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With more than 700 bills pre-filed before New Year’s and multiple proposals to alter taxation and environmental laws, the Maryland General Assembly 2021 session is off to a busy start. To date, the CREDA Legislative Committee has placed 104 bills on its watch list.  Two early legislative…

It’s becoming the “fourth utility” in commercial real estate. As tenants continue their migration back into the workplace, they are discovering the integration of access control and touchless technology systems in parking garages, restrooms, kitchen areas and other common spaces to reduce physical contact and the…

Most recent donation made to Maryland Food Bank Baltimore, MD (January 12, 2021) – CREDA Maryland, the local commercial real estate association, donated $35,000 to six different non-profit organizations that support people in need throughout the greater Baltimore and central Maryland region in 2020. The most recent gift was…

For the second session in a row, the Howard County Delegation is considering legislation that would increase the Howard County Commercial Construction Excise Tax.  First enacted in 2008, the construction excise tax was created to provide a dedicated funding source for road improvements needed to support development activity.

Karen Cherry Karen Cherry, who was recently elected to the CREDA Board of Directors, recognized the importance of the organization well before her 20-plus-year commercial real estate career began. Working for a computer consulting firm that engineered smart building systems, Cherry became involved with the chapter with goals to…

Pandemic protocols mean that the Maryland House of Delegates and Senate will conduct business during the 2021 session in very different ways than previous years. Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones have announced limited floor sessions, fewer witnesses at bill hearings and much of the Assembly…

Robust growth in warehouse/distribution center development and increased adoption of new warehouse types are creating opportunities for owners of vacant or underperforming retail spaces. In a year-end blog post entitled “Adapting to Change,” CREDA member Bohler listed retail-to-warehouse conversions among its top five insights from 2020.

Baltimore, MD (January 6, 2021) – Karen Cherry, Vice President of Office Leasing for The Howard Hughes Corporation, has been elected to the Board of Directors of CREDA Maryland. The local association has approximately 400 members and represents the interests of the commercial real estate industry throughout the State…

Dear CREDA members, As we close out 2020, we wanted to send you a message of thanks and appreciation. Normally this time of year we would be gathering for our annual Holiday Luncheon but 2020 holds different plans. So many aspects of the commercial real estate…

Honors highlighted by Cathy Ward receiving Lifetime Achievement Award and becoming first woman recipient in 20-year history of program Baltimore, MD (December 23, 2020) – CREDA Maryland honored seven professionals for their achievements and contributions impacting the commercial real estate industry at its bi-annual Awards of Excellence held…