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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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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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
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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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Economy, Market & Trends
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Retail/Entertainment
Three Generations Walk into a Mall
Normally, I am not one to shop for recreation’s sake. But the same cannot be said of my aunt (and namesake) Elizabeth Ann.
June 15, 2015
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Elizabeth Razzi
Economy, Market & Trends
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News
Practical Considerations Can Make or Break Mixed Use
Creating a thriving mixed-use property is not nearly as simple as putting retail space on the ground floor of a multifamily residential building, even though that is just what many local officials and planners like to dictate, according to a panel of experts at the ULI Spring Meeting in Houston.
May 21, 2015
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Elizabeth Razzi
Finance – Capital Markets
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Real Estate Trends
The “Unprecedented” Flow of Capital to U.S. Markets
The U.S. real estate market remains awash in foreign capital, but those providing the funds are much more disciplined and better informed than in the past, a panel of real estate finance experts said at the 2015 ULI Spring Meeting in Houston.
May 18, 2015
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Elizabeth Razzi
Infrastructure
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Economy, Market & Trends
Funding the Next Wave of Key Transportation Projects
Increasingly, it is the ability—and willingness—of state and local governments to pay the ongoing cost of operation and maintaining new transportation projects that dictates whether capital will be invested in the infrastructure itself, according to a panel of experts at the ULI Spring Meeting in Houston.
May 14, 2015
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Elizabeth Razzi
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