06
Jan
2021
Closely Divided Senate and Political Crosscurrents Make Passing Sweeping Legislation Difficult
Posted On January 6, 2021  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

The long-awaited runoffs for Georgia’s Senate seats concluded yesterday, with Democrats poised to win control of the Senate. Raphael Warnock was declared the winner in his contest against incumbent Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler, reducing the Republican margin in the Senate to 50-49. As of Wednesday morning, […]

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05
Jan
2021
Consumer Trends Plus New Technologies Create Alternate Uses for Vacant Properties
Posted On January 5, 2021  By Linda Strowbridge  And has No Comment

In “The Evolution of the Warehouse: Trends in Technology, Design, Development and Delivery,” authors Steve Weikal and James Robert Scott detail the industry advances, consumer trends and emerging technologies that are driving a rapidly growing sector. Although their work at the MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab […]

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18
Dec
2020
How Will Retail Survive in Our Post-COVID World?
Posted On December 18, 2020  By Gary Tasman  And has No Comment

The holiday shopping season is here, and 2020 is bringing changes to the way we shop for our holiday gifts, as it has brought changes to so many of the ways we live, work, shop and play. Retail had already been undergoing a transformation before the […]

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17
Dec
2020
Measuring the “Health” of Buildings
Posted On December 17, 2020  By Diane DeFelice  And has 1 Comment

The pandemic has forced us to rethink countless aspects of our lives, including the buildings we spend our days inhabiting. Social distancing requirements and efforts to reduce virus transmission in indoor environments demand that “healthy buildings” be a top priority for the real estate industry. But […]

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16
Dec
2020
Nobody Wants To Be the Grinch Who Stole the Stimulus
Posted On December 16, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Every December, as Congress is wrangling over an omnibus appropriations bill, expiring tax provisions, or some other must-pass legislation, comparisons of party leaders to Dr. Seuss’s Grinch who stole Christmas are common. Over the years, these political attacks have lost some of their power to sway […]

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15
Dec
2020
Real Estate Trends During the Pandemic
Posted On December 15, 2020  By Bill Hunt  And has 1 Comment

As we enter a new calendar year, the pandemic continues to impact real estate in multiple ways. For some real estate sectors, the pandemic seems to have only caused a temporary disruption, while for others, it appears to have accelerated preexisting conditions. But even within those […]

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11
Dec
2020
The Challenges of Forecasting Industrial Space Demand During a Pandemic
Posted On December 11, 2020  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has 1 Comment

NAIOP’s most recent Industrial Space Demand Forecast (“Forecast”), released in August, projected a sharp decline in net absorption for the third quarter, to negative 141 million square feet. According to data provided by CBRE, the actual industrial net absorption in the third quarter was substantially higher […]

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10
Dec
2020
The Pandemic’s Impact on U.S. Businesses: Survey Underway
Posted On December 10, 2020  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 1 Comment

A coalition of trade associations, including NAIOP Hawaii, have joined forces with businesses and community leaders to develop a National Commercial Rent Survey that will illustrate how coronavirus-related closures have affected the U.S. economy, particularly the impact of accumulating commercial back rent and the  outlook for […]

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04
Dec
2020
Beyond LEED: Exploring the Front Edge of Sustainable and Profitable Developments in Washington State
Posted On December 4, 2020  By NAIOP Washington State Sustainable Development Committee  And has 1 Comment

What is the first thing many developers or investors think when they hear the words “sustainable” or “green” as their architects describe their building design? For decades, the common perception has been that it is difficult (if not impossible) to make a deeply green building pencil […]

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02
Dec
2020
Despite Legislative Stalemate, Tax Regulators Press On
Posted On December 2, 2020  By Alex Ford  And has No Comment

Given the litany of headline-grabbing events that have taken place in 2020 – from the spread of a global pandemic and civil unrest, to the impeachment of President Donald Trump and a contentious election cycle – it’s no surprise that tax policy has taken somewhat of […]

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