Posted on June 8, 2018
NAIOP's 2018-2020 Strategic Plan will guide the activities of the association, focusing on five Strategic Drivers that center around NAIOP's mission and vision, including:
Posted on June 7, 2018
By Marie Ruff
Posted on June 7, 2018
With a new database launch, you now have a different member login. This powerful new database will provide a more user-friendly experience for all members, making it easier for you to update your member profile, register for courses and conferences, and more. Watch for an email with your new www.NAIOP.org website login and update your profile.
On May 30, 2018, the three chapters of NAIOP North Carolina, visited capitol hill to advocate. A special thanks to Jason Moore (Charlotte Legislative Committee Chair) and Joe Padilla (REBIC) for helping coordinate visits with legislators to speak about the commercial real estate perspective. While this is a short session (this means the time of the session is short, but also that new legislation cannot be introduced), it is of critical importance the state senators and representatives know who NAIOP is and what we represent.
Posted on May 31, 2018
The NAIOP Research Foundation has published the NAIOP Office Space Demand Forecast for Q2 2018.
Posted on May 25, 2018
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Amazon.com Inc. has made about 200 phone calls to cities which failed to make the cut for consideration as a location for the company’s second headquarters. Some of the cities say they are "learning from the disappointing phone conversations and making changes." For example, Detroit is now considering strengthening its regional transportation network after Amazon officials told them it was the main reason the city did not make the HQ2 short list. The city did not have enough tech workers to fill 50,000 jobs and had no way, other than cars, of bringing people from outside the city limits to work at the proposed site. Additionally, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Sacramento, California, are restructuring workforce development programs to focus on tech talent. Orlando, Florida, is considering starting a community fund to invest in local tech companies and draw more entrepreneurs.
Posted on May 24, 2018
According to Cushman and Wakefield’s first quarter report on shopping centers, the retail sector will continue to struggle despite a strong economy. However, it’s not all bad news – while stores found in malls and power centers (e.g., electronics, department, sporting goods) will continue to decline, other sectors will expand, such as dollar stores, discount grocery, off-price apparel, beauty/cosmetics, fitness/health clubs, fast food, coffee and fast fashion, most of which operate in neighborhood and community centers. According to the report, these trends could benefit the owners of Class A malls. "Anchor closures at trophy or Class A malls present opportunities for landlords to attract new, more relevant tenants such as food halls, experiential concepts or other trendy new retailers at current rents," the report states. "Landlords will also see non-traditional mall tenants such as discounters, off-price or grocery chains move into some of these vacancies."
Posted on May 25, 2018
Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act into law. This reform legislation includes NAIOP-supported provisions that ensure there is adequate capital availability for commercial construction financing.
Posted on May 23, 2018
By: Bill Mosher and Ann Sperling
Posted on May 22, 2018
Listen to the audio recording of Greg Lindsay, NewCities Foundation Senior Fellow and keynote at the National Forums Symposium, on how cities as a service are changing how we live, work, move and more, watch the video (see below), or read the recap on NAIOP’s Market Share blog.
Posted on May 21, 2018
By: Rachel Karitis
Posted on May 10, 2018
On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, NAIOP Charlotte hosted a form for more than 90 people on the upcoming Mecklenburg Tax Revaluation and the impacts of Federal Tax Reform on Commercial Real Estate. A special thanks to our speakers: Bobbi Jo Lazarus, Elliott Davis, Ken Joyner and Christy Lantis, both from the Mecklenburg County Tax Assessors.
Posted on May 4, 2018
The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision by the end of June in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al, a case that could change how sales taxes are collected on Internet purchases.
Posted on May 3, 2018
By Jan A. deRoos, PhD and Shaun Bond, PhD
Posted on May 2, 2018
By Jennifer Lefurgy, PhD
Posted on April 25, 2018
Thank you to everyone who came out on Thursday, April 19, for the NAIOP Charlotte and CRCBR Annual Clay Shooting Tournament at Meadow Wood Farm.
Posted on April 24, 2018
The REBIC Primary Election Voter Guide is now available. View below or click here to view.
Posted on April 23, 2018
Growing e-commerce companies and a shrinking window for last-mile delivery have pushed desirable industrial properties closer to the customer. Beyond improved delivery times, businesses and industrial developers have to contend with another key factor in site selection: the labor pool.
Posted on April 20, 2018
The Net Lease Research Report by National Real Estate Investor (NREI) finds the single-tenant net lease sector will remain "in solid shape for the foreseeable future, even in what many are viewing as the late stages of the current real estate cycle." The results were compiled from 490 responses from a February survey of NREI readers; about half of the respondents held the titles of owner, partner, president, chairman, CEO or CFO. Sixty-three percent of survey participants expect cap rates for net lease properties to increase over the next 12 months. Debt and capital equity are also expected to remain as available as they have in the previous two years. The industrial and medical office sectors are predicted to drive the strongest demand over the next year. Respondents commented that there are "diamonds in the rough in secondary/tertiary markets," and the influx of German stores Lidl and Aldi will create investment opportunities. Dollar stores, largely protected from the rise of e-commerce, have "become a popular bet for some net lease investors."
Posted on April 19, 2018
By: Ashley Fahey
