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COVID-19: Industry Insights

For Commercial Real Estate, Shift in Focus on Air Quality, Health Measures Will Endure

A survey of ULI members suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in commercial building management and operational changes that make occupants’ health and wellness a top priority, according to participants in a recent webinar hosted by the Institute’s Building Healthy Places Initiative. Read More

Facing the Challenges of Decarbonizing during a Cyclical Downturn

The real estate industry is tackling the twin challenges of a cyclical downturn juxtaposed with the long-term consequences from the disruption caused by COVID-19, and the environmental, social, and governance agenda becoming increasingly important. Read More

The Pandemic and the Public Realm: Adapting Spaces in a Global Pandemic

An excerpt from the forthcoming ULI report The Pandemic and the Public Realm: Global Innovations for Health, Social Equity, and Sustainability, which documents how cities around the world looked to their public spaces to meet changing needs. Read More

ULI Forecast Sees Employment Growth, Rebounding GDP for U.S. Economy

Real estate economists predict markedly improved U.S. economic and property market conditions over the next three years, 2021 to 2023, compared with the forecast of six months ago, according to the spring ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast. Read More

Recent Articles

  • Facing the Challenges of Decarbonizing during a Cyclical Downturn

    2021-04-26 13:13:03 The real estate industry is tackling the twin challenges of a cyclical downturn juxtaposed with the long-term consequences from the disruption caused by COVID-19, and the environmental, social, and governance agenda becoming increasingly important.
  • ULI Capital Markets Forum: What a Difference a Year Makes

    2021-04-05 13:23:08 As part of the 2021 ULI Virtual Europe Conference in February, high-level ULI members from across the global finance and investment sector gathered virtually to discuss capital flows, real estate market dynamics, and debt and equity markets. Among the trends discussed were an acceleration of deglobalization, shifting from “just in time” to “just in case” deliveries, and more interest in the hyperlocal, also characterized as “love thy neighborhood.”
  • Drones for Development

    2021-04-05 10:57:25 The pandemic has accelerated the use of contactless drones for comprehensive applications in real estate development.
  • Helping Small and Large U.S. Landlords Survive a Downturn

    2021-03-29 10:00:00 As the new appointees at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development settle into their roles, they face challenges both old and new. Ethan Handelman, the new deputy assistant secretary of the agency’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, addressed the 2021 ULI Housing Opportunity Conference in March.
  • Confronting the Acute Shortage of Attainable U.S. Homes

    2021-03-22 10:45:55 COVID-19 has exacerbated a crisis of middle-income households being unable to find attainable homes, with frontline workers faring particularly badly, according to a comprehensive data-informed study from the ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing.
  • Creating Models for a More Sustainable Future for Retail

    2021-03-03 13:23:21 A return to the “old normal” before the global coronavirus pandemic is neither possible nor desirable, a panel of retail leaders agreed at “Experience the Experience,” ULI Asia Pacific’s premier retail event of 2021.
  • Growth and Resilience: Planning for the Recovery of Europe’s Great Cities

    2021-02-26 14:18:54 ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: In the closing session of the 2021 ULI Virtual Europe Conference in February, a panel considered the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic would have on cities in both the short term and the longer term.
  • Confronting COVID-19: Opportunities for Upgrading Leased-Space Fitouts

    2021-02-03 12:38:45 As tenants prepare to return to their buildings on a more consistent basis, office reconfigurations and fitouts are top of mind. While updating spaces for less density and more social distancing, with more sensors and less recirculated air, owners and tenants have a prime opportunity to optimize their space for sustainability and energy performance, in addition to health and wellness, at the same time.
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