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By James Davenport, PS Getting a land survey, specifically an American Land Title Association (ALTA) Survey, during a real estate transaction is crucial to understanding exactly what is being conveyed […]

2011 Saw Some Significant Changes to Environmental Due Diligence for the CRE Industry The standards for Environmental Due Diligence and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments continue to develop. Below is a review […]

A Brief History of the Laws and Standards Behind Environmental Due Diligence… …and why it is conducted prior to a CRE transaction. Why does the commercial real estate industry do […]

An Energy Audit Is Often the First Step in Making Your Commercial Building More Efficient A lot of people might understand the basic concept of a commercial building energy audit—an evaluation […]

Published in Multi-Housing News Online Despite the unstable lending market, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) program has been reliable in providing the most […]

HUD/FHA Lending Has Been Steady During the Economic Storms of the Past Few Years HUD’s version of a Property Condition Assessment, called a Project Capital Needs Assessment (PCNA), is a […]

The Student Housing Market Is Generating a Lot Of Buzz Lately. There has been a lot of buzz about the student housing market this week, in particular at the NMHC 2011 […]

Manages Risk and Federal, State Compliance Would you purchase a non-residential property without setting foot onsite? Probably not. Similarly, it does not make sense for a lending institution to take […]

Seattle’s Energy Disclosure Ordinance Will Begin Enforcement on October 1st. Seattle is days away from enforcing the first stage of its Energy Benchmarking and Reporting law, Council Bill 116731, requiring […]