ration away from the

nter-will be the biggest real estate

trend in 2015, according to a new report

The report says America's urbanization will continue to be the most significant

t issue affecting the in-

like New York and San Francisco so successfu

ill be created. The report refers to this as the coming of the " 18-hour city, "and uses the term to refer

to cities like Houston, Austin, Charlotte, and Nashville, which are positioning themselves as highly

ompetitive, in terms of livability

employme

s and recreational and

Another trend that looks significant in 2015 is that America's largest population group Milennie

Tf ft), will continue to put off buying a house, Apartments will retain their appeal for a while for

Millennials, haunted by what happened to home-owning parents

This trend will continue into the 2020s, the report projects

ey respondents disagree

rer whether this generation will follow in their parents' footsteps, moving to the suburbs to raise far

lies or will choose to remain in the city center

Another issue affecting real estate in the coming year will be America('s taling infrastructure. Most

roads, bridges, transit, water systems, the electric grid, and

unications networks wi

to 00 years ago, and they are largely taken for granted until they fail

The report's writers state that America's failure te invest in infrastructure impacts not only the health

of the real-estate market, but also our ability to remain globally competitive

Apart from the specific trends highlighted above, which cause some investors to worry, the report

portrays an overall optimism borne by the recent healthy real-estate "upcycle and improving economy

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