Posts by wshadden
Now Accepting Applications for ARGUS Certification Scholarship
Now Accepting Applications for ARGUS Certification Scholarship The NAIOP SFBA ARGUS Scholarship is now accepting applications. For many aspiring commercial real estate professionals, ARGUS Enterprise certification is an important step toward a career in acquisitions, asset management, and real estate analysis. NAIOP SFBA created this scholarship to help remove the cost barrier and provide recipients…
Read MoreCelebrating the Best: Highlights from NAIOP SFBA’s 12th Annual Best of the Bay
Celebrating the Best: Highlights from NAIOP SFBA’s 12th Annual Best of the Bay From backflips to robots to serenades, you truly never know what you’re going to get at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area’s Best of the Bay Awards—one of the most exciting and one-of-a-kind events in the region’s commercial real estate community. The 12th…
Read MoreProposed Cuts to SF Transfer Tax
This year brought significant victories for our industry, including the successful passage of AB 1384, our sponsored legislation focused on unlawful detainer court reform, and key progress on the warehouse fix bill, SB 415.
Read MoreNAIOP SFBA Leadership Development Programs: Applications Open February 1st
NAIOP SFBA Leadership Development Programs: Applications Open February 1st Wherever you are in your career, NAIOP SFBA has a program designed to help you grow. Whether you’re an emerging professional ready to sharpen your leadership skills or a seasoned executive looking to level up your impact, our chapter’s signature development programs—Young Professionals Group (YPG) and…
Read More400+ Industry Leaders Convene for NAIOP NorCal Symposium 2026
400+ Industry Leaders Convene for NAIOP NorCal Symposium 2026 View Photo Gallery More than 400 commercial real estate leaders from across Northern California convened at the Hyatt Embarcadero in San Francisco for the NAIOP NorCal Symposium 2026, a first-of-its-kind regional gathering that brought together the San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Sacramento Valley chapters. Attendees repeatedly…
Read MoreBuilding with Purpose: Lydia Tan on Development, Leadership & Impact
Building with Purpose: Lydia Tan on Development, Leadership & Impact Listen Now In this episode of the NAIOP SFBA Podcast, host Drew Hess sits down with Lydia Tan, a real estate leader whose three-decade career spans nonprofit affordable housing, institutional investment, large-scale mixed-use development, and professional sports. Lydia shares how her famously non-linear path—from architecture…
Read More2025 Legislative Wrap-Up
This year brought significant victories for our industry, including the successful passage of AB 1384, our sponsored legislation focused on unlawful detainer court reform, and key progress on the warehouse fix bill, SB 415.
Read MoreLooking Around Corners: Miles Treaster on Cycles, Capital & San Francisco’s Momentum
Looking Around Corners: Miles Treaster on Cycles, Capital & San Francisco’s Momentum Listen Now In this episode, host Drew Hess sits down with Miles Treaster, President, Capital Markets, Americas, at Cushman & Wakefield. Miles shares his path from Sacramento and the “Buzz Oates school of industrial development” to leading one of the largest capital markets…
Read More2025 ARGUS Scholarship Winner – Branden Fox
2025 ARGUS Scholarship Winner – Branden Fox NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area is proud to recognize the 2025 recipients of the ARGUS Certification Scholarship, a program that supports emerging professionals from underrepresented backgrounds in gaining vital skills in financial modeling and real estate analysis. This month, we are featuring, Branden Fox. Branden is an incoming senior at…
Read MoreFriendsGIVING Fundraiser at Pier 23 Raises $35,000 for Make-A-Wish
FriendsGIVING Fundraiser at Pier 23 Raises $35,000 for Make-A-Wish View Photo Gallery NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area celebrated another incredible year of generosity at our 6th Annual FriendsGIVING Celebration & Make-A-Wish Fundraiser. Thanks to the enthusiasm and kindness of our members, sponsors, and community partners, we raised more than $35,000 this year—bringing our lifetime total to over…
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