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Recruiting, Training and Retaining Talent in the Real Estate Development Industry

Thursday, June 20, 2024

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to examine best practices in recruitment, training and retention for commercial real estate development firms. The study draws on interviews

Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate, 2020 U.S. Edition

The impact of new development and of the ongoing operations of existing commercial real estate buildings in the United States – office, industrial, warehouse and retail – has grown to support 9.2

NAIOP Market Monitor Offers an Alternative Approach to Evaluating CRE Markets

Thursday, July 18, 2024

For the second year, the NAIOP Research Foundation has published the NAIOP Market Monitor, which evaluates office and industrial real estate markets using a two-dimensional analysis based on a

NAIOP Industrial Space Forecast: Absorption Rates are Off the Peak, But Healthy

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Net absorption (the amount of space occupied minus the amount of space vacated) of industrial real estate will average 52.6 million square feet over the next two years – a healthy rate,

New Report: Demand for Office Space Continues to Rebound

Friday, May 30, 2025

Despite uncertainties about the economy, net absorption of office space was positive for a fourth consecutive quarter and demand is projected to continue to grow for the rest of the year,

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

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

As the commercial real estate industry continues to evolve, new concepts, ideas and terms emerge. To recognize those changes, and to make them clearer to those in the profession, the NAIOP

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

Thursday, June 15, 2023

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

Hybrid Work and the Future of Office: Adapting to a New Paradigm in Occupier Demand

Thursday, August 17, 2023

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to examine the current state of hybrid work and how it affects the office sector. The study draws from survey and market data provided by

Office Space Demand Forecast, Fourth Quarter 2020

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

A new office space demand forecast published by the NAIOP Research Foundation projects a period of negative absorption through late 2020 and early 2021, but total net absorption from Q2 2021 to Q3

New Places and New Spaces for E-commerce Distribution: Three Strategies Bringing Industrial and Retail Real Estate Closer Together

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to examine three trends related to this convergence: the conversion of shopping centers to distribution centers, adding distribution uses to

An Overview of Emerging Construction Technologies

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to explore emerging construction technologies and their implications for the construction and real estate development industries. The authors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Commercial Real Estate: Best Practices and Common Challenges

Thursday, September 21, 2023

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to identify best practices for promoting DEI within CRE firms. The study draws from existing studies on DEI, as well as interviews with a