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Kellam Nelson is a tenant representation specialist who is passionate about making sure San Francisco and the entire Bay Area remains one of the greatest places to live and work in the world. As Vice President of Occupier Services at Colliers International, he is on the front lines of that battle while helping his clients make the most advantageous location decisions. “Obviously, we have huge problems today locally, nationally and globally, so I find myself incredibly energized when it comes to making the type of changes that will help us maintain our competitive edge as a community and city,” Nelson said.

• CALCHAMBER URGES PULL BACK OF EMERGENCY COVID RULES
• EVICTION MORATORIUM EXTENSION SIGNED INTO LAW
• GLOBE STREET: STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION IS THE BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY IN 2021
• COMMERCIAL OBSERVER: LANDLORD SUES L.A. COUNTY OVER COMMERCIAL EVICTION BAN
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is the proud recipient of NAIOP's National Capitol Dome Award for 2020, along with our 5 fellow California Chapters: SoCal, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Sacramento Valley, and Inland Empire.

Members: Did you miss the Zoom-In Webinar: 2021 Kick-off - Market Outlook on Thursday, January 28th? The full video event is now available under the Resources tab. You must sign into your member account in order to view the video.

• RESIDENTIAL EVICTION MORATORIUM EXTENSION SIGNED INTO LAW
• STATE AGENCIES FOCUS ON VACCINE DELIVERY
• LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST L.A. COUNTY COMMERCIAL EVICTION BAN
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

• ***BREAKING NEWS: JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF TEJON RANCH
• CBPA BOARD MEETS SETS DIRECTION FOR 2021
• LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST L.A. COUNTY COMMERCIAL EVICTION BAN
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

• CBPA IN REVIEW AND LOOKING FORWARD; LAST YEAR, 2021, AND BEYOND
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

CBPA IN REVIEW AND LOOKING FORWARD; LAST YEAR, 2021, AND BEYOND

Amanda Bates is a commercial real estate professional who loves seeing developments come to life. She is Vice President, Bay Area Investments Lead at Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC), the renowned West Coast office and mixed-use developer, owner and operator. Bates is responsible for sourcing new investment ideas across the Bay Area and quarterbacking ground-up development projects from land acquisition, to construction, budgeting, lease up and stabilization. “Because I am involved in all aspects of projects, I get to work across departments internally,” she said. “I enjoy that collaboration immensely and it has given me a literal ‘ground up’ education in real estate development.” Her favorite part of her role is leading the disposition process and thinking strategically to get ahead of issues before they come up. She has executed on approximately 5 million square feet of office building sales during her time at Kilroy.

• GOVERNOR NEWSOM APPOINTS REX HIME TO HISTORIC POST
• THEY’RE BACK (MAYBE)!
• GOVERNOR RELEASES 2021-22 BUDGET
• REGULATORY ACTIONS ON COMMERCIAL SOLAR AND EV CHARGING
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

Life sciences real estate was performing well before the COVID-19 pandemic struck earlier this year. For example, CBRE’s “U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook 2020” notes that the sector (including medical office) accounted for an annual average investment of $18.7 billion from 2014 to 2019.

However, the challenges and opportunities presented by the public health crisis have boosted interest and investment in the sector at a time when other areas of commercial real estate such as retail and office have struggled.

Adam Lasoff is a seasoned investment sales professional who is passionate about winning as a team and helping clients and colleagues meet their goals. In October of this year, he joined JLL as Managing Director with the Capital Markets Group after a decade at Cushman & Wakefield. Lasoff, who has been actively involved in NAIOP SFBA since 2013, has taken the reigns as 2021 Chapter President.

NAIOP SFBA hosted its Annual Capital Markets Update and Economic Forecast on Monday, November 16th.  The exceptionally informative event featured a key note address and economic forecast by renown economist Christopher Thornburg, PhD, Founder, Beacon Economics. A summary of his key insights and predictions is provided here for MEMBERS ONLY ACCESS (must log-in to view).