Europe is a divided continent in many ways. While markets like Spain, Portugal, and Croatia are experiencing a surge in visitors, France, Belgium, and Turkey face a tourism crisis. Performance varies from country to country.

A new ULI report describes the diversity and variety of suburban development types across the United States and how each are satisfying lifestyle preferences, affordability challenges, and other consumer demands.

A new report published by ULI Boston/New England sheds light on the shrinking middle-class in the Greater Boston region due in part to the lack of affordable housing options for middle-income households.

Apartments had a very strong year in 2015, with rent growth averaging 4.8 percent and occupancy averaging 95.8 percent according to MPF Research, a division of Real Page. But apartment market activity slowed late in the year, and opinions are mixed about whether it was seasonal slowing or a sign that markets are cooling. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

Today’s renters and homeowners want to live in bustling neighborhoods with good access to amenities and mass transit.

Tech startups—and the venture capital on which they thrive—are breaking out of their suburban mold.

In her book The End of the Suburbs, Leigh Gallagher argues that while the suburbs suffered the worst during the housing bust, the recession is a catalyst for a much larger trend, driven by high fuel prices, the decline of the nuclear family, and the resurgence of cities. But she also says, “Not all suburbs are going to vanish.”

A report commissioned by Transportation for America shows that in a majority of metros with 1 million or more people, over half of seniors aged 65 to 79 will have poor access to mass transit in 2015.

In an effort to facilitate walkable urbanism while harnessing suburban growth into sustainable neighborhoods, the North Central Texas Council of Governments has partnered with the Partnership for Livable Communities to help finance the construction of a transit line along a right-of-way called the Cotton Belt. Read how creative finance is poised to get this project done years ahead of schedule.