People-first Design: The Future of Industrial Real Estate

June 5, 2025

Natalie Fidlow, CFA

At the I.CON East conference in Jersey City, New Jersey this week, Eric Booth, AIA, president at Desmone; Bradley Frankhouser, regional vice president at Desmone; and Scott Wolkowitz, partner at The AM Group; demonstrated how focusing on amenities, sustainability and adaptive reuse – with a consideration for the people working in these spaces – is proving successful for industrial customers and owners.

2025 U.S. Real Estate Outlook: Navigating Change, Capitalizing on Opportunity

January 29, 2025

Chip Stuart

In 2025, the U.S. real estate sector stands at a pivotal crossroads, with the new year promising a mix of opportunities and challenges. While recent years have brought turbulence, from rising insurance costs to fluctuating interest rates and persistent labor challenges, 2025 offers glimmers of hope alongside continuing complexities.

Examining Manufacturing’s Impact in US/Mexico Industrial Markets

July 1, 2024

Shawn Moura, Ph.D.

NAIOP Research Foundation Governors, Visionaries and Distinguished Fellows met this spring in Minneapolis to discuss nearshoring/reshoring and possible research topics for future exploration. A panel discussion moderated by Garry Weiss, vice president and national director of business development and strategic initiatives, ARCO/Murray, examined how a rapid expansion in manufacturing capacity is affecting industrial real estate markets in the U.S. and Mexico.

Adopt or Adapt: Learning from Amazon’s Real Estate Approach

October 19, 2023

Kathryn Hamilton, CAE

At NAIOP’s CRE.Converge this week in Seattle, Amazon Vice President for Worldwide Real Estate Daniel Mallory sat down for an in-depth chat with Jean Kane, former CEO of Colliers International-Minneapolis St. Paul and the incoming chair of the NAIOP Research Foundation. Kane asked Mallory about his perspectives on everything from the company’s sustainability efforts to today’s market challenges to future workforces and beyond.

How to Justify an Additional $25 per sq ft for Office Conversions

April 10, 2023

Miles Haladay

America faces a multipronged real estate crisis. We have a stubborn residential housing shortage, high office vacancy rates, and flight from many downtown hubs that is killing off businesses servicing those areas. Converting office towers into housing could solve multiple problems at once.

What Will 2023 Bring for CRE?

December 27, 2022

Ed Finkel

As the calendar turns to 2023, what’s ahead for the commercial real estate field? We talked to several NAIOP Distinguished Fellows and Research Foundation Governors to get their forecasts for the next 12 months.

Challenging Issues for CRE in SEC Climate Disclosure Rule

April 20, 2022

Aquiles Suarez

Last month the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a proposed rule designed to increase transparency and standardize the information that public corporations disclose regarding climate-related risks. To a great extent, the SEC’s action tracks what has already been happening at major corporations, many of which have publicly committed to ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) […]

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