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Press Room

ULI provides valuable information for both private and public sector professionals. Here you will find the latest news in progressive land development, including workforce housing, sustainable development, smart growth and infrastructure investment. a compilation of industry resources from both national media outlets, and other industry resources. Hear what is happening in the real estate and urban development industries. 


Press Releases
Find the current news releases issued by ULI. To find information on a specific topic, search our recent and archived releases.

Media Contacts
ULI’s communications department is ready to assist you with interview and research requests, press releases, media resources and recent coverage of ULI. 

Land Use Issues, Tips & Leads
ULI’s communications department is ready to assist you with interview and research requests. For your benefit, we offer these leads, tips and ideas related to hot land use issues. 

Press Kit
Our online Press Kit provides members of the media with information about ULI.  We encourage all media to contact our Communications team for more information on ULI publications, to obtain a press pass to an upcoming event, or to speak with one of our land use experts.

Upcoming ULI Events 
ULI host the most informative and respected industry events across the globe.  Our ULI communications department provides complimentary press passes for all organization events, including the annual Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo as well as the Real Estate Summit at the Spring Council Forum.  

ULI in the News
Where there is land use and commercial real estate issues, ULI is sure found. Search our collection of news clips featuring our experts, district councils, advisory services, publications and much more.

UrbanLand Magazine 
UrbanLand.uli.org is the online magazine created for members of ULI.  It focuses on the information needs of land use and development professionals worldwide, providing them with timely, objective, practical, and accessible articles on a wide variety of subjects including infrastructure & transit, sustainable development, capital markets, commercial real estate trends, planning & design, among many other industry topics.

Social Media 
Social media has reshaped journalism.  Dramatic technological changes have opened opportunities for journalists to engage in a two-way information flow with the public, resulting in a revolution of how a news story is told and consumed.  ULI not only communicates with the news media and public through print publications and our website, but also via popular social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook.
ULI Annual Awards
JC Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development

ULI Awards for Excellence

Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Student Competition 

Jack Kemp Models of Excellence Awards

Robert C. Larson Workforce Housing Public Policy Awards

ULI Urban Open Space Award
Recent ULI News
Infrastructure 2012 Highlights Innovative Solutions At State, Regional, Local Level; Points To Impact Of Recession On Infrastructure Funding Worldwide
Constrained public budgets and a growing recognition at the local level of the importance of infrastructure— combined with lack of action at the federal level—are causing states, regions and cities across the U.S. to seek innovative infrastructure approaches and solutions. Local governments are utilizing a range of strategies, including ballot measures taken directly to the public, increased utilization of technology and pricing, and public-private partnerships, according to Infrastructure 2012: Spotlight on Leadership, released today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Ernst & Young LLP.   [Press Release]

Joint Team from the University of Colorado and Harvard University Wins Top Prize In the 2012 Urban Land Institute Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition 
A joint team of students representing the University of Colorado and Harvard University has won the $50,000 top prize in the 2012 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition with a long-term redevelopment plan for a new downtown Houston district that includes public open space, integrates into the existing fabric of the surrounding neighborhoods, and brings residential units into the city’s core.  [Press Release]

 New Urban Land Institute Survey, ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast, Projects Improvements for the Real Estate Industry Through 2014
A new Urban Land Institute survey of 38 leading real estate economists and analysts from across the United States projects broad improvements for the nation’s economy, real estate capital markets, real estate fundamentals and the housing industry through 2014. The findings, released today, mark the start of a semi-annual survey of economists, the ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast, being conducted by the ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate. The survey results show reason for optimism throughout much of the real estate industry.  [Press Release]
 
The Urban Land Institute Joins Forces with the Greenprint Foundation To Create ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance     
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is enhancing its commitment to environmentally conscious development with the transfer of the activities and assets of the Greenprint Foundation into the newly formed ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance. With this action, ULI is continuing the operation of a unique industry-to-industry initiative through which leading real estate professionals exchange information and measure individual building and portfolio performance on the basis of energy use and carbon emissions.  [Press Release] 

Demographic Changes Mean Dramatic Shifts In Demand for California Housing: ULI Report Finds Imbalance Between Consumer Preferences and Existing Stock 
Californians’ housing preferences are changing rapidly—outpacing the rate at which the housing stock can be adapted. This will lead to a dramatic mismatch between housing supply and demand that could last through the next two decades, according to a new report released today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI).  [Press Release]
 

For a complete list of 2011 ULI Press Releases, click here