Category: Real Estate
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ULI New York: Economic Forecast 2024 with Rebecca Rockey and Marc Norman
A discussion about unique outlook on projected market conditions in the commercial real estate industry, including recessionary risks, the effects of rising interest rates, and other concerns and opportunities with Rebecca Rockey, Global Head of Economic Analysis & Forecasting at Cushman & Wakefield, and Marc Norman. More information can be…
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Conversions, Conservation and Carbon: Re-Building for the New Normal
A great collaboration between AECOM and NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate for an amazing panel discussion about opportunities and challenges for office to residential conversion in New York City. Featuring a keynote by Dan Garodnick, Chair of the Mayor’s Office Adaptive Reuse Task Force.
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GSEs, DEI, ESG and Affordability
Such a great conversation with David Benson, President of Fannie Mae. Thanks to the Economic Club of New York for inviting me to moderate and for fostering discussions with amazing leaders across industries. It is great to see conversations about the racial wealth gap, housing opportunity, support for diverse leadership…
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Ideas and Action talks wealth building with Sidewalk Labs, City of the Future Team
Sidewalk Labs “City of the Future” Podcast kicked off its new season focusing on Community Wealth Building. It was great to be in dialog with hosts Vanessa Quirk and Eric Jaffe on the ways economic empowerment is entering the conversation and new mechanism are creating possibilities for intergenerational wealth. Listen…
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Ann Arbor Readies Affordable Housing Sites
Ideas and Action works with the Ann Arbor Housing Commission on potential sites for affordable housing. An RFP for co-development partners for two publicly owned affordable housing sites has been issued.
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Shaping Future Cities: Chicago
Chicago is experiencing simultaneously, a new spate of explosive growth in and around the CBD and continuing decline in already disadvantaged neighborhoods. This panel sponsored by Taubman College and the new Weiser Center for Real Estate explores the innovative ways the city is linking developments throughout the city through planning,…
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Unpacking the current housing frenzy
In conversation with Michigan Radio’s Rachel Baer Marc Norman discusses the elements shaping the current competitive housing market. Specifically in Detroit, a lack of move in ready homes and low inventory are frustrating potential buyers. More generally, the lack of supply and low interest rates are pushing buyers to exurban…
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New Offerings and New Directions for Real Estate at Taubman College and the Ross School of Business
The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning has launched a new minor in Real Estate in collaboration with the Ross School of Business and the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan. Marc Norman takes on the role of Director of Real Estate Initiatives at Taubman and Faculty…
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The Covid Crisis and Housing Markets
What does our current public health crisis mean for renters, particularly as expiration dates for eviction moratoriums approach. I discuss these and other issues on Michigan Radio’s Stateside with April Baer. Listen here.
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Seminar Explores Disruptions in Real Estate and Development
This semester my graduate students at University of Michigan co-created a website to investigate how disruptions such as technological breakthroughs, climate change, financing mechanisms and pandemics affect the built environment, the underwriting model and policy. It was an education in moving instruction on-line, virtual collaboration, and the ways Urban Planners’…