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Delivering on the Promise of Opportunity Zones
With tax rules clarified, will the program deliver the promise of increasing development in underserved areas?
Survey: U.S. Economy and Real Estate Market Not Ready to Retire
There is no end in sight for the long-lived U.S. economic and real estate market expansion, according to leading real estate economists. These projections are based on a special year-end version of the “ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast,” prepared by the ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate. The forecast is based on a survey completed in December by 27 economists/analysts at 24 leading real estate organizations.
Read MoreInsights from McCoy Symposium: More Time Remaining for the Real Estate Expansion
Some of the best minds in commercial real estate seemed a lot less worried at the 26nd annual ULI/McCoy Symposium on Real Estate Finance, held in December in New York City. Although proceedings of this invitation-only event are not attributable to participants, McCoy and some participants agreed to share key takeaways. Their top message: investors keep pouring their money into office towers, apartment buildings, and other real estate in the United States despite high prices, worries that the U.S. economy could fall into a recession, and the uncertainty that accompanies a presidential election year.
Read MoreThree Private-Sector Approaches to Preserving Affordable Housing in the Carolinas
At ULI South Carolina’s Capital Markets Conference, panelists outlined strategies that are leveraging the strengths of the private sector to create and preserve affordable housing in areas experiencing rapid growth.
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As Economists Forecast for 2020, Some Already Thinking Past the Next Recession
November 20, 2019Sam Chandan, associate dean of New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate and host of the Real Estate Hour on SiriusXM Radio presented his economic forecast for 2020 at a ULI New York event in November.
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Capital Markets Roundtable: Where Investors Say the Market Is Headed
November 18, 2019The ULI/Allen Matkins Capital Markets Roundtable, now in its fifth year, brings together investors, developers, lenders, managers, and intermediaries at the ULI Fall Meeting to share insights and perspectives on the current and future outlook for real estate capital markets. Panelists discussed what is working for their firms.
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Singapore, Tokyo Are Top Investment Markets in the Asia Pacific Region for 2020
November 15, 2019After several years of steady growth, Asia Pacific real estate continues to produce strong returns, but caution is increasingly embedded into investor strategies, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate ® Asia Pacific 2020, an annual real estate forecast jointly published by ULI and PwC. Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, and Melbourne are ranked as four of the top five markets for investment prospects, reflecting investor preference for regional markets that are large, liquid, and defensive.
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ULI Forecast Predicts Continued Modest Growth Ahead through 2021
October 7, 2019The persistent theme over the current economic cycle of “lower for longer” growth has contributed to a record expansion cycle that has surpassed 10 years. Results from ULI’s latest “Real Estate Economic Forecast” show that trend is likely to continue into 2021, said panelists speaking on a webinar discussing the survey results.
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Finding Deals in D.C.: The Acquisitions Process
September 3, 2019Despite record amounts of capital seeking deals, market nuances must be navigated.
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Should Cap Rate Spreads (and Cap Rates) Be This High?
August 7, 2019Interest rates have been on a roller-coaster ride over the last year, but cap rates are largely unchanged. The result of these moves is that cap rate spreads relative to the safe investments in the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds have moved back to the levels seen in 2017. Given everything that has changed over the last year—as well as everything that has not—there may be room for cap rate spreads to move lower.