Market Trends
In Brief: 2020 Ends with Record-Setting Quarter for U.S. Industrial Sector
The U.S. industrial real estate market finished 2020 with a remarkably strong quarter, much of its resilience hinging on the acceleration of e-commerce, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield. The fourth quarter was the strongest for absorption ever, accounting for 89.8 million square feet (83.4 million sq m).
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Kansas City, Missouri, Chosen as 2021 ULI Hines Student Competition Study Site
The East Village neighborhood in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, has been selected as the study site for ULI’s 19th annual ULI Hines Student Competition.
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Unlocking a Citywide ADU Policy in Chicago
A ULI Chicago task force has been working to expand housing options in the Chicagoland area by addressing regulatory barriers to the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
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In Brief: Preserving the Past While Creating the Office Spaces of the Future
Over the last 100 years, more than 4,200 buildings have been converted into office space through adaptive use across the United States, according to a report from data provider Yardi’s Commercial Search. Primarily, those conversions were from industrial space (61 percent), followed by retail (19 percent) and residential (5 percent).
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Don’t Write Off the Office: Key Takeaways from Industry Leaders in Asia Pacific’s Top Markets
December 17, 2020Though working from home has moved higher on the occupier agenda as the Asia Pacific region copes with the ongoing global pandemic, office space is adapting to the changing environment.
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Real Estate Art: Advocating for Better Use of the Industry’s Support for Artist Communities
December 7, 2020Smarter investments in art could benefit real estate developers and the communities in which they invest. In the long term, a well-designed art intervention will add value to the property and create impact.
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Using Pull Planning to Improve Construction Outcomes in Multifamily
ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: A ULI Houston member shares how the multifamily construction industry is using “pull planning” to boost productivity and efficiency as costs rise.
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With International Travel Restricted, Campaigns to Boost Domestic Tourism Have Helped Hospitality Stay Afloat in Asia
November 24, 2020ULI MEMBER-ONLY CONTENT: After the lockdown phase of late winter and early spring of 2020, global recovery in the hospitality sector has been showing signs of plateauing in recent months. But some segments of the market are faring better than others across Australia, China, and Japan, said a hospitality expert speaking at the ULI Asia Pacific Leadership Convivium, a ULI full member event held virtually in November.
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Rise of Cloud Kitchens: Roughly Half of Delivered Food in Singapore Coming from Virtual Food Prep Hubs
November 23, 2020ULI MEMBER-ONLY CONTENT: Well-prepared food of practically any cuisine you can imagine, delivered to you with the help of busy drones and robots. In the not-too-distant future, this could be an everyday reality for people in cities all over the world, said a speaker at the the ULI Asia Pacific Leadership Convivium.
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Asia’s Fashion Outlets Pivot to Omnichannel, Focusing on Customer Service
November 16, 2020ULI MEMBER–ONLY CONTENT: At the 2020 ULI Asia Pacific Leadership Convivium, an international retail CEO shared her experience of engaging with customers, both offline and online, during the COVID-19 pandemic and how working with understanding landlords has helped create win/win outcomes.