Author: Jeremy Harper

Articles by Jeremy Harper

• Rebuilding Charity: Officials Hope ULI Study Jump-Starts Redevelopment of Shuttered New Orleans Hospital
  Published on February 14, 2018 in Planning & Design
  Rising above Tulane Avenue on the edge of downtown New Orleans, the historic Charity Hospital building has stood dormant for a dozen years since it was flooded.
• Coming to Master-Planned Communities: Data-Driven Marketing, Renters—and Flying Uber Rides
  Published on October 26, 2017 in Residential/Multifamily
  Modular units, virtual reality, rental homes, data-driven marketing—and even autonomous flying passenger vehicles—will transform master-planned communities in the coming years, a group of developers and marketers said during a panel discussion at the 2017 ULI Fall Meeting in Los Angeles.
• Asia Pacific Capital Still Major Force in U.S. Despite China’s Pullback
  Published on October 26, 2017 in Capital Markets
  For any participant in the U.S. real estate market, failing to understand and interact with capital from the Asia Pacific region is not a viable strategy, Marc Renard of global firm Cushman & Wakefield said during a forum at the 2017 ULI Fall Meeting.
• Property Managers See No End to Industrial Sector Boom
  Published on October 25, 2017 in Industrial
  Driven by an e-commerce boom, industrial real estate is in the midst of a golden age that shows no signs of waning, despite lingering concerns about the long-term health of traditional retailers, a group of industrial property managers said during a panel discussion at the 2017 Fall Meeting in Los Angeles.
• Ride Sharing and Driverless Cars Are Game-Changers for Real Estate and Cities
  Published on October 25, 2017 in Planning & Design
  The coming wave of ride-hailing companies and driverless cars will push down levels of vehicle ownership, reduce parking demand, and transform urban spaces.
• Facing the Challenges of Affordable Senior Housing
  Published on September 20, 2017 in Market Trends
  The lack of affordable housing for the growing senior population in the United States is a looming crisis and deserves more attention and resources from both the private sector and government, according to a leading advocate for aging issues. But affordable senior housing can become a platform for integrating services for low-income seniors and be an economic driver in communities by more efficiently delivering health care and other long-term support.
• From NIMBY to YIMBY: Making a More Compelling Case for Housing
  Published on September 20, 2017 in Market Trends
  Backing sympathetic elected officials, focusing on the human impacts of the housing shortage, and mobilizing nonvocal supporters for new projects are all effective ways to overcome NIMBY-ism over affordable housing projects, a panel of advocates said during the ULI Housing Opportunity 2017 Conference in New Orleans.
• How Mixed-Income Housing Can Benefit Both Communities and Investors
  Published on September 18, 2017 in Market Trends
  More investors are warming up to the notion that mixed-income development can also be a relatively low-risk venture that offers a stable rate of return.
• Innovations Driving Down Cost in Housing Design and Construction
  Published on September 15, 2017 in Market Trends
  Venture capitalists are jumping into the growing market for technology-based solutions for the affordable housing issues that communities around the globe are facing.