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Amazon's Hopes to Drive Global Sustainable Development through its Climate Pledge Commitment

3 weeks ago | blog.naiop.org | Kelly Hartog |Marie Ruff

By Kelly HartogTackling sustainability on a corporate scale, London Kemp Boykin, director of Global Realty at Amazon, shared how she oversees the company's over 1 billion square feet and growing industrial real estate portfolio in a session on scaling global sustainable development to drive innovation and operational excellence at I.CON West this week in Los Angeles. Amelia McLear, head of strategic partnerships, Amazon Global Sustainable Development, served as the session moderator.
The Fed's Policy Shift and What It Means for the Commercial Real Estate Outlook

1 month ago | blog.naiop.org | Ryan Severino |Marie Ruff

By Ryan SeverinoIt's been more than two months since the Federal Reserve (Fed) cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps), but the market optimism around monetary policy has shifted significantly since then. This move was widely anticipated by most; however, the market reaction was complicated and confused by other follow-up statements. Commercial real estate (CRE) investors want to understand how shifting monetary policies will affect the CRE environment. The answer may not be so cut and dry.
The Country’s Largest Urban Hot Spots Embrace Adaptive Reuse in Self-storage

Jan 9, 2025 | blog.naiop.org | Maria Gatea |Marie Ruff

By Maria GateaSelf-storage construction has been on an upward trend since 2020 as the sector has become increasingly popular with American consumers, offering flexible solutions for life’s many transitions. While new construction has dominated the industry for decades, a significant shift is occurring: Existing industrial and retail buildings are being converted into self-storage facilities.
CRE Outlook for 2025: Cautiously Optimistic

Jan 6, 2025 | blog.naiop.org | Ed Finkel |Marie Ruff

By Ed FinkelThe fortunes of the commercial real estate sector should be somewhere between status quo and modestly improved over the next year, with housing, industrial, data center and advanced manufacturing among the most dynamic asset classes, according to a cross-section of developers and investors who sit on NAIOP’s board of directors. Matt McInnis, partner at Front Street Capital in central North Carolina and a member of NAIOP North Carolina Piedmont Triad, forecasts a mixed picture.
CRE Year in Review: Market Share’s Most-read Posts of 2024

Dec 30, 2024 | blog.naiop.org | Marie Ruff

Commercial real estate professionals in 2024 were eager to figure out solutions for rising construction costs – a persistent problem in recent years – as reflected in the post’s number one ranking on the Market Share blog. Market Share readers also wanted to learn about shifts in manufacturing from a report on an executive summit on nearshoring and reshoring.
A New Chapter in Life Sciences Real Estate

Dec 16, 2024 | blog.naiop.org | Marie Ruff

By Daniel MaldonadoAs we approach the end of 2024, the life sciences space is undergoing a noteworthy transformation. After a sharp post-COVID-19 downturn for the sector, there is a significant revival in venture capital activity, strategic landlord adaptations, and evolving market dynamics on the horizon that may just shape the future of life sciences real estate for the better. Recent trends indicate a notable rebound in life sciences venture capital after a decline in 2022.
Strategic Investments and Modernized Public Policy Helps Ohio Lead the Way in Economic Development

Dec 4, 2024 | blog.naiop.org | Marie Ruff

Michael J. Sikora III is the Managing Partner of Sikora Law with offices located in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. He is also a licensed title insurance agent, real estate salesperson (inactive status), and editor of the Lexis-Nexis Treatise on Ohio Real Property Law & Practice.
U.S. Real Estate Boom: Five Decades of Development Across Major Sectors

Dec 3, 2024 | blog.naiop.org | Maria Gatea |Marie Ruff

By Maria GateaU.S. cities have experienced massive expansion across all real estate sectors over the past 44 years, according to recent StorageCafe research that looked at residential and commercial construction activity between 1980 and 2023. Along with residential construction, industrial, office, retail and self-storage spaces have grown significantly, although the scale and pace of development differ among regions and asset types.
The ROI of Analytics for CRE

Oct 11, 2024 | blog.naiop.org | Marie Ruff

Analytics can provide a wealth of information that can also feel overwhelming at times. How can that deluge of data be turned into actionable tasks to streamline efficiency and reduce costs? In a CRE Talk at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge in Las Vegas, Dennis Norton, analytics manager, Wipfli LLP, shared common use cases and success stories of multifamily projects that have best leveraged data for critical decision-making.
Targeted Incentives and Key Challenges in Data Center Development

Oct 9, 2024 | blog.naiop.org | Marie Ruff

“We’re in a really unique point in history in the sense that we have this huge demand curve for data centers at a time when we also have some constraints in power,” said Elissa Wilson, attorney, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, LLP, to begin a panel discussion on data center development at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge. “But the reason data centers are so important is they are fundamental to our modern economy. They’re fundamental to our way of life.