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Collaboration showcases cutting-edge tech solutions to key real estate challenges.

The Commercial Mortgage Alert Trepp weekly survey of 15 active portfolio lenders showed spreads widening 15+/- basis points week-over-week, putting them 35 to 50 basis points wider than at the beginning of the month. Everyone seems to be in a holding pattern, afraid to pull the trigger so to speak and get caught on the wrong side of a transaction having a 5 year or longer maturity. Our recommendation: wait out the days till Labor Day at the beach!

The efficiency strategies being researched by Disney Research China can be applied not only in Disney resorts—which are basically miniature cities with accommodations, attractions, transportation, and commerce—but also in communities of all shapes and sizes.

The life sciences industry is booming, and recruiting and retaining talent is the top concern for the leaders of life sciences companies, according to a panel of four Chicago-based experts who spoke at a concurrent session during the 2021 ULI Fall Meeting.

Residential rents are at the crisis level, according to real estate economists who addressed a gathering of the National Association of Real Estate Editors in Miami last week. In addition to crowding out renters’ other budget items, including necessities such as dental care, the ongoing lack of affordability is hindering the market for home purchases.

The plan to develop a robust pipeline of tech talent—and to retain that talent—was one of the deciding factors driving Amazon’s choice of Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, said speakers at the ULI’s 2019 Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Avenue Place/Avenue Terrace in Houston; Clybourn 1200 in Chicago; Keauhou Lane in Honolulu; Conway Center in Washington, D.C.; and Harbor Place Residences in Haverhill, Massachusetts, were announced as winners of the 2018 Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award. The State of New York Mortgage Finance Agency and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority are joint winners of the 2018 Robert C. Larson Housing Policy Leadership Award.

Developments showcased at the 2020 ULI Carolinas Meeting included transit-oriented affordable housing, gleaming new downtown office towers, an opportunity zone development for technology tenants, and a new recreation center for Clemson University students using mass timber.

The top 11 trends in this month’s Barometer point to cautious optimism in the economy, mixed signals in the capital markets, and a welcome spark in the weak housing market. Compared with a year ago, 67 percent of the key indicators in the Barometer are better and 33 percent are worse.

Highlights of the October 2011 Federal Reserve Senior Loan Office Opinion Survey include, amongst other findings: fewer domestic commercial banks eased lending standards, one-fourth of foreign bank respondents tightened lending standards, and less easing of credit standards in the third quarter of 2011 as compared to past surveys.