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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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Economy, Market & Trends
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Retail
In Brief: Ten Brick-and-Mortar Retail Brands to Watch in 2022
According to Placer Labs, these 10 growing retail chains had the foot traffic in 2021 to set them up for future growth in brick-and-mortar retail.
February 4, 2022
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Resilience and Sustainability
ULI Resilience Summit: Interconnected Systems Show Vulnerability to Climate Change
Speaking at the 2022 ULI Resilience Summit, which was held virtually, Alice Hill, senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations, talked about the role of both the public and private sectors in mitigating climate change.
January 28, 2022
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Economy, Market & Trends
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News
In Audio: Not Just Wires, Pipes, and Roads
Michael Spotts, a senior visiting research fellow at ULI’s Terwiliger Center for Housing and head of Neighborhood Fundamentals, recently appeared on the Talking Headways podcast. Spotts chats with us about takeaways from the Shaw Symposium on Urban Community Issues, the definition of infrastructure, and the importance of taking a systems approach to important interconnected topics like transportation, education, and health care.
January 24, 2022
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Philanthropic Impact
Winter 2022 Issue of Urban Land
ULI MEMBER—ONLY CONTENT:The Winter 2022 issue of Urban Landis now available for ULI members. The cover topic is “Outlook 2022: Real Estate Proves Resilient.”
Members Only
January 18, 2022
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Resilience and Sustainability
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News
2021 Saw Second-Highest Rate of Billion-Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters
A warm December fueled tornadoes and other storms to bring the total number of multi-billion dollar disasters to 20 for 2021, as reported by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the second-highest annual number since 1980.
January 18, 2022
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Development and Construction
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ULI Leadership
Audio: Owen Thomas Appears on Leading Voices in Real Estate
Former ULI Global Chairman Owen Thomas, CEO of Boston Properties, joined Matt Slepin, founder and managing partner of Terra Search and a ULI Foundation Governor, for a recent episode of Leading Voices in Real Estate. Thomas discussed his commitment to the industry in key leadership positions, including serving as the immediate past Global Chair of the Urban Land Institute and his significant contribution to ULI’s Net Zero Imperative Initiative working to reduce our industry’s carbon footprint.
January 13, 2022
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Capital Markets and Finance
MBA: Originators Are Bullish on 2022 Outlook
Commercial and multifamily mortgage originators anticipate 2022 will be another strong year of borrowing and lending, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2022 Commercial Real Estate Finance Outlook Survey. Every commercial/multifamily firm polled expects originations to increase in 2022, with almost two-thirds (63 percent) expecting an overall increase of 5 percent or more across the entire market.
January 12, 2022
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Economy, Market & Trends
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News
In Brief: Fourth Quarter Occupancy Increased in U.S. Senior Housing
U.S. senior housing occupancy increased for the second consecutive quarter and rose to 81.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, a 1.0 percentage point increase from the third quarter and a 2.3 percentage point increase from a pandemic-related low of 78.7 percent in the second quarter, according to data from 31 metropolitan markets covered by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care.
January 7, 2022
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Development and Construction
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News
Slower Sales at the 50 Top-Selling U.S. Master-Planned Communities of 2021
According to RCLCO’s survey data, home sales in the 50 top-selling U.S. master-planned communities grew by a modest 5 percent compared to 2020, with a 14 percent decrease in sales during the second half of the year compared to the first.
January 5, 2022
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Economy, Market & Trends
Most Popular Urban Land Articles of 2021
As we close the books on the year, we wanted to look back on the topics that resonated with the readers of Urban Landonline in the past year. Here are the top five most popular articles from 2021.
December 23, 2021
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