Throughout 2025, NAIOP Charlotte worked tirelessly on behalf of a referendum in Mecklenburg County concerning transportation investment. Their efforts were rewarded when voters approved the referendum last November.
On Nov. 4, almost exactly one year after Republicans’ major election victory in 2024, many Americans returned to the ballot box to vote in state and local elections. Though these races get less attention than the federal elections every two years, they can have a major impact on day-to-day life and the commercial real estate industry.
As September drew to a close, NAIOP chapter leaders from the Northeast gathered for a summit to learn about and discuss the policy issues facing commercial real estate in the region. Representatives from Detroit, Greater Philadelphia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York City Metro and Pittsburgh met in Philadelphia to hear from five speakers with policy expertise.
For decades now, California has earned a reputation as one of the hardest states for developers to build in. High costs, long permitting timelines and a harsh regulatory environment have stopped many projects before they can even start. However, earlier this summer, the California State Legislature passed major reforms to one of the laws most responsible for restricting development: the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
Dozens of Democratic state legislators from across the United States convened in San Diego, California, July 28-30 for the annual meeting of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), the Democratic Party’s fundraising organization for state legislators. The meeting featured 25 states, 65 legislators and 38 members of chamber leadership. NAIOP Corporate’s state and local government affairs team attended this conference to educate Democratic state legislators on issues affecting commercial real estate.
A 33-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America whose most recognizable campaign slogan was “Freeze the Rent!” is now set to be the next mayor of America’s most populous city. How did this upset happen? How will it affect commercial real estate in New York? Does this have implications for other states and localities, or even nationally?
As state legislatures are convening to begin the next two years of policymaking, many NAIOP chapters around the country are hosting a Day at the Capitol. These events, in which NAIOP owners and developers travel to their state capital to talk policy with their elected representatives, are among the most effective forms of advocacy.
