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The Maryland State Archives has abandoned a plan to put plats, deeds, mortgages and other critical public land records behind a paywall. The reversal comes after pushback from a broad coalition of real estate groups. NAIOP first argued against the fee during the 2025 General Assembly session…

The trend started with workplace foosball tables, state-of-the-art fitness centers, yoga classes, free juice bars and free lunches. Companies were thinking of, and investing in, a variety of programs and incentives to entice their employees to return to the traditional workplace on a regular basis. Oxygen therapy Recently,…

Brokerages for the Archdiocese of Baltimore are currently working to sell the first five properties on a list of 38 surplussed Catholic parishes. The real estate specialty of selling shuttered churches, however, is far bigger than the selloff of Catholic properties and analysts say that niche practice is about to…

NAIOP Maryland mourns the recent passing of Richard (“Dick”) William Story, 79, of Betterton, MD. Beginning in the late 1970s, Story worked for several county economic development groups, including the Carroll County Economic Development Commission, where he became the first full-time Executive Director, and the Howard County Economic Development Authority,…

In the early 2000s, Cathy Ward, then-Chairman of NAIOP Maryland’s Legislative Committee, was concerned about the volume and complexity of state issues arising annually that affected commercial real estate. Managing new legislative and regulatory proposals had also become time-consuming work. “We had a small team of people working on…

“From the bottom of my heart, I say thank you. Thank you for choosing Maryland. Thank you for choosing to work together,” said Governor Wes Moore at an event hosted by NAIOP Maryland, MBIA, and ULI Baltimore at the Encore in Las Vegas last week. Collaboration among the private sector,…

A provision buried in the 2026 Maryland budget proposes funding the operations of the Maryland Archives by implementing a $0.20 per page fee to view or download public real estate documents, such as plats, deeds, mortgages, and liens on MDLANDREC.net.

NAIOP Maryland’s bi-annual Community Service program benefited U.S. military troops stationed around the globe who, in the next several weeks, will be receiving care packages stocked with essential toiletries such as wipes, soap, and toothbrushes. Last week, more than 160 Chapter members descended upon the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in…

The new 4MLK facility at the UMD Biopark is creating new opportunities to launch high-tech ventures in Baltimore. Photo courtesy of University of Maryland Biopark. Federal and state initiatives around tariffs, taxes, reshoring manufacturing, bolstering high-tech industries or cutting research funding have been claiming headlines. But on quieter…

Plans by federal and state governments to shrink their office holdings are creating new challenges for the already troubled office market. In February, the federal government announced its intention to terminate nearly 1,000 office leases nationwide and sell 443 buildings, including 62 in suburban Maryland. The Trump Administration subsequently walked…