19
Aug
2020
COVID-19 Takes Toll on State and Local Budgets
Posted On August 19, 2020  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

The gravity of COVIC-19’s impact on states and communities was not anticipated at the start of this year. The spread of the virus required states and local governments to take unprecedented actions including issuing stay-at-home orders and strengthening healthcare services; these actions have dramatically impacted state […]

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17
Jun
2020
The Fiscal Impact of COVID-19 on the States
Posted On June 17, 2020  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

The U.S. economy was strong as we started this year and the outlook was that it would fundamentally continue through 2020. The thriving economy had led to increased state revenues from taxes and other fees, which allowed governors and state legislatures to balance their budgets more […]

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03
Jun
2020
California Facing Commercial Foreclosures and Bankruptcy Crisis
Posted On June 3, 2020  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

There is legislation moving through the California Senate that would devastate the commercial real estate industry and upend the landlord-tenant relationship. SB 939, sponsored by Senator Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco), would provide commercial tenants with new rights and allow them to pay no rent for an […]

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31
Mar
2020
Governments Respond to COVID-19’s Economic Challenge
Posted On March 31, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

As our nation deals with business shutdowns, mandated stay-at-home orders, and other measures necessary to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, our economy is suffering damage at levels not seen since the Great Recession of 2008, and possibly the Great Depression. In an effort to […]

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20
Nov
2019
NAIOP’s California Chapters Meet to Discuss Strategy
Posted On November 20, 2019  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

California is by far the most populous state in the country, which gives it the ability to have an influence beyond its borders. To help sort out what’s happening in the Golden State, representatives from four of California’s NAIOP chapters met for a legislative summit last […]

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03
Oct
2019
The Chronic Challenge of Cognovits in Ohio
Posted On October 3, 2019  By Michael J. Sikora III  And has No Comment

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called states “laboratories of democracy” because they were places where citizens could “try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.” Some states experiment to their advantage. They enact laws that make it easier […]

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18
Sep
2019
NAIOP of Florida Preparing Now for 2020
Posted On September 18, 2019  By Yvonne Baker  And has No Comment

The Florida Legislature will begin its 2020 session on January 14. When it does, NAIOP of Florida is prepared to hit the ground running, delivering a to-do list for lawmakers that would boost the economy and support the growth of commercial real estate. Last week, representatives […]

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12
Jun
2019
The Case for Sensible Affordable Housing
Posted On June 12, 2019  By Brandon Mendoza  And has No Comment

Living on the streets is extremely difficult. I know because I’ve been there. I’ve been homeless twice in my life, and I’ve lived in homeless shelters. Housing is a very personal issue as well as a basic human need, and emotions run deep on the issue […]

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15
May
2019
Proposed Property Tax Initiative Endangers Prop 13 Protections
Posted On May 15, 2019  By James V. Camp  And has No Comment

Markets love certainty. Big jumps or big dips may be great opportunities for day traders to make money, but they’re risky for those in commercial real estate development. This was the case with property taxes in California before 1978 as localities randomly, and in some instances […]

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01
May
2019
Protect TIF, Promote Development in Wisconsin
Posted On May 1, 2019  By Jim Villa  And has No Comment

The following piece was written by Jim Villa ahead of the NAIOP Wisconsin chapter’s annual Day at the Capitol in Madison. It first appeared in the Milwaukee BizTimes and is reprinted here with permission. On a national level, politicians can’t seem to hammer out a deal […]

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