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Marie Ruff is Director of Marketing and Communications at NAIOP.
Market Share’s Most Popular Posts of 2023
Major themes dominating the attention of commercial real estate development professionals in 2023 included capital markets, financing and industry outlooks, according to the most-read Market Share posts this year. While concerns about usage of office space persist, blog readers were also drawn to posts about industrial real estate – again, often where industrial real estate intersected with capital markets. Read on for the top 10 and catch up on any pieces you missed.
Developing Leaders Spotlight: Going the Distance in CRE
“Driven but balanced” is how one colleague describes Sal Perdomo, a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, and with good reason. This former NCAA cross country and track athlete now  represents and competes at USA Track and Field Championship meets across the U.S. as part of the Dukes Track Club. Perdomo’s drive and calculated risk-taking have served him well, both on the track and in his commercial real estate career.
Developing Leaders Spotlight: Envisioning New Possibilities in CRE
When he was a college student, James Kline, a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, knew that he wanted to pursue a career that would help people, but he wasn’t sure yet which direction that would take. As an intern, Kline saw how commercial real estate owners could benefit lives by providing quality housing at an affordable price. Now, Kline serves as senior director in the Orange County office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas.
Developing Leaders Spotlight: Championing Future Leaders
When he first joined NAIOP, Nicholas Kitaeff, a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, was eager to connect with and learn from fellow professionals in commercial real estate. He found NAIOP membership to be a “transformational milestone” in his career advancement and soon discovered ways that he could invest his time and expertise to build up other young leaders in the industry. While his colleagues note his remarkable passion, strong leadership and deep commitment to successful real estate development, his contributions to the NAIOP Colorado mentoring program stand out as exceptional achievements.
Developing Leaders Spotlight: Going the Extra Mile
Known by his commercial real estate colleagues as a driven professional with a high degree of initiative, Shawn Jaenson, a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, is also known for exhibiting those characteristics in other areas of his life, from mentoring athletes to guiding aspirants to the elite special operations forces.

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