Industry News & Reports

AI in the Physical World: The Next Level of Digital Change in Commercial Real Estate By Gaku Ueda | July 29, 2025 Commercial real estate has entered a new stage of digital change with artificial intelligence (AI). The industry already enjoys the advantages of IoT devices, smart sensors and digital twins. Now, with AI, building…

AI’s Role in Capital Projects: Transforming Development and Construction By Brian Gallagher | July 22, 2025 Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving from an emerging technology to a fundamental driver of efficiency, much like search engines and cloud computing before it. While AI adoption is accelerating across many industries, the engineering and construction sectors have lagged.…

CREW Charlotte’s Alphabet Soup Event 2025: The ABC’s of Networking Join CREW Charlotte for its Alphabet Soup Networking event. Come network with colleagues from all of the local CRE organizations! This year we will have karaoke again so be ready to sing! Hear from some of the CREW Charlotte Board and other members and guests. Don’t worry, it…

Suburban Surge: How Coworking Spaces Are Shifting Beyond the City By Sanziana Bona | July 7, 2025 As the modern workplace continues to evolve, so does the coworking industry, adapting to shifting employee preferences, real estate trends and the ongoing hybrid work revolution. Recent national data from a Yardi Kube analysis reveals a compelling trend:…

Leveraging AI for Commercial Real Estate Innovation By Marie Ruff | June 6, 2025 “Will [Artificial Intelligence] revolutionize real estate investment, or are we overhyping it?” asked Doris Pitilon, Chief Technology Officer, Faropoint, during a session this week at NAIOP’s I.CON East in Jersey City, New Jersey. She explained that there are many types of…

Succession Planning for Commercial Real Estate Firms: Benefits, Best Practices and Common Challenges Preparing and implementing a plan to transfer control of a firm to a new generation of leaders can be a daunting prospect. Leaders of commercial real estate companies often face additional, unique challenges due to their firms’ complex valuation processes, intricate tax…

New Report: CRE Sentiment Declines Amid Growing Caution The NAIOP CRE Sentiment Index, which measures industry expectations for commercial real estate market conditions over the next 12 months, has dropped to 50 – down from 56 in September 2024. This decline suggests a more cautious outlook across the industry. It’s worth noting that the survey…

Participate in the 2025 Commercial Real Estate Compensation and Benefits Survey NAIOP is partnering with RCLCO | CEL Compensation Advisors to conduct the 2025 Commercial Real Estate Compensation and Benefits Survey. A nationally known real estate advisor, RCLCO | CEL Compensation Advisors, has conducted this survey — the largest in the industry — for 36…