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Real estate investment trusts pulled back in April amid mixed news on interest rates and first-quarter earnings. REIT merger and acquisition activity is on the upswing, and the first REIT initial public offering of the year also occurred, as MGM Growth Properties raised $1.05 billion. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

The current real estate cycle is maturing after more than seven years of expansion. Real estate investment trusts in all sectors are responding to market conditions by selling more properties than they are buying and by recycling capital to fund new development and redevelopment. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

The overwhelming majority of hotel real estate investment trusts (REITs) are trading at prices that represent discounts to their net asset value, as has been the case for more than a year now. The thinking in some circles is that the hotel sector is approaching its cyclical peak. Plus, interest rate survey data from Trepp.

Recently, the American Planning Association released its annual list of “Great Places in America”—including ten great streets in big cities like Washington, D.C., and small towns like Galena, Illinois.

Detroit’s design community has set an ambitious vision—to become a global leader in the practice of inclusive design in order to drive more inclusive growth.

ULI has received the 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. Announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the award recognizes ENERGY STAR® partner businesses and organizations that demonstrate superior leadership, innovation, and commitment to environmental protection through energy efficiency.

A wayfinding project enhances identity in Mount Prospect, Illinois.

An area in Midtown Miami, split between the Wynwood and Edgewater neighborhoods, will be the study site for the 18th annual ULI Hines Student Competition.

Panelists at ULI’s Spring Meeting agreed that strategies never considered before are worth considering now in this market in which renting seems to have more appeal than buying. However, George Casey, chief executive officer at Orleans Homebuilders, noted that Orleans is building fewer models and foot traffic is slower per community, but sales are greater.

Boosting livability is at the heart of Bangkok’s ambitions to thrive and develop as a global city, Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said in a dynamic presentation to ULI Asia Pacific’s REImagine conference. The governor explained that livability was the Thai capital city’s target because it is key to attracting and keeping global talent.