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An Industry Update From The Fall ULI Conference

By Laurie Andrews Posted in - Press on November 8th, 2016

Having recently attended the 2016 Urban Land Institute conference in Dallas, Texas, we learned some very interesting trends that were pertinent to real estate developers as we move into the 2017 season. As we enter the 4th Quarter of 2016, average real estate sales pace is down approximately 15-20%. This was surprising, as most people expected 2016 to be better than 2015. The cause of the slow down is a combination of the stock market collapse at the beginning of the year, the unusually negative election cycle, the resulting uncertainty for the future. This impacts government sectors, the financial landscape as well as international issues related to ISIS and BREXIT. There is generally a lack of urgency in the market,…