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Navigating Economic Uncertainty: Key Insights from Mark Zandi’s Economic Outlook

  • July 1, 2025
In an era of unprecedented economic complexity, understanding the nuanced landscape becomes crucial for business leaders and investors. In a recent conversation on the NAIOP Inside CRE podcast, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, shared critical insights that can help professionals navigate the current uncertainty.
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Office Space Demand Forecast

Office Space Demand Rebounds Amid Economic Crosswinds 

  • June 16, 2025
The U.S. office market is beginning to recover despite the broader economy presenting uncertain and mixed signals. Here's a quick breakdown of the key takeaways from the latest Office Space Demand Forecast released by the NAIOP Research Foundation.  
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Gina Raimondo

Commerce Secretary Reflects on Economic Leadership and U.S. Competitiveness

  • June 9, 2025
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo shared insights on economic policy, trade and American competitiveness in a candid conversation at NAIOP’s I.CON East last week in New Jersey, touching on both her personal journey and the broader challenges facing the U.S. economy.
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Economic impacts of CRE

Tracking U.S. Economic Trends into 2025

  • May 28, 2025
An annual study published by the NAIOP Research Foundation measures the contribution to GDP, salaries and wages generated and jobs supported from the development and operations of commercial real estate in the U.S. One of the authors of “Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate, 2025 U.S. Edition,” Brian Lewandowski, executive director, business research division at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder, led a NAIOP webinar to share key metrics from the report and a look at where the economy is headed next.
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Mark Zandi

Zandi: Tariffs, Turbulence and a Tenuous Outlook for the U.S. Economy

  • May 16, 2025
“In 35 years as an economist, I’ve only seen uncertainty like this twice before: during the global financial crisis and in the middle of the pandemic,” said Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi, addressing a full room at this week’s NAIOP National Forums Symposium in New Orleans. “These are highly uncertain times.”
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Port of Los Angeles

Tariffs Disrupt Supply Chains and the Outlook for Industrial Real Estate

  • April 21, 2025
The Trump administration’s tariff policy has unfolded rapidly and continues to evolve. Although the highest tariff rates on most U.S. trading partners have been paused for 90 days to allow time for trade negotiations, a flat 10% tariff remains in effect on most goods, and additional tariffs are expected on electronics, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. When combined with previously announced tariffs on steel and aluminum, and the 145% tariff on most goods from China, the average effective tariff rate is the highest in more than a century. The dollar has declined in response to the tariff announcements, further increasing the effective cost of imported goods.
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U.S. manufacturing

Mapping the North American Manufacturing Landscape: Key Destinations and Decision Routes

  • March 28, 2025
Roughly 10-12% of the U.S. GDP is tied directly to manufacturing. Moreover, by looking at the tracking of occupier statistics and leasing metrics from all the commercial real estate firms on a quarter-to-quarter average, between 10-15% of leasing activity in the market is tied directly to manufacturing. Bottom line: All industries must consider manufacturing as they explore new ways to diversify their supply chains throughout North America.
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Chris Thornberg

Examining Political Narratives and Economic Realities

  • March 27, 2025
“The first thing I have to talk about today is what we think is happening in our economy,” began Chris Thornberg, Ph.D., founder of Beacon Economics and keynote speaker at I.CON West this week in Los Angeles. “The other thing I'm going to talk about is what's actually happening in the economy today. That is to say, our objective statistical reality. The world I see in the data on a day-to-day basis.”
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