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According to an analysis in Bloomberg Businessweek (July 26 – August 1, 2010), home prices in Asian cities, together with some Scandinavian countries, significantly increased during the first quarter 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. How did housing prices in Europe and the United States compare?

With interest rates up over 100 basis points since May 1, it may be time for a stress test aimed at assessing the sensitivity of your portfolio to recent and expected future rate increases. You can be sure your lender is already doing one.

During the past month, spreads reported by Trepp LLC remained “range-bound” at an average spread of 207 basis points over 10-year Treasuries.

From apartment buildings rising in shopping center parking lots to the redevelopment of dead-mall sites as housing, retail-to-residential conversions are an increasing trend.

Many trends have converged to create today’s epidemic of obesity and lack of physical fitness, agreed speakers at ULI’s Spring Meeting in San Diego. Real estate developers have the opportunity to contribute to a reversal of at least some of these trends by creating more healthy communities.

The Centers for Leadership at ULI’s district councils offers opportunities to network, learn, and give back to one’s community, all in a one program.

The Commercial Mortgage Alert Trepp weekly survey of 15 active portfolio lenders came in a “few” basis points (0.09%); financing appears available at attractive rates.

The Commercial Mortgage Alert Trepp weekly survey of 15 active portfolio lenders narrowed slightly week-over-week with financing available at attractive rates (5.25%+/-).

Hafsa Burt, AIA, LEED Fellow, LFA, ENV SP, is a principal at hb+a Architects, specializing in ecoconscious design and architecture and is a policy advocate for climate action. With 26 years of experience, she has contributed to notable projects all over California. Burt also started the Box Lab initiative, which develops zero energy/low carbon, scalable prototypes. Burt is a member of ULI Healthy Building Cohort, which focuses on empowering real estate and land use professionals with expert knowledge and peer networks to ensure the built environment promotes vibrant, equitable, and health-conscious communities and buildings.

Jacksonville’s One Spark Festival more than doubled the number of attendees from last year and is planning a sister festival in Europe this fall.