Elizabeth Razzi

Elizabeth Razzi served as editor in chief of Urban Land from 2011-2021. She has been a writer and an editor for The Washington Post, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, and other publications.

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Finance & Investment

Real Estate Trends

UL Interview: Ngee Huat Seek

A renowned global investor and the chairman of ULI Asia Pacific reflects on opportunity and risk in a low-interest-rate environment.

September 26, 2016

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Elizabeth Razzi

News

This Issue: A Deeper Look at Homes

The place we call home dictates so much of the rest of our lives—not least of which is the amount of money available for the rest of life’s necessities and pleasures.

August 1, 2016

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Elizabeth Razzi

Economy, Market & Trends

This Issue: The Waterfront Bargain

As I write about the articles in this issue, the image of a beachgoer bargaining with the tide comes to mind.

June 15, 2016

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Elizabeth Razzi

Economy, Market & Trends

This Issue: The Philadelphia Story

Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant told one story about this great city. But, to most Americans, whether they have set foot on Philadelphia soil or came to know it only through their history lessons, few cities are as familiar.

April 5, 2016

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Elizabeth Razzi

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Economy, Market & Trends

This Issue: Convenience, Conviviality, and Charm

While density is the cover topic of this issue of Urban Land, it would be fair to say that density is a prevailing theme of this magazine’s content throughout the year.

February 5, 2016

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Elizabeth Razzi

Economy, Market & Trends

40 Under 40—and Other Thoughts on the Future

Our last issue of 2015 always takes a look forward. The Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2016 report, of course, calls attention to what ULI members expect in coming years. We summarize the results of the U.S. and Canada survey in this issue; those for the Asia Pacific region and Europe will be covered in our next issue.

January 5, 2016

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Elizabeth Razzi

Economy, Market & Trends

Examining Demographic Trends—and Picking Apart the Myths

Demographics exert a great influence on real estate, and a panel of experts at ULI’s Fall Meeting examined major population trends—and some myths about them, such as the notions that members of the millennial generation are not interested in owning their own homes and people are losing interest in suburban life.

October 19, 2015

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Elizabeth Razzi

Capital Markets and Finance

San Francisco Fed President Cites Concern over Real Estate Prices

By most measures, the U.S. economy remains strong, and the Federal Reserve is likely to begin increasing interest rates before the end of the year, John C. Williams, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, told ULI Trustees and Foundation Governors.

October 7, 2015

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Elizabeth Razzi

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Economy, Market & Trends

This Issue: Surveying San Francisco

Urban Land covers a lot of ground in this issue—and it happens to be some of the best-loved ground in the United States, the area surrounding San Francisco Bay.

September 15, 2015

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Elizabeth Razzi

Economy, Market & Trends

Better Than It Used to Be!

Over dinner recently, my husband and I joked about hyperbole in marketing and how we have grown accustomed to it.

September 1, 2015

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Elizabeth Razzi

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Economy, Market & Trends

Ten Gen Y Myths, Challenged

Examining the misconceptions about millennials and housing as discussed in ULI’s recent report, Gen Y and Housing: What They Want and Where They Want It.

July 13, 2015

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Elizabeth Razzi

Residential

Economy, Market & Trends

Rising Rents—and Repurcussions

Residential rents are at the crisis level, according to real estate economists who addressed a gathering of the National Association of Real Estate Editors in Miami last week. In addition to crowding out renters’ other budget items, including necessities such as dental care, the ongoing lack of affordability is hindering the market for home purchases.

June 29, 2015

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Elizabeth Razzi

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