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Invest in Opportunity: Invest in Rural America

By: Rep. Ron Kind Fall 2018 Issue

Qualified Opportunity Zones will capitalize on rural America’s “can-do” attitude.

California Groups Seek Property Tax Hikes

By: Kevin Ivey
Summer 2018 Issue

A ballot initiative could remove Proposition 13’s protections for commercial property.

Congress Greenlights Brownfields Legislation

By: Alex Ford
Spring 2018 Issue

NAIOP continues to advocate for the reauthorization and expansion of the federal Brownfields Program in 2018.

Air Resources Board Targets California's Industrial Properties

By: Toby Burke
Winter 2017/2018 Issue

California’s Air Resources Board is considering an indirect source rule that would hold building owners and/or tenants responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from trucks and other mobile sources that service their facilities.

Construction Defects Litigation Reform in Colorado

By: Kathie Barstnar
Fall 2017 Issue

Five years, a coalition of more than 55 organizations and 41 mayors, nearly $900,000 spent on social media and communications, and countless hours at the negotiating table finally resulted in victory around the issue of “construction defects litigation reform” in Colorado.

A Regulatory Framework for a New Administration

By: Alex Ford
Summer 2017 Issue

Uncertainty about how the Trump administration will fulfill its promises to vastly decrease the number of federal regulations is creating uncertainty for the CRE industry.

CBRE's Ongoing Journey of Diversity and Inclusion

By: Rachel Brown
Spring 2017 Issue

A CRE services and investment organization has long recognized the value of a diverse workforce.

Building a Transit Army: How MARTA Army Is Working To Improve Atlanta's Bus Stops

By: Andrew Carpenter
Summer 2017 Issue

Transit advocacy doesn’t have to move slowly through layers of bureaucracy: in Atlanta, advocates have been mobilizing to improve bus stops in their own neighborhoods.

Winter 2024/2025 Issue

Development magazine’s winter issue delves into the evolving uses of artificial intelligence in the commercial real estate industry, from lease management and building operations to portfolio assessment and data analysis.

Fall 2024 Issue

Development magazine’s Fall issue profiles Crescent Communities, explores the growing impact of spaceport real estate around Houston and along Florida’s Space Coast, the commitment to prioritize employee well-being and environmental stewardship in the design of REI Co-op’s latest distribution center, and the innovations involved in the development of EVE (Electric Vehicle Enclave) Park in London, Ontario.

Summer 2024 Issue

This issue features a cover story on The Stack, the first high-rise office project in Canada to earn Zero Carbon Building Design certification. Other feature articles examine the new realities of CRE investing across different sectors, the challenges of finding move-in-ready space for advanced manufacturing startups, and lessons learned from Mark IV’s acquisition and master planning of a 4,300-acre Opportunity Zone industrial project in northern Nevada.