Economics and Capital Markets
Dive into ULI insights, resources, Urban Land articles and more covering economics, capital markets, and emerging trends.
ULI and its members are committed to delivering the latest insights on economic movement in the industry. Our economics and capital markets landing page serves as a central resource, providing CRE professionals with a wealth of tools and insights to stay up to date with the latest in capital markets, economic forecasts, emerging trends, AI in CRE, technology, and more. Engage with ULI Product Councils and Advisory Services, access educational courses and certificates, read the latest Urban Land articles, and leverage cutting-edge research to stay ahead in the commercial real estate industry.
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ULI RESEARCH & INSIGHTS
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ULI Spring Real Estate Economic Forecast in Real Time: Experts Share Their Expectations 24′ 25′ 26′
How do the experts see 27 key economic and real estate indicators moving by the end of 2024, 2025, and 2026? Download the findings of the semiannual Real Estate Economic Forecast survey and watch the open discussion between leading economists and analysts who participated as they explain or defend their opinions. How have forecasts changed from six months earlier? What signals are the experts watching for in real estate as they look ahead?
Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Reports
Uncover the future of real estate with Emerging Trends in Real Estate®, an annual series of trend and forecast reports created by PwC and the Urban Land Institute. Gain insights from leading real estate executives across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region, along with a comprehensive Global Outlook.
ULI Alberta – Artificial Intelligence in the Real Estate Development Industry
Hear from experts who are currently employing Artificial Intelligence – how do they use it and what benefits are they seeing.
The Future of Real Estate Operations and the Increasing Role of the Occupier
For real estate investors, expansion into operational real estate lowers leasing risk, drives enhanced risk-adjusted returns, introduces portfolio diversification, brings exposure to less cyclical demand and facilitates improvements in environmental asset performance by utilizing technologies which bring the investor closer to the occupier. This webinar brought real estate investors, operators and occupiers closer together. Join us for an informative webinar on the outlook for real estate as an increasingly operational asset class and implications for investment and asset management.
Kennedy Center Cultural District Land Use Action Plan: Opportunities for Investing in the Future of Foggy Bottom
*This report is part of the Advisory Services program.
The Panel examined the area covered by sprawling I-66 highway infrastructure between the National Mall, the Kennedy Center, and the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. To address the disruption in the area’s urban fabric and mobility network caused by the maze of ramps and tunnels, the panel was tasked with developing an action plan to restore the street grid, create infill development opportunities, and integrate the Kennedy Center into the city’s monumental core.
Change is Coming: Climate-Risk Disclosures and the Future of Real Estate Investment Decisions
Explore how global real estate investors plan to use forthcoming regulator-mandated climate data. The report outlines current and proposed climate reporting frameworks and regulations, including the SEC’s proposed mandatory climate reporting. If such regulatory mandates are enacted, they are likely to result in increased data disclosure on climate risk and emissions from much of the real estate industry, public or not, around the globe.
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ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast, Fall 2023
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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Guarded Optimism: NYC Industry Leaders Say Investors “Itching to Buy”
Despite volatility and uncertainty, real estate investors are finding ways to make deals. A new consensus is forming around a “reset” in the economy and commercial real estate, according to the 2024 Emerging Trends in Real Estate forecast produced by PwC and ULI.
Regional Banks Battle Liquidity Crunch
The latest troubles at New York Community Bank have some observers wondering whether it could be a canary in the coal mine for the broader regional banking sector. Regional banks are definitely in a tough spot due to deposit flight, higher funding costs, and concerns about problematic commercial real estate loans. But, at least for now, troubles seem to be limited to a few isolated cases, rather than systemic.
McCoy Symposium Celebrates 30 Years of Insight
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. And the history of these conversations provides some valuable clues to how this latest disruption in the capital markets might eventually resolve.
ULI LEARNING COURSES & BOOKS
Introduction to Real Estate Capital Markets
Commercial real estate is a capital-intensive business. Even small development and acquisition projects may cost tens of millions of dollars. Therefore, understanding the various capital sources and their pros and cons is essential for developers, investors, property owners and other real estate professionals. This course provides an overview of the CRE capital markets and covers the traditional debt and equity capital providers, as well as publicly traded financial instruments.
Introduction to Market Analysis
An important aspect of real estate investment and development is understanding the market opportunity of a particular project. In this course, you will focus on how to determine a market’s key demand drivers, evaluate its current and future supply, and see how the interplay between demand and supply is reflected in real estate performance metrics. Look at how this differs across various product types and how this knowledge informs project underwriting, making for more thorough and defensible assumptions that drive pro formas.
Real Estate Market Analysis
Maximize opportunities and minimize risk with this practical guide for analyzing real estate markets.
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Engage with Advisory Services
ULI’s Advisory Services Program (ASP) pairs the brightest minds in real estate with the toughest problems facing our cities. Convening cross-disciplinary real estate leaders for immersive, on-site panels, ASP panels produce a set of impactful recommendations to address economic development and revitalization, housing attainability, community resilience, and so much more. Watch this video to learn more about the impact ASP panels bring to their communities.
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Global Exchange Council (GEC)
The mission of the Global Exchange Council is to provide a forum for U.S.-based and international members of the Urban Land Institute to promote a broader knowledge and understanding of a global real estate market.
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Technology and Real Estate Council (TREC)
The Technology and Real Estate Council (TREC) focuses on exploring how technology impacts development and development trends as well as how the real estate industry can help drive technology for better land-use decision-making.
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Explore the Center for Real Estate Economics and Capital Markets
The ULI Center for Real Estate Economics and Capital Markets (REEcap) was founded in 2009 with a mission to identify and explore emerging issues and directions in real estate economic and capital markets activity. The Center’s goal is to support ULI members’ essential need to plan for the future of their businesses, reinforcing their capacity to support ULI’s mission to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide. The Center’s current focus ranges from overarching emerging trends to metric-specific forecasts to new practices and opportunities.
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