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IRVINE, CA—Affordable and workforce housing, diversity and public and university outreach are among the topics of focus for ULI Orange County/Inland Empire, Avanath Capital Management's president and chief investment officer John Williams, incoming chairman for the district council, tells GlobeSt.com. We spoke with Williams about district council's primary areas of focus for CRE and his goals for the organization over the next two years.
GlobeSt.com: As incoming Chairman of ULI Orange County/Inland Empire, what do you see as primary areas of focus for the commercial real estate industry in the current market?
Williams: Affordable housing is certainly something I see as a primary focus for the commercial real estate market. There is no doubt that the nation is currently entrenched in an affordable-housing crisis, especially in areas across California and Orange County.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
