Spring 2026
E-newsletter
The NAIOP Research Foundation newsletter compiles strategic resources and analysis selected from
the Foundation's work and features its Governors and Visionaries.
The Latest Research
Read recent reports including the U.S. Capital Markets Report, Debt Market Survey, Managing Sustainability Risk in Data Center Development, and more from the NAIOP Research Foundation.
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Meet a Governor: Scott Ziance
"It’s pretty simple: CRE developers improve our communities through the investments they make and the risks they take every day – and the Foundation exists to support those developers," said Ziance, partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP.
Quotable
"We're always looking at how the new opportunity affects the whole portfolio. It's not chasing one deal; it's building a better portfolio."
- Jordan Lott, president and CEO, Lake Washington Partners, and NAIOP Research Foundation Governor, was a recent guest on the NAIOP Inside CRE podcast
Preview of Upcoming Research
Best Practices in Small- and Shallow-bay Multitenant Industrial Building Development
The upcoming report authored by NAIOP Distinguished Fellow Dustin Read, Ph.D., will provide an overview of recent trends affecting demand for small- and shallow-bay space.
Read MoreGet Involved
The Research Foundation engages the industry's foremost commercial real estate leaders, academics and emerging talent. You can support the Foundation through its diverse programs and initiatives:
Governors support the Foundation's program of work through their contributions and by giving their time and sharing their expertise.
The Visionaries program provides meaningful mentoring, high-level networking and research related experiences to rising industry leaders who are 40 years of age and under.
Distinguished Fellows are commercial real estate, economic and public policy experts who help bridge the gap between the practicing commercial real estate community and the academic community.