Winter 2024/2025 Issue

Reflecting on My Year as NAIOP Chair

By: Brian Walker

It has been my honor and privilege to serve this past year as the 57th chair of the organization.

Chapter Profile: NAIOP Vancouver

Land constraints lead to both challenges and opportunities.

On Leadership: L. Mark Billeaud

A founding partner of Summit Real Estate Group in St. Louis shares his insights and lessons learned from nearly 35 years in the commercial real estate business.

From the Editor: A New Landscape for Commercial Real Estate

This past year, we witnessed a significant shift in trends and priorities within the CRE sector.

The Value of Partnerships, Negotiations and Taking on New Challenges

NAIOP’s 2024 Developing Leaders Award recipients share lessons learned and advice for those starting out in commercial real estate.

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PERSPECTIVES ARTICLES FROM PAST ISSUES

From the Editor: Unique Trends in CRE: Trophy Industrial to Spaceports

REI’s newest distribution center and its focus on designing for employee wellness,
a trend the NAIOP Research Foundation studied last year in a report by KSS.

On Leadership: Rael L. Diamond

The president and CEO of Choice Properties, Canada’s largest REIT, talks about creating long-term value in projects where people and the community can thrive, the outlook for commercial real estate in Canada, and the importance of bringing people back to the office.

Chapter Profile: NAIOP Austin

A strong local economy and continued population growth are pushing ongoing CRE opportunities.

NAIOP Supports Rising CRE Leaders Through Diversity Student Scholarship

Six students awarded for academic excellence and their aspirations to forge careers in the industry.

Addressing Common Concerns

The caliber of our chapters is unmatched.

From the Editor: Post-pandemic Resilience

Interest rates may come down this year but until they do, a sense of uncertainty lingers in the industry, especially in the office sector.

On Leadership: Ryan Witges

The president of Agracel, Inc. shares his Illinois-based firm’s successes and insights into industrial development in the Midwest, South and Southeast over the next few years.

Chapter Merit Awards

NAIOP recognizes chapters and individuals for excellence in a variety of program areas.

Meet the Visionaries: NAIOP Research Foundation Names the 2024-2026 Class

Eight young CRE professionals join the prestigious mentoring program that began in 2017.

Legislative Positions on the Issues Shaping CRE

NAIOP is rooted in advocacy, having been founded more than five decades ago to address land use issues that impeded industrial real estate development.

What Does it Mean? NAIOP Releases Glossary of Commercial Real Estate Terms

Search Terms in the Online Glossary

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