Webinar: Planning and Public Health

Please join us as Karen R. Nikolai of the Housing, Community Works and Transit Department, Hennepin County, MN and Mary Elizabeth Ikard of the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization provide context to their city’s approach to developing integrative plans, review the principles at the heart of the process, and discuss the political and practical lessons learned by the endeavor….
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Two ULI Publications Win Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards from National Association of Real Estate Editors

The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) has selected two Urban Land Institute (ULI) publications as 2013 winners of the Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Award. The two ULI books, Housing America’s Workforce: Case Studies and Lessons Learned from the Experts and Professional Real Estate Development: The ULI Guide to the Business, each received the award program’s Silver Award….
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“Over 100 Years of Deals”: Chairman Richard Kessler featured in Wall Street Journal

Richard Kessler, ULI New York Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Benenson Capital Partners was featured in the Wall Street Journal on May 13, 2013. The article, “Over 100 Years of Deals” highlights the history of the Benenson family real estate empire and Kessler’s contributions as COO, handling the firm’s day to day operations, deal structuring, and negotiations….
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Shanghai Tops Investment and Development Prospects as Optimism Returns to China’s Real Estate Market

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There has been a substantial recovery in market sentiment for Chinese real estate, with Shanghai topping the rankings for both investment and development prospects, according to the Urban Land Institute’s Mainland China Cities Survey 2013. The significant revival in market confidence is demonstrated by Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing and Wuhan, the top four cities in this year’s report, all receiving better scores than the highest ranked city for 2012, which was Chengdu….
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