The Nareit Developments section on reit.com provides updates of Nareit's activities and key events impacting the REIT and commercial real estate industry. Nareit is the worldwide representative voice for REITs and publicly traded real estate companies with an interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets.
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) met with Life Storage CEO David Rogers in Buffalo, New York. Rogers provided Higgins, who is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, with an update on the growth and evolution of the company and its deep roots in western New York. 
REITWise 2017: NAREIT's Law, Accounting & Finance Conference was held from March 22-24 in La Quinta, California.
Macerich says it plans to certify additional properties with BREEAM.
Leaders of the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry met with key policymakers around Washington on March 1.