Outside of the real estate world, there's a perception that developers are wealthy Monopoly-man types, sitting on piles of cash and twisting their mustaches in anticipation of their next big deal. The ...

Real estate developers have long complained that the hurdles they must clear to launch a project within Chicago city limits create costly bottlenecks that stall developments for months — even if there ...

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In the span of one week, the city and state made a handful of announcements regarding plans to roll out imminent changes to the real estate development process to encourage development and tackle the ...

Too Diverse and Young to Lead? I was 24 years old when I was asked to lead housing research for Goldman Sachs. Eighteen months later, I was asked to co-lead the Firmwide Black Network for the Global ...

A new 'buyer as developer' real estate trend is gaining traction, allowing customers to directly participate in land purchase, conversion, and development. This model enables buyers to contribute ...

Attention to land use and zoning matters should be considered early in the real estate development process. Projects may require relief in the form of a master plan amendment, rezoning, special or ...

Real estate development tends to be marketed and sold using the language of neighborhood elevation. This year’s Most Innovative Companies in real estate and urban development also aimed to improve and ...