Monthly Archives: March 2012

ULI Washington is offering a volunteer training for the UrbanPlan program on Thursday May 3rd, 8:00am – 4:30pm in Georgetown. UrbanPlan is a high-school and university curriculum that teaches students the fundamentals of land use, real estate and civic engagement. The program relies on a pool of trained ULI member volunteers who work with students at various stages throughout the curriculum. Most UrbanPlan volunteers find it highly rewarding to work directly with students as they test different redevelopment scenarios for a hypothetical community called “Yorktown.” During the training on May … READ MORE

Craig Thomas of AvalonBay Communities, author of a new book called The Econosphere, is just one of the exciting speakers who will enliven ULI Washington’s 15th annual Washington Real Estate Trends conference to be held April 17, 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,  Washington, D.C. , 7:30 am -5:30 pm. In The Econosphere, Thomas explains “what makes the economy really work, how to protect it, and how to maximize your opportunity for financial prosperity.”  In an interview, Thomas said: “We know our … READ MORE