Government Affairs Update: May 2025
The NAIOP Corporate government affairs staff has been busy working with chapters at the state, local, federal and provincial levels to represent the positions of the commercial real estate industry.
The NAIOP Corporate government affairs staff has been busy working with chapters at the state, local, federal and provincial levels to represent the positions of the commercial real estate industry.
The NAIOP Research Foundation has published the annual Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate, 2025 U.S. Edition, research study. The combined economic contributions of new commercial building development and the operations of existing commercial buildings in 2024 resulted in direct expenditures of $898.5 billion and the following impacts on the U.S. economy:
Other highlights from the report:
Originally published on November 14, 2024, by Kathryn Hamilton, CAE for NAIOP.
Shannon O’Neil grew up in a small town in Ohio, not anywhere near the border. She was enthralled by stories shared by her grandmother and a great-aunt who traveled the world, which inspired O’Neil’s desire to work internationally. Today, she is the vice president, deputy director of studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. She was the keynote speaker at NAIOP’s Nearshoring/Onshoring Summit held in Scottsdale, Arizona this week.
Originally published on October 25, 2023 by Brielle Scott for NAIOP.
Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan combines an expert understanding of demography, economics, energy, politics, technology and security to help clients best prepare for an uncertain future. At NAIOP’s CRE.Converge last week in Seattle, attendees had an opportunity to hear from him at the closing keynote.
Originally published on May 19, 2023, by Kathryn Hamilton, CAE for NAIOP.
Opening with an image of a sailboat, National Forums Symposium keynote Heidi Learner said the photo captures the whipsaw tone of economic news today, with sudden shifts in unexpected directions.
Originally published on May 19, 2023, by Kathryn Hamilton for NAIOP.
Opening with an image of a sailboat, National Forums Symposium keynote Heidi Learner said the photo captures the whipsaw tone of economic news today, with sudden shifts in unexpected directions.
Originally published on March 20, 2023, by Larry Lichtenauer for NAIOP E-Newsletter.
With all signs pointing to an economic recession – presumably arriving midyear or Q3 – how can the commercial real estate community best plan for this event, what lessons can be learned from similar downturns, how long will this period last and which asset classes will be particularly hard hit? Recessions cause hardships and are never a good thing, but what silver linings and opportunities will be available to savvy investors and progressive companies? Offering their insights and perspectives on this topic are Anirban Basu, chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group and Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D., vice president of knowledge and research for NAIOP.
Originally published on February 6, 2023, by NAIOP.
The four phases of commercial real estate development yield significant contributions to the U.S. economy, creating jobs and building the places we work, shop, live and play. In 2022, combined economic contributions of new commercial building development and the operations of existing commercial buildings:
Originally published on February 3, 2023, by Brielle Scott for NAIOP E-Newsletter.
Painting a picture of the current global economic climate is a complex venture, but Reva Goujon, director at Rhodium Group, leveraged her vast geopolitical expertise to do so at NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat this week in Washington, D.C.