We’ve all noticed the change — at the supermarket, gas pumps, and nearly everywhere else. Whether it was the cost of your Christmas tree or your New Year’s Eve champagne, prices are significantly higher today than they were just one year ago. In fact, the Consumer […]
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Building on the NAIOP Research Foundation’s recent study, The Development Approvals Index: A New Tool to Evaluate Local Approvals Processes, several NAIOP chapters and George Mason University have collected data on development approvals across the United States and Canada. To date, Mason’s data collection has focused […]
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Real estate developers and owners provide the commercial and residential space for individuals to live, work and play. State and local governments can play an important role in supporting this through incentives and other measures that ensure development projects financially “pencil” and are economically sustainable over […]
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Owners and developers of commercial real estate recognize that obtaining local building permits is an essential and fundamental requirement for the development and improvement of their properties. The processes for obtaining these permits vary by municipality and state. These variations lead to uncertainties and delays in projects […]
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Many municipal approval processes tend to be opaque and provide developers with limited information. To help address these issues, the NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned Distinguished Fellow C. Kat Grimsley, Ph.D. cantab, director of the Masters in Real Estate Development Program at George Mason University, to create […]
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According to research firm Statista, the global esports industry could be worth more than $1 billion by 2021. It’s well on its way: PwC’s “Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2020–2024” report notes that esports “will achieve growth at a level unseen in almost any other media […]
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Last month, Democratic members of a House climate change committee unveiled their blueprint for achieving a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. Nearly two years in the making, the report outlines dozens of recommendations – from emissions reduction targets for buildings, to mandated reductions in food waste – […]
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Not long ago, Culver City was widely perceived as a small, relatively quiet community within the West Los Angeles submarket that offered older office properties at affordable rents. The city’s downtown is now undergoing a revitalization that is in part driven by its connection to Los […]
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Since Development magazine first reported on the growing trend in food halls in 2017, these eateries have bloomed into a thriving concept offering developers a menu of options to apply to aging malls, student housing, new and existing mixed-use developments and even tired rest stops along […]
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Modular construction has come a long way since a 2010 issue of Development magazine profiled the building process in “First Look – The Skyscraper’s New Look.” Commercial real estate developers are adopting modular construction – in which building components are manufactured at a facility and then […]
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