NAIOP chapters and members successfully advanced the interests of commercial real estate by engaging lawmakers at both the state and local levels in 2025. Their advocacy ensured that their voices were heard, resulting in several policy outcomes that will spur commercial development, create jobs and strengthen a transforming economy.
As we close out 2025, NAIOP’s Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Aquiles Suarez joined the organization’s Inside CRE Podcast to offer his sharp perspective on the intersection of policy, politics and commercial real estate.
Ryan Severino, chief economist and head of research at BGO, joined NAIOP’s Inside CRE podcast to share his data-driven perspective on how global trends translate into real-world impacts for developers and investors.
Lawmakers will soon head home for the holiday season. This is a good opportunity to look back on the 119th Congress and see how, despite narrow majorities and other obstacles, Republicans in Washington and President Donald Trump have still managed to put their stamp on federal policy. Their legacy is likely to influence Washington politics for the next generation.
Adaptive reuse projects surged to historic levels in 2024. Nearly 25,000 apartments were completed from converted structures across the U.S., a 50% jump over 2023 and double the total in 2022, a RentCafe.com report shows.
From skyrocketing demand to evolving technologies, the NAIOP Data Center Summit highlighted what’s next for this rapidly expanding industry. Over the course of the day, experts shared insights on investment trends, development challenges and emerging technologies that will define the future of data centers.
At NAIOP’s Data Center Summit this week, a high-level group of data center developers, investors, energy/utility leaders and others gathered to discuss the key challenges and opportunities in the data center space.
