UCLA Real Estate Wire

Curbed LA: "A ‘romantic,’ sustainable vision for housing in Palm Springs"

“We have a lot of land uses that are generally low density and don’t take advantage of infill,” says Paul Habibi, a real estate entrepreneur and UCLA professor. “Golf courses are a great example of that pattern. Agrihoods resurface that low-density, less-sustainable model, and instead create something with a triple-bottom line return: developers do well, and the new neighborhoods have both social and sustainable impact.” People care about their food and authenticity, and the trend is here to stay, says Habibi. The Global Wellness Institute found the so-called “wellness real estate industry” to be a $134 billion global industryin 2017, with 740 projects built or in-development in 34 countries."

[CLA: 2/14/18]

The Orange County Register: "There goes the ‘agri-hood'"

“It’s a concept whose time has come,” said Paul Habibi, professor of real estate at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. “We’re increasingly looking to sustainability as an important objective in real estate development.”

[OCR: 10/22/17]

The Wall Street Journal: "Gray Water Brings Lush Lawns Without the Guilt"

"Californians tempted to report Steven Sockolov at Twitter’s #DroughtShaming should first take note: The lush landscaping at his Mill Valley, Calif., home is quenched with recycled water. “As water costs potentially skyrocket, you have your savings provided for you,” says Paul Habibi, a professor of finance and real estate at the University of California, Los Angeles. “I think it’s kind of a confluence of factors that make these systems popular right now.”..."

[WSJ 8/13/15]

GlobeSt: "Green Building Focuses on Existing Buildings"

"The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate and UCLA’s Institute for the Environment and Sustainability co-hosted the UCLA Green Building Symposium recently, where experts discussed the latest trends in green building. Among the speakers at the event was keynote speaker Jeffrey T. Mezger, president, CEO and director of KB Homes, and panelists Ted Bardake, deputy director of sustainability on the budget and innovation team at the City of Los Angeles; Danielle Horton, founder and principal of Verdani Partners; Adhamina Rodriguez, director of sustainability at Swinerton Builders; and David Hodgins, executive director of L.A. Better Buildings Challenge, who moderated the panel. To delve deeper into the subject, we sat down with panelist Peter Belisle, southwest market director at JLL, to find out about the latest green building trends, the value of green building and what is on the
horizon..."

[GlobeSt 3/12/14]