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City Council Considers “Let’s Build More Housing, Detroit” Zoning Reform Proposal

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Throughout 2025, the Detroit City Council has debated proposals from the city’s chief operating officer aimed at increasing housing and mixed-use developments. While approximately 1,600 new

NAIOP Massachusetts: Advancing Solutions to Office Market Challenges and Housing Shortages

Friday, September 12, 2025

NAIOP Massachusetts played an active role in passage of a state bill that makes it easier to pursue office-to-residential conversions.

Addressing the Workforce Skills Gap in Construction and CRE-related Trades

Thursday, July 11, 2019

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to explore some of the contributing factors to the workforce shortage and how the construction and logistics industries can improve worker

The Evolution of Transit-oriented Development in Canada

Thursday, March 13, 2025

The Canadian government is encouraging high-density development as one solution to housing issues.

Rethinking the Downtown Office-to-Multifamily Conversion

Monday, March 25, 2024

An architect suggests rightsizing CBD office space and new housing for the suburbs.

The Soundtrack of Development: Music as a CRE Strategy

Friday, December 19, 2025

By embedding live music into its urban and commercial DNA, Huntsville, Alabama, turned cultural capital into a magnet for mixed-use investment, private equity and workforce attraction.

Expanding the Pipeline: Promoting Diversity in Undergraduate and Graduate Real Estate Programs

Monday, December 20, 2021

Universities can play a key role in encouraging the industry to build a workforce that better reflects the U.S. population.

Canadian Government Proposes Vacant Land Tax

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

The tax is intended to spur development of new housing on privately owned vacant land and generate a new source of revenue for the government.

Hurd A-P

Monday, July 31, 2023

A-P Hurd A-P Hurd is the president of SkipStone, a consulting firm that provides real estate and planning services to private and public clients. She is the former president of Touchstone, a real

Democratic State Legislators Gather in Las Vegas for Annual Meeting

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

NAIOP government affairs staff met with state legislators to discuss NAIOP’s state legislative priorities, including local permitting reforms, affordable housing and more.

Bipartisan Property Conversion Incentive Legislation Introduced

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

The legislation – a NAIOP priority – will create a temporary 20% tax credit to offset the eligible costs of converting an underutilized commercial building to affordable housing.

Conversion Tax Credit Legislation Introduced

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The bipartisan legislation would create a federal tax credit to spur the conversion of underutilized commercial structures to housing.

Malizia Emil

Friday, January 6, 2023

Emil Malizia, Ph.D. Emil Malizia is Research Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and President of Malizia & Associates, LLC. His expertise spans

Spiritos Erica

Friday, August 25, 2023

Erica Spiritos Erica Spiritos has long been interested in the design of urban environments in ways that honor the natural resources on which our lives depend. For nearly a decade, she has dedicated

Doyle-Ahern Sandy

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Sandy Doyle-Ahern Sandy Doyle-Ahern is the president of EMH&T, Central Ohio’s leading economic development and public infrastructure design firm. She joined EMH&T in 1997 and became EMH&T’s first

Managing Talent in Commercial Real Estate: NAIOP Research Foundation Issues Report on Attracting and Retaining the Best Employees

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Commercial real estate development firms often focus on hiring experienced professionals to meet their immediate staffing needs and tend to limit investment in training new associates. This

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