Author: Karen Jordan

Karen Jordan is a freelance journalist, filmmaker, and author based in Los Angeles. She has contributed to The Atlantic, Los Angeles Magazine, and the Huffington Post.

Articles by Karen Jordan

• View from the Top: IQHQ Cofounder Shares Lessons on Building What You Want
  Published on May 18, 2022 in Economy, Market & Trends
  Tracy Murphy, cofounder and president of San Diego-based IQHQ, the life-sciences-centric REIT, has a drive and a hunger for success that cannot be stopped as the audience at the “WLI Presents: A View from the Top” at this year’s ULI Spring Meeting learned. IQHQ was founded around two years ago and has already become one of the largest property owners in the sector which she describes as “a sweetheart of a space.”
• Five ULI District Councils Work to Address Health Effects of Racial Disparities in Real Estate
  Published on May 03, 2022 in Inside ULI
  A group of ULI District Councils has been working to examine local histories of racial discrimination in land use and transportation, to draw connections with current health equity disparities, and to chart a course towards a more equitable future for the real estate industry. The cohort of participating district councils includes ULI Houston, ULI St. Louis, ULI British Columbia, ULI Northwest, and ULI Toronto.
• San Diego County’s Urban Revival
  Published on April 07, 2022 in Development
  Suburban greenfield projects fade away as stakeholders focus on connecting cities and reinvesting in areas with preexisting infrastructure and transit.
• The Great Return: Why On Site Is Becoming the New Off Site
  Published on March 17, 2022 in Economy, Market & Trends
  An increasing number of U.S. office workers, ranging from the federal government to small businesses, are now saying that it is time for employees to return to the office.
• WLI Prologis Achievement Awards Help Level the Playing Field
  Published on March 03, 2022 in Inside ULI
  Opening doors to help diversify the industry is a goal of the WLI Prologis Achievement Award. The annual awards are given to women who are ULI members with at least seven years of real estate experience. They must have exhibited leadership in their district councils or on the national or global level to be selected for the award, which funds the winner’s participation at the ULI Fall and Spring Meetings.
• Tracking Progress on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Commercial Real Estate
  Published on February 04, 2022 in Inside ULI
  ULI recently joined a coalition of real estate associations to conduct the industry’s first global diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) survey. The results of the survey were discussed in a January webinar with 92 firms reporting some form of DEI initiative.
• WLI Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
  Published on January 11, 2022 in Inside ULI
  Over the last decade, the number of women members of ULI has more than doubled, in part due to the success of the Institute's Women’s Leadership Initiative.
• Private Sector Taking the Lead on Climate Mitigation after COP-26
  Published on November 29, 2021 in Sustainability
  During a recent ULI webinar “COP26: Key Takeaways for Real Estate,” participants said that the private sector is moving forward on curbing carbon emissions, but that more political action is still needed.
• Building Small: Creating Community Equity with Smaller-Scale Development
  Published on August 11, 2021 in Development
  In any industry, large-scale projects tend to draw more attention. However, there is also a lot to be said for building small, said Jim Heid, founder of Urban Green, and also a founding partner of CraftWork, a coworking and community hub in Healdsburg, California, speaking during a recent ULI webinar.