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November 2025
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 AI’s Role in Next-Generation Industrial Real Estate; NAIOP CRE Sentiment Index; Industrial Space Demand Forecast, Q3 2025; and Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate in Canada, 2025 Edition; from the NAIOP Research Foundation.
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Emerging Trends and Technologies to Reshape the Built Environment
NAIOP Research Foundation Governors, Visionaries and Distinguished Fellows met in Toronto to discuss trends affecting the commercial real estate industry and suggest possible topics for future research.
Read MoreQuotable
“[Data centers are] constantly spending hundreds of millions of dollars to refresh their servers. So having a sales use tax that doesn’t have a robust exemption or having a tangible personal property tax – you need to address both of those to have a good, investable [data center] market.”
Scott Ziance, partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, and NAIOP Research Foundation Governor, spoke on a panel at CRE.Converge about emerging data center markets.
Meet a Governor: Frank Baird
“My advice is to think strategically about building personal streams of revenue. That might mean structuring a deal where you take a smaller salary in exchange for a percentage of ownership or earning a broker’s license and using your network to generate brokerage fees along the way.”
Read MoreMeet New Senior Visiting Fellow:
Will McIntosh
Will McIntosh, Ph.D., CEO, ArcBridge Research Group, LLC, has been named NAIOP Research Foundation Senior Visiting Fellow. In this role, he will serve as a research advisor and author, visit chapters to promote the Foundation, serve as a resource for the Governors program, provide feedback on NAIOP courses, and participate in NAIOP events.
Preview of Upcoming Research
Managing Sustainability Risk in Data Center Development
The upcoming report will examine approaches to balancing three competing concerns: meeting market requirements, acquiring adequate power, and managing near-term and long-term sustainability risk.
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