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ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate
 

The mission of the Center is to promote understanding of the real estate capital markets and provide leadership in fostering a healthy and productive real estate industry and capital markets sector that in turn promote thriving and sustainable communities worldwide, through research, trend analysis, education, events, publications, websites and web-based resources, advocacy, and thought leadership.
News
Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2012
(October 26, 2011) – For 2012, U.S. real estate players must resign themselves to a slowing, grind-it-out economic recovery following a period of mostly sporadic growth, confined largely to a few real estate markets that offer the primary 24-hour transportation hubs with global access, according to respondents of the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2012 report, released today by PwC US and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

According to survey respondents, enduring economic doldrums and the absence of dynamic jobs generators are weighing on real estate markets. The hard reality is businesses have learned they can increase profits with less space – while people can’t afford bigger living spaces. While the nation’s lackluster employment outlook delays filling office space, the related drag in consumer spending compromises growth in retail and industrial occupancies and rents. 
 
China’s Lesser-Known Cities Offer Great Investment, Development Potential: ULI Report    
(July 14, 2011) -- China’s lesser-known cities such as Chengdu and Chongqing are growing rapidly, providing more lucrative investment and development opportunities than those available in most cities in Europe and the United States, according to a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI). 

A recent survey gauging investment and development prospects for 16 of China’s larger cities (those with a population of at least 2.4 million) found the majority to be “of strong interest” to investors active in the region. The top ranked city for investment possibilities was Chengdu, which scored 6.57 on a scale of one to nine (nine being highest), while Shanghai, at 6.33, Chongqing, at 6.23, and Beijing, at 6.22, followed closely behind. However, all the remaining cities in the survey – Nanjing, Wuhan, Dalian, Qingdao, Tianjin, Wuxi, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Changsha and Shenyang – received favorable ratings of between 5.65 and 6.16. press release

Capital Markets Online

The Capital Markets section of Urban Land online is designed to provide current information, commentary and insight about activities in the public and private real estate capital markets, including regular articles authored by ULI Senior Resident Fellow Stephen Blank.

Read Steve Blank's updates on the  magazine.


The ULI Real Estate Business Barometer

The ULI Real Estate Business Barometer is an online member resource that helps you track and understand key economic and financial trends affecting your real estate business. The Barometer gathers and summarizes, in one place, more than 60 key indicators—their current status and changes—and provides a concise overview of what these changes mean for the U.S. real estate industry. All aspects of real estate are covered, including real estate capital markets, commercial/multifamily investment property, and housing.

Visit the  magazine to read the most recent Real Estate Business Barometer.

Emerging Trend in Real Estate®
Emerging Trends in Real Estate®  is a trends and forecast publication series—including U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific editions—that is one of the most highly regarded and widely read forecast reports in the real estate industry. Emerging Trends in Real Estate® provides an outlook on real estate investment and development trends, real estate finance and capital markets, property sectors, metropolitan areas, and other real estate issues.

ULI Real Estate Capital Markets Conference

Real Estate Finance and Investment 2011: New Directions, New Connections

Discover how investors and lenders are deploying capital today, including private equity funds, developers, institutional investors, high net worth investors, CMBS issuers and conduit lenders, equity and mortgage REITs, insurance companies, commercial banks, and mezzanine financing sources.

The ULI McCoy Symposium on Real Estate Finance
The ULI McCoy Symposium on Real Estate Finance is an annual invitation-only forum that brings together 30-40 leading executives in the world of real estate finance and investment to discuss and explore key trends and issues affecting the real estate capital markets and the real estate industry. The meeting has been held annually since 1994. The executives who are invited are typically very high-level decision-makers from major real estate investment and capital markets firms who are actively investing or lending in the commercial real estate market. Invitees are typically from major Wall Street firms, institutional investment management firms, REITs, private equity firms, commercial banks, insurance companies, and leading private owner/development firms. The meeting is designed to encourage and allow all attendees to participate in the discussion. The symposium has been generously endowed by ULI Life Trustee Bowen H. (Buzz) McCoy.

2009 ULI McCoy Symposium Summary 

2010 ULI McCoy Symposium Summary


Research and Publications
China Cities Survey   China’s lesser-known cities such as Chengdu and Chongqing are growing rapidly, providing more lucrative investment and development opportunities than those available in most cities in Europe and the United States, according to a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI). 

Finance For Real Estate Development   This new book offers practical information that a every developer needs to know. Covering every stage of the development process, this book explains how finances drive a project and how decisions at each juncture play a role in ultimately achieving financial viability.

Real Estate and the Financial Crisis  
A revolution has taken place in the world of real estate and finance. This book explains what happened and why and takes a look at the long-term consequences.

Keepers of the Castle
Based on interviews with more than 150 individuals who constitute a "Who's Who" of the world's leading real estate executives, this hardcover book examines the transformation of America's largest industry--real estate--and identifies the attributes needed by chief executives and other leaders who are guiding their businesses through profound change.

Real Estate Market Analysis Second Edition
Now thoroughly updated, the Second Edition maintains the same focus as the original: providing practical "how to" information on analyzing real estate markets. This book explains how to get started, where to get information, and how to apply the basic techniques to a variety of development types.

Niagara of Capital
An unprecedented flow of financial capital into commercial and housing markets has revolutionized real estate, both in the United States and around the world.

The Dynamics of Real Estate Capital Markets
Stay a step ahead of market cycles by understanding what has happened in the past. A former general partner of Morgan Stanley, Buzz McCoy was a pioneer in linking real estate financing to capital markets.


ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate
Capital Markets Links & Resources
 
Experts
Dean Schwanke, Senior Vice President and Executive Director, ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate

Stephen R. Blank, Senior Resident Fellow, Finance

Anita Kramer, Vice President, ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate

Advisory Board

See a full list of the ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate Advisory Board Members
Goals and Objectives
ULI is committed to:
  • Informing and educating ULI members and the broader real estate community about real estate finance, capital markets, and industry issues and trends;
  • Fostering collaboration on this topic within and beyond ULI’s membership through networking, mentoring, dialogue, and problem solving;
  • Exploring issues of urbanization, conservation, regeneration, land use, and sustainable development from a finance and capital markets perspective;
  • Advancing real estate finance and investment policies and practices that respect the uniqueness of both built and natural environments;
  • Creating and sharing real estate capital markets and industry knowledge through meetings, education, applied research, publishing, and electronic media.
    • At the Local and Global Level

    ULI District Councils hold many local real estate finance and capital market  events at the local level throughout the year. To find an event in your area, visit the ULI District Council events homepage.

    ULI also holds events in Europe and Asia.

    Professional Development and Education
    ULI’s education program is a multifaceted endeavor, designed to improve the level of expertise of preprofessional and professional land use and development practitioners as well as assists in the formulation of real estate curricula and materials for professional education; and provides other education programs for the lay public.

    Urban Investment Network
    The Urban Investment Network (UIN) brings together city government leaders, institutional investors and developers in a dynamic new partnership that is designed to drive up the rate of investment in Europe’s cities through public/private collaboration and innovation.

    Join us for our second year of fostering public-private collaboration across Europe.  Email ulieurope@uli.org for more information.

    Support the ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate
    The ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate welcomes the support of ULI members and other individuals, corporations, and foundations. With this support, the Center can expand its cutting-edge research, publications, and education programs to better promote healthy capital markets and share best real estate practices. For more information on supporting the ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate, contact David Howard at dhoward@uli.org.