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Leveraging Diverse Teams to Build a Profitable Culture of Inclusion

Friday, March 19, 2021

Get past assumptions and act with intention to create the workplace of the future.

From Retail to Residential (and Retail)

Friday, September 12, 2025

The innovative adaptive reuse of an iconic former Sears store is helping to breathe new life into a Chicago community.

What’s Working and What’s Not Working in CRE

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

An economist’s take on how we got here and what to watch in 2024.

Why Purpose-built Medical Is Reshaping the Live-Work-Play Model

Friday, May 29, 2026

Class A medical assets are emerging as stabilizing anchors within mixed-use districts.

The Office Market’s Selective Rebound Offers Opportunities

Friday, December 19, 2025

Lenders and buyers are on the lookout for “critical mass” and key property features.

Experiential Retail Helping to Fuel a Brick-and-mortar Revival

Friday, May 30, 2025

Retail spaces are evolving into experience destinations rather than just places to buy goods.

What Lies Ahead for Commercial Real Estate?

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

NAIOP brought together national research directors and academics to discuss the return to the office, the future of industrial and other topics.

Findings from the Development Approvals Index

Friday, April 29, 2022

The NAIOP Research Foundation released The Development Approvals Index: A New Tool to Evaluate Local Approvals Processes (the Index). The Index provides a systematic method to evaluate and compare

Sustainable Brownfield Redevelopment

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Former industrial sites and other properties that may be contaminated – commonly called brownfields – can be viable targets for redevelopment, however the costs and risks associated

Gateway vs. Secondary Cities: The New Investor Road Map

Friday, May 29, 2026

Performance and precision take center stage while old city labels fade in importance.

A 1980s-Era Office Park is Reborn as Multifamily Housing

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

An adaptive reuse project in the Washington, D.C., suburbs show the potential for converting old office space into apartments.

Office-to-Industrial Conversions: A Niche Market Worth Exploring

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

There’s a lot of potential, but the economic and regulatory challenges can be daunting.

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

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

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