Doing CRE During a Crisis: Remote Work, New Technologies

COVID-19 is forcing the industry to embrace teleworking and a wide array of digital tools.

Starting a Lab Facility: A Primer for Real Estate Professionals

This fast-growing sector can be complex to navigate for developers.

The Municipal Benefits of Urban Fulfillment Centers

City leaders should be more proactive in crafting municipal policies that capitalize on the e-commerce changes transforming commercial real estate and their tax bases.

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

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

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

The Vaccines are Here. What Happens Next?

The rollout of immunizations to defeat COVID-19 has enormous implications for the commercial real estate industry.