Jeffrey Spivak

Jeffrey Spivak, a senior market analyst in suburban Kansas City, Missouri, is an award-winning writer specializing in real estate development, infrastructure, and demographic trends.

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Design and Planning
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Industry Sectors
Increasing Home Sales in Master-Planned Communities
Top-selling master-planned communities continue to be those that adapt to the ever-shifting real estate environment.
February 14, 2012
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Development and Construction
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Innovation Districts & Corridors
Top 10 States for Low Business Taxes and Regulations
According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, states that are now the most business-friendly are inland locales, ranging from Kentucky and Tennessee in the east, westward to Wyoming and Utah.
January 5, 2012
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Office
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Economy, Market & Trends
Top 10 Commercial Real Estate Trends for 2012
Despite some downward-trending market indicators, the forecast for the commercial real estate sector is decidedly more mixed for the coming year, depending on the market sector, according to Deloitte.
December 16, 2011
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Infrastructure
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Economy, Market & Trends
Top Ten Metros with Bad Bridges
Bridges are often cited as the poster child for America’s crumbling infrastructure—but bridge conditions are actually improving nationwide, thanks to a federal and state commitment to the problem.
December 14, 2011
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Mixed-Use
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Resilience and Sustainability
Top 10 Global Cities with Lowest Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This year, the C40 Climate Leadership Group—a network of global cities dedicated to climate change leadership—collaborated with the U.K.’s Carbon Disclosure Project to survey major cities on their greenhouse gas emissions. They learned that well-known places like London, New York, and Tokyo produced higher levels of emissions per capita than cities in South America, Asia, and Africa.
November 17, 2011
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Retail/Entertainment
Malls Making a Comeback
For years, observers have predicted the death of the enclosed regional mall. How ironic, then, that today the regional mall is not just surviving but thriving compared with its shopping center competitors. Read how large mall owners have been actively investing in their properties in recent years, adding new attractions and luring new major tenants, in an effort to stay relevant in the 21st century.
October 26, 2011
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Development and Construction
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Emerging Trends
Solar Parking Lots Arriving in Greater Numbers
All across America, surface parking lots dot metropolitan landscapes, serving the same solitary purpose day after day. But in some parts of the country, these underused parcels of real estate are becoming the new frontier in solar power. So far in 2011, thousands of solar panels have been constructed over parking lots in California, Maryland, Ohio, and New Jersey, among other places.
October 19, 2011
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Design and Planning
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Industry Sectors
American Planning Associations’ Top 10 Great Streets 2011
Recently, the American Planning Association released its annual list of “Great Places in America”—including ten great streets in big cities like Washington, D.C., and small towns like Galena, Illinois.
October 19, 2011
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Capital Markets and Finance
Top 10 Metro Areas for Economic Growth Since the Recession
According to just-released data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the economies of U.S. metro areas turned around in 2010, with metro gross domestic products increasing a combined 2.5 percent.
October 7, 2011
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Office
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Industry Sectors
Urban Office Momentum
The U.S. office market has shifted its geographic momentum this year, with central business districts (CBDs) and popular urban corridors recovering better than suburban markets. One significant sign of the improving health of CBDs has been a notable increase in corporations migrating from outlying suburbs to downtown or urban locations. Read what three ULI members have to say about his trend.
September 14, 2011
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Development and Construction
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Emerging Trends
Top 10 Metro Highway Removal Projects
At one time, highway teardown projects in urban U.S. cities were rare, with about one occurring each decade. In the 1970s, Portland closed Harbor Drive. In the 1990s, San Francisco tore down the Embarcadero Freeway. And in the 2000s, Milwaukee removed the Park East Freeway spur. But this decade, freeway removal projects are gaining popularity. Read a list of the top 10 highway teardown projects based on progress made toward teardown.
September 13, 2011
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Development and Construction
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Suburbs
Top 11 Worst Metro Areas for Seniors’ Mobility
A report commissioned by Transportation for America shows that in a majority of metros with 1 million or more people, over half of seniors aged 65 to 79 will have poor access to mass transit in 2015.
September 7, 2011
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