John Egan

John Egan is a freelance writer, editor, and content marketing strategist in Austin, Texas. Aside from Urban Land, his work has been published by CreditCards.com, Bankrate, Credit Karma, LendingTree, PolicyGenius, HuffPost, National Real Estate Investor, and other online outlets.

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Design and Planning
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Emerging Trends
Master-Planned Communities Embracing Next Generation of White-Labeled Mobile Apps
One company is building mobile applications to bring a deeper sense of community and communication to master-planned communities.
November 16, 2021
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Economy, Market & Trends
JLL Betting $100 Million on Global Growth of Proptech
JLL’s 2021 Global Proptech Reportidentifies nearly 8,000 property technology companies around the world with a threefold increase over the past 10 years. But JLL is also betting on further growth in the space with with $100 venture capital fund of its own.
September 1, 2021
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Issues and Trends
New ULI Report Cites Data Analytics as Key Growth Area for Proptech
Data analytics shines as the rising star of property technology (proptech) in the real estate industry, according to a report released by ULI and international law firm Goodwin Procter.
July 26, 2021
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Asia Pacific
Analyst: Shifts in Consumer Demand Related to Pandemic Could Have Lasting Effects
ULI MEMBER-ONLY CONTENT: The tendency to isolate yourself from the outside world by sheltering at home could be an enduring effect of the coronavirus pandemic, Miki Tsusaka, managing director and senior partner in the Tokyo office of Boston Consulting Group, said in early September at ULI Asia Pacific’s REImagine conference.
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September 24, 2020
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Industrial
Bulking Up on New-Economy Assets: Data Centers and Logistics Facilities in Vogue with Asia’s Investors
Global growth in e-commerce spurred by the coronavirus pandemic is boosting investor interest in a “new economy” asset class dominated by data centers and logistics facilities, speakers said in early September at a session during the ULI Asia Pacific REImagine conference.
September 23, 2020
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Asia Pacific
HSBC Economist Sees Stronger Outlook for China through 2022
ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: Every major global economy except Mainland China will see a decline in growth this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, said Janet Henry, chief global economist at HSBC, as part of ULI’s REImagine event.
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September 21, 2020
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Design and Planning
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Economic Development
Maintaining the Elements of Fun, Health, and Safety in Urban Design
As urban spaces grapple with a global pandemic, designers should embrace the notion that safe places need not be clinical spaces, said urban strategist Barrie Barton during a keynote speech in early September at the ULI Asia Pacific REImagine conference, highlighting a hospital and an office tower in the region with nontraditional design touches.
September 21, 2020
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Asia Pacific
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Development and Construction
New World Development Betting Big on China’s Emerging Greater Bay Area
ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: Hong Kong real estate developer Adrian Cheng is investing heavily in China’s emerging Greater Bay Area, touted as the up-and-coming Silicon Valley and Wall Street of the East. During ULI Asia Pacific’s virtual REimagine conference, Cheng said that his company now controls a land bank of about 290 hectares (nearly 717 acres) in the region.
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September 14, 2020
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Asia Pacific
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Capital Markets and Finance
Accelerating the Demand for Proptech in the Asia Pacific Region
ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: The global COVID-19 pandemic promises to accelerate the adoption of property technology (proptech), which lies at the intersection of the roughly $230 trillion global property sector and the nearly $3.4 trillion global technology sector, speakers said in early September during the virtual ULI Asia Pacific REimagine conference.
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September 8, 2020
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Development and Construction
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Public/Private Partnerships
How the Private Sector Is Helping Mitigate Austin’s Homelessness Issues
At a ULI Austin event, speakers said that government, nonprofit, and business initiatives are tackling Austin’s homelessness predicament by, among other things, proposing temporary structures known as Sprung shelters and seeking to convert motels into longer-term housing.
March 9, 2020
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