During the “Capital Markets: Raising Equity Today” discussion at ULI’s 2025 Spring Meeting in Denver, Colorado, a panel of industry experts and capital providers—moderated by Faron A. Hill, president of Peregrine Oak—shared their insights with a standing-room-only crowd on what they’re looking for in an equity partner—and what makes them walk away from deals.

The hotel industry in the United States faces complex challenges in 2025, according to Jan Freitag, national director of hospitality analytics for the CoStar Group. During the “State of the U.S. Hotel Industry” presentation at the ULI 2025 Spring Meeting in Denver, Colorado, Freitag highlighted the challenges facing the hotel business amid macroeconomic uncertainty.

Capital is widely available for real estate borrowers, and lenders are eager to do business. This takeaway was a key theme from a panel discussion held at the 2025 ULI Spring Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

The setup is printed on the game board: “The empty piece of land was previously occupied by a large shopping mall. After years of decline, the mall was eventually closed and left abandoned. Its closure created a clean slate—free of historical preservation concerns and extensive land remediation—offering a blank canvas for the future development of this community.”

In an exciting development for women’s sports in Denver, Colorado, the city council recently approved a $70 million infrastructure grant to purchase and ready a site for construction of a new stadium dedicated to a new National Women’s Soccer League team. This initiative marks a significant milestone not only for women’s soccer but also for the community at large, as it aims to empower women’s sports and create a vibrant hub for activities revolving around them.

Nestled in the forested hills west of Napa Valley, Enchanted Hills Camp—which is owned by LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired—has provided unparalleled recreational opportunities and skills training for blind and low-vision campers of all ages since 1950. After the devastating Napa wildfires of 2017 destroyed more than 25 structures and in excess of 900 trees on the property, the camp was not only rebuilt but also reimagined.

Fourteen developments from across Asia have been named winners of the 2025 ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence, one of the real estate industry’s most prestigious honors. Announced at the 2025 ULI Asia Pacific Summit held in May in Hong Kong, this year’s award winners include projects in Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, the Philippines, and Singapore.

As drones and electric flying vehicles mature, China imagines a new urban landscape

A shuttered higher-education campus receives new life as housing for older adults while providing significant benefits to the surrounding community

In the aftermath of January’s devastating Eaton and Palisades fires, Los Angeles faces a daunting challenge: how to rebuild not only homes but also the infrastructure that underpins entire communities—from water and electrical distribution systems to damaged sewers and streets to community essentials such as trees, parks, and libraries. The scale of the infrastructure challenge is immense.

ULI has launched C Change for Housing, a major new pan-European program designed to mobilize the real estate industry around two of society’s most urgent and interconnected challenges: the climate crisis and housing affordability.

As practitioners in the industry, we can all too easily reduce our thoughts about housing to the practical machinations of our work. Decisions are often made to serve regulatory agencies and capital providers, and to find the cheapest and fastest path to completion. We mustn’t lose sight of the fact that our job is to create places that serve real-life human needs.

Three-time Paralympian medalist, Denver resident, bestselling author, and motivational speaker Amy Purdy shared her inspirational story during the closing session of the 2025 ULI Spring Meeting.

The Lewis Center for Sustainability Forum commemorated the 10th anniversary of its Building Healthy Places Toolkit, a pivotal resource designed to integrate health and wellness into real estate development. The forum—held on the first day of ULI’s 2025 Spring Meeting, in Denver, Colorado—brought together industry leaders, each of whom highlighted the toolkit’s significant impact and the evolving focus on health within the built environment.

Developer sought to improve people’s lives through her work.