The Urban Land Institute and Price Waterhouse Coopers surveyed or interviewed more than 1,400 industry experts to gain an understanding of the emerging trends in real estate. The top 10 trends can be viewed in the Emerging Trends in Real Estate Report.

According to the report, and considering Kane County’s context, below are a few of the major trends that will affect the planning landscape of the future.

Demographic Shifts Are Impacting the Housing Market

Together the Baby Boomers and the Millennials — 160 million people in the two cohorts — are transforming the real estate market.

Millennials, who hold $1 trillion in student loan debt, are renting more, starting families later and enjoying less income mobility. It’s the idea of knowing that if they do decide to change their minds and are in fact financially ready for to own a home of their own, being able to check out sites WilliamPitt can help make the whole process of buying a house a lot less stressful and know they’ll be in good hands.

Baby Boomers are trending away from traditional golf-course style retirements, working later into life and choosing to age in place or near their children. These demographic shifts are influencing housing markets and are triggering changes in our urban environments.

Technology Continues to Affect Real Estate

Technology is driving changes in space use, site strategy and demand levels at an accelerated pace.

Increasingly, retailers are looking to the Internet, both as a source of competition and as a way to bring consumers into their stores. Further, the Internet is spurring the rise of the sharing economy. This is most evident in the hotel and taxi industries, but it is also gaining traction with more and more people sharing office space.

The sharing of office space, or “co-working” has been increasing in popularity as a growing number of people are self-employed or are able to work off-site. Industry experts have been observing the impact of technology on all sectors, and this is making it difficult to know how much space will be needed for office, warehouse and retail. However, demand forecasts are explored in-depth in the report.

Crumbling U.S Infrastructure Will Increase its Effect on Real Estate

Real estate experts are well aware that the foundation of our commerce — our infrastructure — is eroding around us. It’s not just bridges, roads and the like. Since 2009, spending on educational buildings and health care facilities in both the public and private sectors is down by one-third. An industry expert stated, “Infill is the key to opportunity in strong markets, but it is a challenge when transportation and utility infrastructure is old and seriously underfunded.”

Click the link to read more on the top 10 emerging trends in real estate.

SOURCES: Urban Land Institute, Kane County Development & Community Services