Market Share

Suburban Surge: How Coworking Spaces Are Shifting Beyond the City

July 7, 2025

As the modern workplace continues to evolve, so does the coworking industry, adapting to shifting employee preferences, real estate trends and the ongoing hybrid work revolution. Recent national data from a Yardi Kube analysis reveals a compelling trend: suburban coworking spaces are growing faster than their urban counterparts, signaling a potential long-term transformation in how and where Americans choose to work.

Aligning Retail Spaces with Evolving Expectations of a New Generation

June 25, 2025

Despite the year-over-year growth of the retail sector for the period of 2022-2024, brick-and-mortar investors, developers and landlords must navigate shifting consumer behaviors, the continued rise of e-commerce as well as waves of chain store closures. This complex set of continuously evolving challenges sparks questions about where to invest and the need for a more strategic, experience-driven approach to physical retail spaces.

Leveraging AI for Commercial Real Estate Innovation

June 6, 2025

“Will [Artificial Intelligence] revolutionize real estate investment, or are we overhyping it?” asked Doris Pitilon, Chief Technology Officer, Faropoint, during a session this week at NAIOP’s I.CON East in Jersey City, New Jersey. She explained that there are many types of AI, all with different functions, including deep learning, which tries to mimic the human brain, and generative AI, which tries to create new content from existing content.

How Energy Constraints Are Reshaping Industrial Development

June 6, 2025

Grid congestion and the limits of the current power infrastructure are materially affecting industrial site selection and development timelines.

Lighting the Way: How Community Solar is Transforming Neighborhoods

June 5, 2025

The U.S. is facing an energy crisis, with not enough power generated by the grid to feed the ever-growing demand. On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump declared this issue a national emergency. One effective solution to help address this expansive problem: transforming unused commercial rooftops into sources of solar power that can then be fed back into the energy grid.

Data Centers Decoded: Building the Digital World’s Infrastructure

June 5, 2025

With the demand for data centers skyrocketing, mastering the intricacies of developing this high-demand asset can provide a valuable competitive edge. A panel of experts at NAIOP’s I.CON East this week in Jersey City, New Jersey, delved into the strategic nuances of data center development, addressing critical factors such as site selection, land evaluation and the optimization of infrastructure to meet both current and future needs.

From Boom to Balance: What’s Next for Industrial Capital Markets?

June 5, 2025

Knowing that the markets hate uncertainty, how can industrial investors, owners and developers make wise decisions during a period marked by global trade wars and other wide-ranging geopolitical forces? A panel of experts at NAIOP’s I.CON East shared their perspectives on opportunities and risks facing the industrial capital markets and the critical factors to consider in the year ahead.

Aerospace and Defense Industries Bring New Demand to Industrial Property Market

June 3, 2025

Across the United States, a manufacturing renaissance is underway. Kick-started by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and a post-pandemic focus on supply chain resilience, the resurgence has spurred new demand for industrial facilities. Most recently, demand has begun to shift from the electric vehicle and clean energy sectors to the aerospace and defense sectors receiving stepped-up U.S. Dept. of Defense funding.

O Canada! Guess Who Came to the White House?

May 7, 2025

This week, Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the White House to address the mayhem caused by President Donald Trump’s attack on Canada’s longstanding trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico and the president’s provocative comments about Canada’s sovereignty.