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Nov 11, 2024 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Scot Bommarito |William Maher |Hannah Miet |Rosie Hepner
Real estate economists’ outlook on the U.S. economy and real estate markets improved throughout the year as economic data remain strong and real estate values and performance seem to be nearing bottom. Survey responses indicate that a soft landing has become the consensus view. The Fall 2024 ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast, a semiannual survey of economists and analysts, marks a shift toward greater optimism for real estate performance in the near term, with recovery taking shape in 2025.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
afire.org | Scot Bommarito |William Maher |Nolan Eyre
The US office market has been in the news for the last few years due to the large decline in office usage following the COVID-19 shut-downs. More recently, focus has shifted to the financial distress being felt by property owners and the cities that rely on office tax revenues. This article explores which types of office properties and which markets have suffered the most in terms of leasing occupancy.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Florence Barbara Awino |William Maher
INTRODUCTION Ensuring access to safe food is paramount for maintaining healthy well-being (Fung et al., 2018; Gang et al., 2019). However, concerns about food safety-related incidents have been reported globally (Dharni & Sharma, 2008; Lam et al., 2013; MacLaurin et al., 2000), notably, the potential consumer exposure risks associated with the globalization of food production, trade, and tourism (Jeddi et al., 2022; Musoke et al., 2016; Nayak & Waterson, 2019).
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Ross McInnes |Matthew Spain |Katie Wood |Josh Krechman |William Maher
ASIC says co-ordinated effort to reduce scam losses is needed, after it surveys anti-scam practices of 15 non-major banks. Substantial work has been afoot in the scam prevention space since April 2023 when ASIC released Report 761 “Scam prevention, detection and response by the four major banks”, with a number of initiatives implemented between then and now.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
afire.org | William Maher |Taylor Mammen |Ben Maslan
Some recent research argues that more direct approaches to real estate investing can more effectively address the characteristics, opportunities, and risks associated with the current state of commercial real estate. Recent research has found that closed end real estate funds, in aggregate, have broadly underperformed over the past two decades. In particular, Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) funds have not delivered acceptable net returns relative to alternative opportunities, risks, and fees.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Brett Widness |William Maher
Despite the monetary headwinds and continued economic uncertainty around the world, there is a strong belief that the global real estate industry is at a ‘pivot point’, with improving prospects ahead for renewed investment activity, according to the latest Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Global Outlook 2024 from PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Alby Gallun |Trish Riggs |Will Macht |William Maher
A ULI Chicago task force has been working to expand housing options in the Chicagoland area by addressing regulatory barriers to the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). U.S. real estate economists predict generally improved economic and property market news for the rest of 2020, as well as for the following two years, compared with their forecasts of six months ago, according to the fall 2020 ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
urbanland.uli.org | Bendix Anderson |Beth Mattson-Teig |William Maher
Confidential format allows for frank conversations to help real estate leaders understand market trends. High interest rates have frozen the capital markets for commercial real estate. As buyers and sellers argue over the real value of real estate, the volume of deals has shrunk to a fraction of its level before rates began to rise. For 30 years—in good years and bad—the conversations at the ULI/McCoy Symposium on Real Estate Finance have helped industry leaders understand trends in their business.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
urbanland.uli.org | William Maher |Scot Bommarito
Real estate economists continue to expect a slowdown in the U.S. economy and real estate markets over the next year, consistent with their outlook six months ago. The economy will slow meaningfully in 2024 before improving in 2025. Real estate markets are expected to follow suit with flat or negative results in 2024, followed by a partial recovery in 2025.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
urbanland.uli.org | William Maher |Scot Bommarito
Real estate economists continue to expect a slowdown in the U.S. economy and real estate markets over the next year, consistent with their outlook six months ago. The economy will slow meaningfully in 2024 before improving in 2025. Real estate markets are expected to follow suit with flat or negative results in 2024, followed by a partial recovery in 2025.
