As U.S. President Donald Trump approaches the midpoint of his presidency, he will take his controversial trade policy into more extreme territory. China is already bracing for more U.S. economic pressure as trade talks between the two giants stall. Beijing will still keep the door to […]
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The state of Texas is physically large, of course. It’s the biggest state by area in the continental United States. It’s also large by population, and is home to four of the 11 most populous cities in the U.S. Recently, NAIOP leaders from the Houston area […]
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The construction industry’s challenges are no secret — rising construction materials costs, a skilled labor shortage and overall lack of productivity improvements are driving up costs and extending timelines for many projects. Now Construction Technology (ConTech) companies are stepping up to address these challenges using digital […]
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Even in a booming market, flexibility is essential. At FlexOffice 2018, hosted by NAIOP and the Global Workspace Association, experts talked about how owners can add coworking spaces in their properties to balance their portfolios, enhance value and boost returns in a changing office market. “Office […]
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It’s difficult enough to bring coworkers together when they work for the same company in the same office. So how can coworking space operators bring the people in their buildings together when those people may not have anything in common except an address? At FlexOffice 2018, […]
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Baseball season is winding down, but the season of CRE never ends – and everyone wants to know “what inning” the industry is in. It’s impossible to say for certain where the economy is going. But accurate numbers can help provide a better picture. At the […]
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In his keynote address at FlexOffice 2018, hosted by NAIOP and the Global Workspace Association, Antony Slumbers noted that Apple sells 18 percent of the world’s smartphones, but reaps 82 percent of the revenue from the sale of smartphones. Any company would love to have that […]
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The commercial real estate landscape is always changing, and one of the biggest factors driving change today is the growth of shared workspaces. This presents challenges to traditional building owners, operators and brokers. But shared workspaces also present opportunities, if property providers are nimble enough to […]
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Surging demand for same-day delivery of goods purchased online from companies such as Amazon has led many developers to consider adding multistory warehouses with multilevel truck courts to their portfolios. NAIOP noted this emerging trend in the winter 2017 issue of Development magazine in a cover […]
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Virtually everyone agrees that educating our children is the most important thing a society can do. Doing so requires money, of course. But it also requires that the money be spent effectively. That’s especially important here in Hawaii, where we have a unique system for funding […]
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