Real Estate Due Diligence 101

This page of our website serves as an introductory course on the various physical due diligence reports that may be required for commercial real estate – a "crash course" on risk management and property valuation tools. We created it to help educate new underwriters, loan officers, brokers and other risk management personnel.  Our goal is to provide the crucial information they need to make sound business decisions.

Watch a short informational video, read an overview blog or peruse through an article. Spend a couple hours here and you'll have the basic concepts down.


  • Environmental Due Diligence / Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
  • Property Condition Assessments
  • Probable Maximum Loss Reports
  • ALTA Land Surveys
  • Construction Risk Management

VIDEOS / WEBINARS

ARTICLES

Videos-


Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)

Property Condition Assessments / Reports (PCA / PCR)

Seismic Risk Assessments / Probable Maximum Loss (PML) Reports


Webinars-


Understanding Seismic Modeling Probable Maximum Loss (PML) Seismic Risk Assessments

American Land Title Association (ALTA) Surveys
Property Condition Assessment-


ROI Check-Up: A property condition assessment can protect against deal-killers.

Environmental Due Diligence-

Guidance for Environmental Due Diligence in Loan Work Out Situations

Seismic Probable Maximum Loss Assessments-


Managing Seismic Risk

BLOGS

Property Condition Assessment-

Property Condition Assessments- A Comprehensive Overview


Green Property Condition Assessment

What Is Included in a Property Condition Report?


Environmental Due Diligence-

Phase I Environmental Site Assessments - A Comprehensive Overview

Environmental Due Diligence 101 - Why is it required?


Business Environmental Risks


Historic Recognized Environmental Conditions

Streamlined Environmental Reports for Lenders

Got Contamination? Remedial Cost Estimates Can Help


Foreclosure Due Diligence


Due Diligence at Foreclosure - What do Lenders Need to Consider?
Seismic Probable Maximum Loss Assessments-


Understanding Seismic Probable Maximum Loss Reports

Seismic Damageability Reports


When Do You Need to Think About Seismic Risk?


Construction Risk Management-


Understanding Construction Document and Cost Reviews

Construction Progress Monitoring

The Importance of Erosion Control Inspections



ALTA Surveys-


Surveying the Field - New ALTA Land Survey Standards

Avoid Mayhem and Mishaps - Get an ALTA Survey

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