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October share prices for REITS were lower month-over-month, and all sectors posted lower returns, except for infrastructure REITs which reported 18.3 percent in total returns for the year. Despite the decline in prices and performance, sector returns continue to surpass the S&P 500. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

Perhaps it is a sign of uncertain times when top-level economists start talking about feelings. The current U.S. economy is “not quite as bad as it feels,” said JLL Americas managing director Ben Breslau, during a 2016 ULI Fall Meeting panel discussion. “Not that there’s no risk, but it’s not quite as bad as it feels.”

Newer suburban developments have embraced the idea of a vibrant and inviting public realm and mixed-use environments to go with it. Though the town center concept is not new, it is being reinvented and adapted to a variety of contexts.

The pressing need for inclusivity to be part of urban revitalization was a key topic at ULI’s recent Mid-Winter meeting in Washington, D.C., attended by the Institute’s global trustees, with former ULI visiting fellow Richard Florida and ULI trustee Edward Glaeser leading a discussion on the future of cities.

Spring Meeting cochairs Greg Johnson and Patrick Callahan explain what makes their hometown--technology capital, destination for outdoor enthusiasts, a city of innovators--unique.

In sprawling metro areas such as Atlanta, the very notion of a “suburb” is in flux. No longer is the delineation between urban and suburban housing types and community attributes crystal clear as certain types of suburbs are evolving to include higher densities, walkability, and other urban characteristics.

Alice Connell, a highly regarded and leading member of ULI, passed away from a brain tumor on Friday, February 24. She was 70.

A ULI Advisory Services panel met in Hong Kong to examine restrictions on building height aimed at preserving ridgeline views of the mountain peaks on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon from Quarry Bay, an emerging business district.

For the 2017 Spring Meeting, ULI is trying something a bit different: three concurrent sessions on Thursday, May 4, will be held outside the Washington State Convention Center at locations throughout Seattle, the 2017 ULI Spring Meeting host city.

How can the built environment facilitate connections between people? Improve the connections between cities and between public and private space? These are the questions posed by a report titled Connected Cities, published by global architecture firm Benoy and AsiaProperty. The report was launched during a recent event hosted by ULI Hong Kong.