Seeing Past the Pandemic: Industrial Demand and U.S. Seaports

This research brief, authored by Avison Young, reviews historical trends in port activity, local logistics employment, and vacancies, rents and absorption rates in adjacent industrial markets.

Examining Development Approvals Across North America: An Analysis of Site Plan and Building Permit Review Processes

The brief examines development approvals processes across 100 jurisdictions from 30 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario, and builds on The Development Approvals Index: A New Tool to

Beacons and Sensors in Commercial Real Estate

This brief provides an overview of some of the ways that simple, tiny, affordable and ubiquitous sensors are being used in commercial real estate settings. It addresses radio-frequency identification

How the Other Half Builds: Small-Scale Development in Tertiary Markets

This research brief draws from a survey of NAIOP members and interviews with developers in tertiary markets such as Western Michigan and Southwest Missouri to examine these differences and their