The mantra at ULI this week: prepare for major change

I'll blog about this in more detail next week, but the major trend at this year's ULI Fall Meeting & Urban Expo is about preparing for change. We're not talking about minor changes in terms of architecture or product mix -- we're talking about significant changes due to demographic shifts in the U.S. population between now and 2050. Besides getting older, the U.S. will also get browner, as the birth rates for the Caucasian population is not high enough to replace itself.

There have been some very interesting sessions this week, into which I hope to delve into more closely next week.