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Real Estate Economists Remain Positive on U.S. Economy and CRE Industry
Real estate economists continue to have a generally bullish outlook for the U.S. economy, capital markets, and real estate fundamentals. These results are based on the semiannual ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast, prepared by the ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate. Overall, expectations have improved since the prior forecast in March 2018, and the strong second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 4.2 percent was fresh in forecasters’ minds as they weighed in on future years.
Read MoreRising Sea Levels Pose Risk to Institutional Real Estate Investment
Some $360 billion of U.S. institutional real estate is in the top 20 percent of locations vulnerable to sea-level rise. Given significant portfolio allocations to gateway markets, institutional real estate portfolios have considerable exposure to climate change. This raises the question as to whether investors have factored in the challenge of rising sea levels alongside the perceived positives of gateway markets.
Read MoreIn Brief: Singapore Retakes Lead as Asia’s Largest Outbound Investor, Says CBRE
Asian outbound capital deployment remains robust amid a recent slowdown of Chinese outbound real estate investment. In the first half of 2018, outbound investment activity totaled US$25.3 billion, led by Singaporean capital, which accounted for 36 percent of the region’s total, according to recent data compiled by CBRE.
Read MoreDevelopers Still Exploring Possibilities of Opportunity Zones
One of the more bipartisan aspects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 passed last December was the creation of the Opportunity Zones Program. ULI South Carolina invited tax and government affairs experts to help demystify the Opportunity Zones Program at an event held in September on Kiawah Island.
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Investors in Asia Looking to Minimize Risk
June 18, 2018We are late in the current cycle, and real estate investors are focusing on the potential risks as much as, if not more than, the rewards on offer, according to investors and investment managers discussing global capital markets at the 2018 ULI Asia Pacific Summit in Hong Kong.
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Cycle Risk, Brexit’s Impact on Currency Keep Low-Risk Money in U.K.
June 8, 2018London-based investors have been less active internationally in recent months for a variety of reasons, including where the global economy is in the business cycle and the implications of the Brexit vote, said panelists discussing capital market trends at a ULI U.K. conference.
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How the New U.S. Tax Law Affects Community Development Projects
June 4, 2018Important tax credits were preserved in the new federal tax law, but lower corporate rates shrink their value.
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The Philippines: Too Much of a Good Thing?
A glut of liquidity in local capital markets is making life difficult for domestic and foreign investors alike.
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How Detroit Battled Its Way Out of Bankruptcy
May 7, 2018Detroit’s bankruptcy marked a turn in the fate of the city. Along with the economic downfall came rare opportunities for investment, creation, and collaboration.
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Industry Leaders Share Predictions in Live-Voting Session on Capital Markets
May 2, 2018Where are capital markets—and specific real estate sectors—headed? In a novel ULI panel at the ULI Spring Meeting in Detroit, 11 of the Institute’s top leaders revealed their expectations through instant polls on ten market questions.