09
Jun
2022
Economic Drivers That Will Define the Post-pandemic World
Posted On June 9, 2022  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

What can we learn from the past to better understand the possibilities of the future? Global economist Dambisa Moyo, Ph.D., told attendees at NAIOP’s I.CON East: The Industrial Conference this week in Jersey City, New Jersey, that there are several geopolitical trends impacting the world’s economy […]

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23
Mar
2022
The COVID Recession and the U.S. Economy – What’s Next?
Posted On March 23, 2022  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

“What’s happening in the economy overall is complex,” said Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D., founding partner of Beacon Economics and keynote speaker at NAIOP’s I.CON West: The Industrial Conference this week in Long Beach, California. “Fourth quarter 2021 GDP [gross domestic product] was 6.9% and February unemployment was […]

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13
Jan
2022
How Will Inflation Impact Commercial Real Estate?
Posted On January 13, 2022  By Gary Tasman  And has 8 Comments

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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05
Jan
2022
State Advocacy Essential for NAIOP Chapters in 2022
Posted On January 5, 2022  By Toby Burke  And has 7 Comments

As the new year begins, lawmakers will begin returning to their chambers to discuss and debate numerous pieces of legislation. Congress is currently focused on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better initiative and voting rights legislation, but conventional wisdom suggest that passage of meaningful, nonpartisan legislation […]

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15
Dec
2021
The Role of State and Local Governments in Spurring Economic Development
Posted On December 15, 2021  By Toby Burke  And has 1 Comment

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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28
Sep
2021
The New Global Equilibrium
Posted On September 28, 2021  By Brielle Scott  And has 1 Comment

After a decade of emerging markets and economies dominating the global market, the tipping point has arrived: growth will begin to balance going forward. In his keynote remarks at CRE.Converge this week, Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody’s Analytics, and co-founder, Moody’s Economy.com, explained why the stage […]

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01
Sep
2021
Four Perspectives on the State of the CRE Economy
Posted On September 1, 2021  By Marie Ruff  And has 3 Comments

Commercial real estate professionals always seek to determine where markets stand now and what to expect for the future. That future is particularly uncertain today as we see the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. JLL Chief Economist Ryan Severino shared his economic analysis in a […]

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29
Jul
2021
REIT Deal-Making is Robust in Light of Favorable REIT Outlook
Posted On July 29, 2021  By Sheheryar Hafeez  And has 6 Comments

Real estate investment trust (REIT) merger and acquisition activity has emerged from the pandemic in full force with some $75 billion in investment nationally from January through mid-July 2021. This robust activity is expected to continue throughout what could potentially be a record-breaking year. While all […]

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05
May
2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What State and Local Governments Should Know
Posted On May 5, 2021  By Toby Burke  And has 31 Comments

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the entire country and the world. Most state and local governments in the United States issued stay-at-home orders and imposed business restrictions on nonessential services to slow the spread of the virus. This caused an economic slowdown that initially concerned many […]

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05
Apr
2021
Is the Medical Office Market Recession-Proof?
Posted On April 5, 2021  By Shawn Stoneburner  And has 4 Comments

When the economy takes a tumble, investors immediately start hunting for recession-resistant assets. For the better part of the last 30 years, commercial real estate investors have turned to medical properties, which have been one of the strongest investment performers in our economy, regardless of economic […]

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