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Most economists agree that home sales will remain in a slump for at least the next few years, but demand for apartments is accelerating. This trend is expected to continue over the next decade, due largely to the echo boom generation’s (Echo Boomers) coming of age and entering the rental market.

Tolls pave the way for road construction when other financing is unavailable. But toll roads will not drive development in an otherwise undesirable market.

Several years ago, while I was with ERA, I participated in the preparation of a redevelopment plan for the beautiful harbor front in Hamilton, Bermuda. When our work was completed, someone raised the question: what about rising sea levels?

At ULI Fall’s Meeting in 2003, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, “What we built once, we can build again, or we can build differently, depending on what we think is best. This time, we can do it even better.” Read what commercial real estate professionals are doing to keep their buildings and tenants safe, and what California is doing to rebuild the base for a real estate recovery.

The U.S. hotel sector, now rebounding from the Great Recession, is on more solid footing thanks to a return to core real estate principles and conservative lending practices, creating the stability required to respond to changing customer values. Read about the trends in hotel development, possible changes driven by technology, and where the boutique hotels are leading the brand hospitality firms.

A $295 million shared education and research facility for four universities in downtown Portland, Oregon, is intended to address a long list of objectives in one facility. Read about the many opportunities for both physical and financial savings created by co-locating programs from the universities, and the method devised to allocate space annually among the facility’s constituent institutions.

As the health care industry continues to expand, recognition that its host environments become or remain vital is increasingly important. The speed at which medical campuses grow underscores the necessity for collaborative engagement. Read how creative planning and urban design solutions are evolving to accommodate projected institutional growth and increase the vitality of adjacent neighborhoods.

Five members of ULI’s Office Development Council speak about the trends affecting their market, including opportunities for development and investment, the evolution of tenant needs, and the challenges of adaptive use. Learn whether they think there is value in certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.

Usable outdoor public space is critical for the viability of any community, whether it is an urban metropolis or a suburban hamlet. However, development of such places—and their maintenance and operation—requires a significant amount of capital. Read about an approach to financing in Texas involving public/private partnerships that could be applied elsewhere in the country.

The current climate requires U.S. economic development leaders to think ever more creatively about their resources, financing products, and target markets. Read how diversification and the greening of Philadelphia’s economy, coupled with targeted new funding sources, are creating opportunities for growth against the continued backdrop of a slow national recovery and declining state and federal resources.