller and upstart markets in the United States and Canada—such as Tucson, Arizona, and Waterloo, Ontario—as expanding tech employers seek additional labor pools, according to CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talentreport.
August 19, 2019
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Resilience and Sustainability
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News
In Brief: Washington, D.C., Named America’s Best City Park System for 2019
Washington, D.C., has the best city park system in the United States, according to the Trust for Public Land’s eighth annual ParkScore index, which was released in May by the nonprofit organization. Saint Paul ranked second, and three-time defending champion Minneapolis dropped to third.
July 29, 2019
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