IRVINE, CA—Rising costs—including land prices, construction and multi-level fees—and legislation from the Split Roll Tax Ballot Initiative to a potential ban on dual agency are some of Southern California commercial real estate's most pressing concerns, James Camp, SVP and regional development officer for the Rockefeller Group's west region. tells GlobeSt.com. Camp is president of the 2018 NAIOP SoCal Executive Committee, so we sat down with him for a chat about his new role and the organization's agenda for the year.

GlobeSt.com: What do you see as your chief objective in your new role with NAIOP SoCal?

Camp: My chief objective is to maintain the successful NAIOP SoCal operating platform that I have inherited and to expand it to serve the best interests of our members in the following areas: legislative, education and networking. These principles are the three-legged stool of NAIOP SoCal. To continue our success, we need to protect the property rights and interests of our members, provide quality education programs and create interesting and unique opportunities for our members to network, collaborate and serve the communities where they do business.