2026 World Cup
The 2026 World Cup: To Date a Red Card
Read the introduction to this series by our Publisher here. In June of 2026, Canada’s largest city Toronto, and its third largest Vancouver, will host for the first time in this country’s...
Topic: Cities
Perspectives
Zombie Malls – Part 3: Bringing Dead Shopping Venues Back to Life Through Multifamily Development – A Hypothetical
Abstract As more retail activity goes online with Ecommerce and given the fact that the U.S. is over retailed, mall owners/developers are looking for ways to revitalize and monetize their real...
Features
Decoding Key Elements of Successful Innovation Districts
Introduction In the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession, cities globally faced a pivotal moment, urgently seeking rejuvenation and renewal amidst economic turmoil. Urban planners and policymakers...
Case Studies
Bangs, Texas: Small Town Revival
The following is excerpted from the final CRE Consulting Corps report presented to The Heartland Association of REALTORS® and the City of Bangs. The City of Bangs, like many small and rural...
Case Studies
Toward a Vibrant Downtown Greensburg, Pennsylvania
The following is excerpted from the executive summary of the final CRE Consulting Corps report presented to the City of Greensburg, the Greensburg Community Development Corporation, and the Realtors®...
Perspectives
Repurposing Commercial Real Estate Impacts Urban Renewal
Urban communities in the United States have been declining in recent years — not in terms of population, but cultural and economic prosperity. The deterioration of housing and public infrastructure...
Better Know a CRE
Better Know a CRE: Marilee Utter, CRE®
Welcome to the second edition of Better Know a CRE. This series serves as a spotlight for Counselors of Real Estate leadership with the goal of helping fellow counselors and the real estate industry...
Perspectives
New York Tomorrow
“You can never step into the same river twice, since the river keeps changing and you keep changing.” The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus could have been referring to New York. He would...
Perspectives
Seattle Housing: A Case Study in Crisis Creation
Kelly Lyles is a member of a dying breed: the mom-and-pop Seattle landlord. Her kind has become the target of an increasingly radical city council that has slammed the rental housing industry with a...
