Category: Legislative

Congress Takes An Important Step Towards Transportation Reauthorization

  • June 18, 2026
Transportation and infrastructure spending have always been a focus of NAIOP’s advocacy efforts at the federal level. With surface transportation programs expiring later this year, getting Congress to reauthorize these programs in advance has been one of our top 2026 legislative priorities. A little more than two weeks ago on May 22, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee took an important step in that direction when it passed HR 8870, the “BUILD America 250 Act” by a strong bipartisan vote of 62-2.
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New York legislature

New York Legislature Passes Bills Affecting Major National Issues

  • June 18, 2026
Like other legislatures around the United States, the New York State Legislature spent the first half of this year considering policy on controversial topics that affect commercial real estate development. When both chambers adjourned their 2026 legislative session in early June, two bills they had passed demonstrated the antithetical approaches to development policy that many other states are currently deciding between.
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State advocacy

Chapters Hold Days at the Capitol to Advance Interests of CRE

  • May 13, 2026
As part of their ongoing state-level advocacy work, NAIOP members from chapters in Ohio, Michigan and North Carolina engaged policymakers at their state capitals this week. NAIOP members from these states traveled to their respective state capitols to engage and educate lawmakers about the key role of commercial real estate development in spurring economic growth and job creation.
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Congress

Navigating the First Tax Season Under the OBBBA

  • April 15, 2026
This April 15 marks the first Tax Day under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Signed into law on July 4, 2025, this landmark legislation introduces significant benefits for the commercial real estate sector. NAIOP was a strong advocate for the commercial real estate industry during the negotiation of OBBBA and has continued to engage with the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as regulations to implement provisions important to NAIOP members have been promulgated.
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New York State Capitol

New York Chapters Hold Legislative Day at the State Capitol

  • April 1, 2026
NAIOP members from the New York City Metro and Upstate New York chapters traveled to Albany in late March to engage with state lawmakers in support of our 2026 public policy priorities. Legislative action on these priorities will play an important role in advancing commercial real estate development that spurs economic growth, creates needed jobs and supports communities in providing additional housing, a centerpiece of discussions in meetings this year.
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Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Senate Housing Bill Would Hurt “Build-to-Rent” Developments

  • March 18, 2026
While NAIOP and it national housing association allies supported legislation designed to increase housing supply and help address the current housing affordability crisis in many of our communities, the Senate bill contains a very problematic provision that would have the opposite effect.
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Utah State Capitol Building

Utah and Minnesota Chapters Host Legislative Days at their State Capitols

  • March 11, 2026
As February drew to a close, NAIOP members from Utah and Minnesota traveled to their respective state capitols to meet with lawmakers and advance the legislative interests of commercial real estate. The meetings with lawmakers provided important opportunities for NAIOP and the industry to build relationships and educate lawmakers on the important role of commercial real estate development in providing economic opportunities, creating jobs and strengthening the quality of life within communities.
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OBBBA

A Generational Reset for U.S. Manufacturing and What It Means for Industrial Real Estate

  • March 5, 2026
The industrial market is rarely reshaped by a single law, but occasionally, policy shifts redirect capital for years. Panelists at NAIOP’s I.CON West conference in Los Angeles agreed that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Donald Trump in July 2025, may be one of those moments.
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