Speaking to a room of New Jersey commercial real estate leaders, the state’s two gubernatorial candidates seemed to be in line on the issues that mattered most to the sold-out crowd.

Exactly how they’d address those issues is where Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli differ — or at least how they hope to distinguish themselves from each other. That was evident Monday during a program hosted by NAIOP New Jersey, where the candidates presented on key topics such as permitting, energy and taxes, among many other policy areas that figured to resonate with property owners and their professionals.