Joint Team from Kansas State University, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the University of Kansas Wins the 2013 ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition

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A joint team of graduate students representing Kansas State University, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the University of Kansas has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. This unique three-university team took the $50,000 top prize with their proposed long-term development plan for a downtown Minneapolis site adjacent to the new Minnesota Vikings Stadium location….
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New US Industry Forecast From ULI, Ernst & Young Projects Rally in Real Estate Capital Markets and Strong Growth in Housing Sector Through 2015

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A new U.S.-focused real estate forecast from the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young reflects renewed optimism for growth in real estate capital markets and commercial real estate fundamentals, and even stronger expectations for housing than those made just six months ago….
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RFQ: Former Rainbow Center Mall, Niagara Falls, NY

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USA Niagara Development Corporation, (“USA Niagara”), a subsidiary of New York State’s economic development agency, Empire State Development (“ESD”), invites qualified real estate development teams to respond to a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) as the first of a two-part process to select a “preferred developer” to undertake a significant adaptive reuse of ~200,000 square feet of reuse-ready space in the former Rainbow Centre Mall in downtown Niagara Falls, New York. …
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ULI Real Estate Business Barometer — April 2013

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Total commercial property transactions jumped after last month’s drop; multifamily transactions vaulted even as all other sectors declined. Buyer appetite showed overall strength with prices at or near postrecession highs, CMBS issuance close to recent monthly highs, and cap rates remaining low and stable. Permits and starts of all types of housing continue to climb. Prices of new single-family homes are just shy of all-time highs and condominium price increases were strong. The stall in employment growth and decline in unemployment raise many questions….
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