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How Did the Recession Change Environmental Due Diligence? The economy is not out of the woods yet, but the seemingly-long slow recovery has led to some new trends in the […]

With Lending Back in The Swing of Things, Understanding This Process Can Be Crucial for Asset Owners. Structured finance is back, and with it comes all of the due diligence […]

Lenders and Servicers Should Follow These Freddie Mac Best Practices and Updated Guidelines …for environmental and engineering due diligence to avoid delays and facilitate the due diligence process. Freddie Mac […]

Quantifying Environmental Contamination by Estimating the Remedial Costs Can Allow a Deal to Move Forward In the good state of the world, four out of five Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments come […]

Study for Environmental Bankers Association Risk Management Committee I recently presented a study for the Environmental Bankers Association Risk Management Committee entitled “How Do RECs Slip Through the Cracks?” As […]

The New ASTM E2600-10 Standard Guide for Vapor Encroachment Screening The new ASTM E2600-10 Standard Guide for Vapor Encroachment Screening on Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions (the Standard) was designed to […]

Published in California Lawyer: Improving energy efficiency in California buildings is a hot topic, and the state is now pushing the issue by requiring disclosure of energy ratings during lease, […]

Published in Western Real Estate Business As the industry continues to dog‐paddle to keep its head above turbulent waters,  many developers, owners, and lenders find themselves sitting on projects in […]

Published in The RMA Journal Lenders have long relied on a combination of insurance and due diligence to protect themselves from various forms of disaster, but earthquake insurance for commercial real estate has become […]