Transaction Volume Picks Up, Recovery on Horizon
Globest.com
It's no surprise to anyone that transaction volume has diminished greatly from the early 2007 figures. Both in the number of deals getting done and the total dollar amount the US and global markets have seen a large decrease. But as many investors and analysts believe the recession has hit rock bottom, transactions are beginning to happen again and investors are slowly readying to get back in the game, according to the Transaction Market panel at Thursday's NAIOP conference.

Industrial Market Recovers, Land a Burden
Globest.com
According to a number of speakers at the NAIOP Conference on Thursday, the industrial market is beginning to recover quicker than most other property types. And while the momentary recovery could be a temporary positive point before hitting rock bottom, investors and industrial-focused companies are looking to get back in the purchasing game.

Paris Offers Tips To Survive Downturn
Globest.com
In one of the first sessions of NAIOP's annual development-focused meeting, Aaron Paris shared his insights into surviving the current economic downturn. The chairman and CEO of Paris Development II offered his observations based on his previous experience with the recession cycles beginning at the 1973 downturn.

NAIOP's Development '09
Bisnow Chicago
Yesterday, NAIOP kicked off its three-day national meeting at the Sheraton on Columbus Drive. Despite the name (Development '09), topics ranged from finance, to marketing, to sustainable trends.

New national chair of NAIOP emphasizes diversity of industry
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
Larry Pobuda, a Twin Cities real estate veteran and principal of boutique real estate development firm Stewart Lawrence Group, in Bloomington, will be installed this week as the new chairman of NAIOP, a national real estate trade group. His appointment comes in the midst of one of the worst slumps in the commercial sector in the past two decades.