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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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In Depth
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Real Estate Trends
U.S. Senior Housing Occupancy Increases for Seventh Consecutive Quarter in Q1 2023
The senior housing occupancy rate increased 0.3 percentage points from 82.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 83.2 percent in the first quarter of 2023, according to data from NIC MAP Vision released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. The occupancy rate has increased 5.4 percentage points overall from a pandemic low of 77.8 percent in the second quarter of 2021 but remained 4.0 percentage points below the pre-pandemic high of 87.2 percent in the first quarter of 2020.
April 7, 2023
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Market Trends
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Real Estate Trends
AFIRE Survey Shows Investor Preference for American Assets in 2023
AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors focused on commercial property in the United States, has released its AFIRE International Investor Survey: Q1 2023 Pulse Report, underwritten by Holland Partner Group. U.S. market shows stability as a preferred global destination for investment with allocations up 6 percent from 2022, relative to a 5 percent decline in European investment.
March 27, 2023
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Economy, Market & Trends
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News
In Brief: U.S. Convenience Store Count Inched Up in 2023, Breaking Four-Year Decline
There are 150,174 convenience stores operating in the United States, a 1.5 percent increase from a year earlier, reversing a four-year decline, according to the 2023 NACS/NielsenIQ Convenience Industry Store Count.
January 18, 2023
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Philanthropic Impact
Winter 2023 Issue of Urban Land
The Winter 2023 issue of
Urban Land is now available for ULI members. The cover topic is “Exacting Standards: Outlook for property and development in 2023.”
Members Only
January 13, 2023
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Development and Construction
RCLCO: Sales Decrease 20 Percent Year Over Year at Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities
Real estate consulting firm RCLCO has released the results of their semi-annual survey of the top-selling master-planned communities of 2022.
January 5, 2023
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Market Trends
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Real Estate Trends
View from the Top on Capital Markets: Takeaways from Allen Matkins’ 2022 Fall Roundtable
The ULI/Allen Matkins Capital Markets Roundtable, now in its eighth year, brings together investors, developers, lenders, managers, and intermediaries to share insights and perspectives on the current and future outlook for real estate capital markets. topics discussed included which sectors of the market are strong, which should be avoided; and what the thoughts and strategies of some major players in real estate financing and investing are for the coming year.
December 19, 2022
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Best Practices
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Economic Development
ICYMI: Most Popular UL Articles of 2022
As we close the books on 2022, we look back on the topics that resonated most with the online readers of Urban Landin the past year.
December 13, 2022
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Design and Planning
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News
Governor Shares Vision for a More Livable Bangkok at ULI REImagine
Boosting livability is at the heart of Bangkok’s ambitions to thrive and develop as a global city, Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said in a dynamic presentation to ULI Asia Pacific’s REImagine conference. The governor explained that livability was the Thai capital city’s target because it is key to attracting and keeping global talent.
November 21, 2022
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Finance & Investment
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Real Estate Trends
Haven Realty Capital, J.P. Morgan Launch $415 Million Joint Venture Focused on Build-to-Rent
Haven Realty Capital and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives have formed a programmatic joint venture to acquire and develop more than $1 billion in new build-to-rent communities throughout the United States. The joint venture comes at a time when new for-sale housing starts have fallen to a two-year low.
November 17, 2022
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Philanthropic Impact
Fall 2022 Issue of Urban Land
The Fall 2022 issue of Urban Land is now available for ULI members. The cover topic is “Changing Locations: Transit-rich Destinations Embrace a Hybrid Future.”
Members Only
October 19, 2022
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