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.

Economy, Market & Trends
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Industry Sectors
Federal Livability Progress
In June 2009, the Obama administration launched the federal livability initiative when three agencies—DOT, EPA, and HUD—formed the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. Read how these agencies over the past two years have advanced livability from a feel-good idea to a core philosophy that is becoming rooted in the federal departments and influencing some real estate patterns in metro areas.
July 21, 2011
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Jeffrey Spivak
Economy, Market & Trends
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Industry Sectors
Top 10 Metro Areas with Fastest-Growing Senior and Presenior Populations
Baby boomers are leading a wave of senior population growth that is spreading well beyond the traditional retirement magnet states of Florida and Arizona. According to a new 2010 census report from the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., 32 metro areas increased their senior populations by more than 25 percent during the decade of the 2000s. Read more to learn which cities are benefiting from growth in both senior and presenior populations.
July 15, 2011
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Jeffrey Spivak
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Public
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Economy, Market & Trends
Retail Recovery
As the economy recovers, an enduring shift is taking place in the retail landscape. Hard-hit by the severe economic downturn, the huge baby boomer generation is not likely to lead a spending revival the way it did after previous recessions. Instead, the more important demographic will be generation Y. Learn the surprising impact this could have for a much maligned format—the enclosed mall.
June 29, 2011
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Jeffrey Spivak
Economy, Market & Trends
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Industry Sectors
Top 10 Metros with Healthiest Housing Markets for 2011
Home sales are falling again, and home prices dropped to a post-recession low in the first quarter. Nevertheless, the homebuilding industry may be turning a corner, especially in southern metro areas.
June 24, 2011
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Jeffrey Spivak
Economy, Market & Trends
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Industry Sectors
Top 10 Metro Areas That Gained Population Faster During the Great Recession
The 2010 U.S. Census population figures show that nearly one-fourth of the largest metro areas grew by over 20 percent during the 2000s—with great differences between the two halves of the decade. Read which ten metro areas experienced greater growth in the second half of the decade than the first half.
June 8, 2011
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Jeffrey Spivak
Development and Construction
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Economy, Market & Trends
Top 10 Selling Master-Planned Communities
Residential sales in top-performing master-planned communities began to rebound in 2010, reversing a severe decline that began in 2006. The top 10-selling communities sold more than 7,000 units last year. Some communities target specific buyers such as older adults, while other developments target a wider range of demographic and market segments. Read which master-planned communities made the top 10 in sales for 2010.
May 26, 2011
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Jeffrey Spivak
Economy, Market & Trends
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Resorts/Second Homes
Top 10 Metros as Retirement Destinations
More than 1 million senior citizens typically move every year to a new locale to spend their golden years. So what are the most popular retirement destinations? The American City Business Journals, which publishes Business Journal newspapers in many major metros, recently used a six-part formula to rank the most popular places for retirees. Read the resulting list of top 10 destinations for seniors.
May 13, 2011
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Resilience and Sustainability
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Industry Sectors
Q&A with Greenprint’s Charles Leitner
Interest in reducing energy consumption in commercial buildings is gaining momentum in the public and private sectors. The efforts of both of these sectors took center stage at the Catalytic Convening on Energy Efficiency event, which brought together some 200 emerging leaders in the sustainability movement to discuss how to better align and advance the energy-efficient retrofit market. Read more.
May 10, 2011
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Industry Sectors
Seniors’ Housing Acquisitions
Since the middle of 2010, health care and seniors’ housing REITs have announced more than $20 billion in consolidations and partnerships—a significant surge from the $2.9 billion in deals done in 2009 and the $1.8 billion in 2008. Read why billion-dollar acquisitions in seniors’ housing, unthinkable a year ago, are quickly becoming the norm.
May 4, 2011
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Jeffrey Spivak
Design and Planning
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Economy, Market & Trends
Q&A with AARP—Livable Communities
While not known as an interest group in housing and community development circles, AARP champions retrofitting suburbia to be more walkable and livable. Read what David Shotwell, AARP’s senior director of livable communities, says about the organization’s advocacy of transit-oriented development and “complete streets,” among other things, in its quest to enhance older Americans’ quality of life.
April 26, 2011
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