Suzann D. Silverman
Suzann D. Silverman is editorial director of CPE. She has covered the commercial and multifamily real estate industry since 1995, becoming editor-in-chief of Commercial Property Executive (formerly Commercial Property News) in 1998 and editorial director of both CPE and Multi-Housing News in 2016. She is also a longtime board member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors, currently serving as vice president. You can reach her at suzann.silverman@cpe-mhn.com.
Are You a Shining Star?
How survey participants rank in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark’s four quadrants classification system.
Multi-Family and the GSEs
The Mortgage Bankers Association task force on the future of multi-family and the government-sponsored enterprises presents its findings in a new white paper.
John McIlwain on the Housing Needs of the New Seniors
ULI Senior Resident Fellow John McIlwain talks about the new generational groupings he has identified among seniors, how their preferences are impacting their housing decisions and the opportunities this is opening up for developers. Reported at the ULI 2012 Fall Meeting.
Municipal Response to Seniors Housing Needs
ULI Senior Resident Fellow John McIlwain evaluates how urban and suburban municipalities are responding to the preferences of the current and upcoming generations of seniors, based on his research for the newly released report Housing in America. Reported at the ULI 2012 Fall Meeting.
Rakesh Kishan: Corporate Strategies
Rakesh Kishan, president of consulting firm UMS Advisory, offers insights into how corporate strategies are impacting their real estate, how their outsourcing models are changing, and their plans for 2013.
Columbus’ Journey: Public-Private Effort Renews Ohio Capital’s Downtown
For the past decade, a cooperative effort between business leaders and city officials in Columbus, Ohio, has worked tirelessly to reverse decades of decline during which the population of the capital city’s downtown dwindled 90 percent, to a scant 3,000 by 2001. Today, the 2.2-square-mile-area is in the midst of a renaissance that is drawing young professionals and others to new residential development, making over faded buildings and creating new open space.
Economy Watch: Foreclosed Property Discounts, LV Short Sales Down; Consumer Confidence Up
In some positive signs for the market, Zillow reported a reduced discount between the prices at which foreclosed and non-foreclosed residential properties sold in September, while a Las Vegas real estate group found fewer homes selling out of foreclosure and consumer confidence rose in early November.
ULI Special Report: JLL Bullish on Capital Availability
Equity capital is flowing into core, well-located Class A real estate assets, hindered to a large extent by transaction availability, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Capital Markets group findings being announced today during the Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting.
ULI Special Report: The New Seniors—Not So Senior Anymore
The focus on the Baby Boomer generation has intensified in the 10 months since the first one turned 65. But that magic number might not be the right one to follow anymore, and opportunities that are much larger will require some new thinking, according to a new report released during the Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting.
ULI Special Report: Emerging Trends Respondents Optimistic About Recovery
Optimism permeated the Emerging Trends in Real Estate results this year, with respondents finding a marked improvement over last year. Researchers gave reporters a sneak peak Wednesday during the ULI Fall Meeting.