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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.

2011 Community Service with Living Classrooms. NAIOP Maryland has a strong tradition of giving back, earning three Chapter Merit Awards for Community Service from NAIOP on the national level. And we’re not stopping now! Our past award-winning community service projects included work with House…

A coalition of city organizations is preparing to use Artificial Intelligence to improve public safety and quality of life in downtown Baltimore. The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore – in collaboration with the University of Maryland, Baltimore and other key partners — plans to pilot a Strategic Operations Center (SOC) this…

Click to view the full dashboard. The 2025 Maryland General Assembly Session is in the books. The NAIOP State Legislative Committee, under the leadership of Tom Pilon of St. John Properties, continued to serve as the leading advocate for commercial real estate in Annapolis.  The…

As the General Assembly enters the last week of its 2025 Session, bills related to commercial real estate taxes, fees, and building energy codes remain unresolved. The House of Delegates has passed House Bill 49, the Maryland Department of the Environment’s request for authority to set enforceable…