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Freddie Mac has updated the seller servicer guide related to several different parts of the Property Condition Assessment (PCA), most notably through a new cost category (PR-90) and guidance for evaluating a property’s […]

Partner on LABJ Top Firms List Again Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. has been ranked number five on the 2015 Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) Top Environmental Firms list for […]

Published in Northeast Real Estate Business Online From due diligence to government-funded incentives, there are many factors involved in successfully converting a development from one use to another. This 2015 […]

THE NEW 2016 ALTA STANDARDS GO INTO EFFECT FEBRUARY 23, 2016. The American Land Title Association and the National Society of Professional Surveyors recently completed an updated version of the […]

While adaptive reuse is an attractive option due in part to the fact that it is generally a faster, more cost-effective way to get a ‘new’ building up and running, it also offers significant opportunities for energy efficiency and sustainability measures.

Partner Structural Design Engineer Russell McLellan, EIT, yesterday presented design recommendations and a design example at the Strengthening our Cities Summit hosted by the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC). McLellan […]

GRESB PROVIDES A PATH FOR REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO OWNERS TO BENCHMARK AND MEASURE THEIR SUCCESS. Around the world, sustainability is becoming an increasing focus in the commercial real estate (CRE) […]

THE LATEST COMMERCIAL/MULTIFAMILY DATABOOK FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2015 SHOWS CONTINUED STRENGTH. Commercial real estate continues a strong performance. The Mortgage Bankers Association just released the Commercial/Multifamily DataBook for the second quarter […]

THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO PASS THE SEISMIC RETROFIT ORDINANCE, WHICH MANDATES … …structural strengthening of vulnerable buildings in an effort to protect the city against […]

On October 9 the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a mandatory retrofit ordinance, aimed to improve the City’s seismic safety and resilience by strengthening vulnerable buildings most at risk […]