13
Sep
2017
In a Period of Rapid Change: A NAIOP Chairman Retrospective
Posted On September 13, 2017  By Sheila Vertino  And has No Comment

Throughout 50 years of up and down cycles, the commercial real estate industry has evolved from individual or family-run local development companies to strong regional, and even international, publicly traded companies. The latter is the perspective that Gene Reilly brought to NAIOP during his 2013 chairmanship. […]

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31
Jul
2017
Regaining Footing after September 11: A NAIOP Chairman Retrospective
Posted On July 31, 2017  By Sheila Vertino  And has No Comment

By 2001, when Anne Evans Estabrook chaired the NAIOP Corporate Board of Directors, the industry had recovered from the disastrous early 1990s and was riding the wild wave of tech tenants in the dot.com craze. “We had spent the last half of the decade building up […]

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17
Jul
2017
Making the Business Better: A NAIOP Chairman’s Retrospective
Posted On July 17, 2017  By Sheila Vertino  And has No Comment

It’s hard to imagine, but back in 1971 when Brian Hogg was introduced to NAIOP, office and industrial development in Atlanta was limited. Seeing the potential, NAIOP’s then-Executive Director Jimmy Johnson planted the seed for a small group of developers to form a chapter in Atlanta. “We […]

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05
Jul
2017
The Industry Keeps Evolving: A NAIOP Chairman’s Retrospective
Posted On July 5, 2017  By Sheila Vertino  And has No Comment

In 1991, when Ron Rayevich first became involved with NAIOP as an institutional investor, he was president and COO at Prudential Realty Group and in charge of their $6.5 billion equity portfolio that boasted 350 properties across the United States. But real estate cycles and regulations […]

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21
Feb
2017
Leading NAIOP in its 50th Year
Posted On February 21, 2017  By Jonathan Tratt  And has No Comment

It is an honor to take on the responsibility of leading NAIOP in its 50th anniversary year. This is an endeavor I never envisioned for myself during my 15 years of involvement with NAIOP, and I’m pleased to share that the organization is in great shape, […]

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