A new report from ULI Washington finds that the majority of millennials living in the District of Columbia and the adjacent suburbs of Maryland and Virginia are satisfied with their current housing, neighborhoods, and transportation alternatives, but many are uncertain about their ability to afford city living as they age and their lifestyles change.

At its essence, retrofitting suburbs is about transforming strip malls, sprawling subdivisions, big-box stores, and all the other spaces that Ellen Dunham-Jones calls “prototypical suburban property types” into more livable and sustainable places.“[The suburbs] were wonderful places when they were being built, and they helped a lot of generations of families achieve terrific quality of life,” Dunham-Jones told ULI members gathered for the inaugural ULI Toronto Emerging Trends and City Building Fall Symposium, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Whatever you think of technology, it is hard to ignore how it is changing the way people do virtually everything.

ULI NEXT Global cultivates leaders among generation X, the next demographic group that will take over top positions within ULI and real estate after baby boomers retire.

Known for its long planning horizons and long-term capital investments in fixed, physical assets, the real estate industry is now faced with clients whose business strategies and space and leasing requirements are becoming harder to predict and more volatile. This new reality is adding tremendous pressure on an industry that is accustomed to growth that occurs in a linear fashion and dependent on traditional forms of occupancy such as long-term leases, according to a panel of experts on the intersection of real estate and technology held at the ULI 2015 Fall Meeting in San Francisco.

Developed by members, ULI’s Real Estate Entrepreneur Program is cultivating a new generation of small-scale developers who want to transform their neighborhoods and communities, lot by lot and block by block.

ULI Hong Kong is continuing work on identifying solutions to the region’s housing crisis. A forum in September highlighted the need for the government’s continued involvement and innovation from the private sector.

ULI Europe has undertaken a broad effort to investigate the issue of densification and how European cities can densify in ways that keep the focus on people and create livable, vibrant, and thriving places.

UrbanPlan is set to launch in fifteen schools in major cities in the United Kingdom in November. ULI members in the U.K. are eager to introduce young people to careers in the property sector and engage in discussions about how cities are built.

ULI’s annual Fall Meeting is an exciting opportunity to learn best practices and expand your professional network. For first-time attendees, it can also be a bit intimidating and overwhelming. Read advice on how to navigate ULI’s signature event of the year from longtime members.