NAIOP Chapters Are Champions for CRE

February 21, 2024

Aquiles Suarez

Last week, hundreds of NAIOP members from the U.S. and Canada attended NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat (CL&LR) in Washington, D.C., with the conference culminating in countless meetings with their elected representatives to advocate on behalf of the commercial real estate industry.

Credit Liquidity, Capital Markets and the Economic Outlook for CRE

February 21, 2024

Jonathan Rollins

In an information-packed keynote at CL&LR, Rebecca Rockey, deputy chief economist and global head of forecasting at Cushman & Wakefield, highlighted several economic trends that will inform credit liquidity and the capital markets in 2024-2025.

Who Will the Bear Eat? The Perils of Hiking in the Presidential Woods

February 20, 2024

Marie Ruff

The 2024 presidential election is reminiscent of a classic joke about two guys who are hiking in the woods and come across a grizzly bear, said political commentator and journalist Chris Cillizza during NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership & Legislative Retreat last week. One hiker takes off his hiking shoes, opens his backpack and puts on his running shoes. The other says, “What are you doing? You can’t outrun a bear!” The second hiker replies, “I don’t need to outrun the bear. I only need to outrun you.”

States are at the Forefront of Transportation Electrification Infrastructure

February 15, 2024

Toby Burke

During NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat this week in Washington, D.C., chapter leaders and staff attended a session that recognized the leading role of state governments in establishing a national network of public EV charging stations following the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.

NAIOP New Jersey: Let’s get the Next Energy Master Plan Right

February 7, 2024

Dan Kennedy

Commercial real estate developers and owners recognize the important role they must play in combating the effects of climate change. NAIOP New Jersey is resolving to be part of the solution by improving energy policies so they’re workable, achieve tangible improvements in energy efficiency, and lower the use of carbon-based power sources in the commercial real estate sector.

2024 Resolutions for Office Owners and Brokers

February 2, 2024

Hayim Mizrachi, CCIM

As we start a new year, the office outlook is still mixed. Although more companies are requiring employees to be in the office some days per week, we are far from the high occupancy that many central business districts enjoyed before 2020. Companies are still figuring out their workplace strategies – how often to bring in employees and how to better use their space for the reality of work today.

US Office Affordability: How Much Space Can You Rent for $120k/Year?

January 23, 2024

Ioana Ginsac

As the office sector undergoes transformations in response to evolving work trends and the flight-to quality movement, businesses continue to seek the best office spaces that can suit both their needs and their budgets. For most, the perfect choice may lie in a compromise between location clout and asset quality.

Congress’ Full Plate and Election-year Politics Will Make 2024 a Busy Year

January 17, 2024

Eric Schmutz

In any year with divided government, it is a challenge to achieve agreements on appropriations and tax policy, but this Congress is also faced with challenges of reaching agreements on border security, along with assistance to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine. Margins in both the House and the Senate are narrow and the presidential election year shortens the legislative timeline before congressional re-election campaigns start in earnest.

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