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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Development and Construction
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Community and Neighborhood Development
More Direct Flights, Ease of Doing Business Could Attract Companies to San Antonio
Panelists talked about how the San Antonio region is faring versus other cities in Texas in attracting talented workers and corporate office tenants and where it can improve compared with cities of a similar size.
January 14, 2020
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Development and Construction
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Austin
Large Projects Driving Optimism for Austin’s Prospects
Austin, Texas, sits at the pinnacle of the U.S. commercial real estate sector right now, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2020. But recent economic wins like the planned $1 billion campus for Apple and the new headquarters of the U.S. Army’s modernization initiative should keep the city standing tall for years to come, said panelists speaking at a ULI Austin event in October.
October 14, 2019
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Design and Planning
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Resilience and Sustainability
Increasing Access to Biking and Walking Trails for All in Austin, Texas
A robust public/private partnership could further enable a bike trail and pedestrian boardwalk that bridges the lingering cultural divide between the east and west sides of Austin, Texas, a ULI Advisory Services panel said in August.
September 12, 2019
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Development and Construction
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Office
As Texas Grows, Large Employers Often Target Space outside CBDs
As shown by high-profile developments in metro areas like Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas is redefining the notion of the central business district (CBD), said the president and chief executive officer of the Texas Economic Development Corp. speaking at the ULI Texas Forum in Austin. Companies will maintain urban footprints, he said, but a number of major employers in the Austin area are expanding away from the downtown.
May 13, 2019
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Philanthropic Impact
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News
How Three San Antonio Companies Are Incorporating Sustainability Best Practices
San Antonio’s office and residential developers are backing up their commitment to sustainability with innovative projects that are saving energy, water, and money. Executives from three companies described their efforts at the ULI San Antonio Sustainability Forum in February.
March 1, 2019
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Design and Planning
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Real Estate Trends
Updating Floodplains to Reflect Heavier Recent Rainfall in Texas
A new definition of what constitutes a 100-year flood promises to alter how commercial and residential properties in Austin are built and protected, panelists said at a ULI Austin event in December. This effort arose from new data indicating that major storms in Texas dump more rain than had been previously estimated, with more than 2,000 buildings being added to the designated floodplain.
January 7, 2019
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Office
Coworking Spaces Seen as Key Tenant for Houston Office
Coworking reigns as a core strategy, rather than a craze, against the backdrop of commercial real estate evolving from a space-leasing business to a service-delivery business, said speakers at a ULI Houston luncheon in November.
December 7, 2018
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John Egan
Design and Planning
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Emerging Trends
After the Storms: How 2017 Storms Affected Forecasts for Texas, Florida, and Elsewhere
The surveys and interviews for the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2018report were complete; the data had been compiled, and the reports had been written. Then, for some of the major U.S. Sun Belt cities, everything changed. Historic storms raged across the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean, destroying property and lives and upending all the forecasts and predictions for property markets in the Southeast. Investors and developers were sent scrambling to reassess their analysis and financial models.
January 22, 2018
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Design and Planning
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Emerging Trends
Pearl Mixed-Use Development: A San Antonio Gem
When three national magazines— U.S. News & World Report, Food & Wineand Travel + Leisure— give you glowing reviews, you must be doing something right. Such is the case with Hotel Emma, a 146-room luxury hotel that’s one of the numerous fascinating facets of San Antonio’s mixed-use Pearl complex, which rose from the historic but neglected Pearl Brewery.
December 22, 2017
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Retail/Entertainment
How Amazon’s Moves Could Affect Cities Like Austin
The highly coveted second corporate headquarters of e-commerce giant Amazon.com would be a welcome addition to Austin, but the $5 billion project undoubtedly would produce more housing and transportation woes in one of the fastest-growing regions of the United States, said panelists at a ULI Austin event.
December 18, 2017
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