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FINDING WATER SOURCES AND FIXING DAMAGE REQUIRES A MULTI-STEP PROCESS. There are so many ways in which the presence of water can affect a building’s structure and function – keeping […]

Semi-Concurrent Environmental Reviews Can Keep Your Deal in Rhythm When executing a timely deal with a property that has known contamination or higher risk factors for environmental concerns, some stakeholders […]

COMPLEX REGULATORY NUANCES REQUIRE GUIDANCE FROM CERTIFIED ACCESS SPECIALISTS. When it comes to multifamily acquisitions, accessibility compliance presents unique challenges. A host of different legislation and regulations may come into […]

FREDDIE MAC’S UPDATED PROGRAM OFFERS NEW BENEFITS FOR BORROWERS Citing a refocus towards affordable housing, the FHFA eliminated the green lending cap exclusion in the fall of 2019, leading to […]

BALANCE OF CAUTION AND MORE RIGOROUS UNDERWRITING REQUIREMENTS As we look ahead to a new year, and commercial real estate enters the late stages of the current cycle, transaction volume […]

Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. was recently profiled for the sustainability issue of Business View Magazine. In this feature article, we discuss some of the keys to Partner’s growth as […]

NEW METHODS TO UNDERSTAND AND QUANTIFY RISK For most commercial real estate transactions, environmental due diligence, in the form of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), helps to determine whether the […]

Risk Management for Modular Construction When you think of traditional modular construction, most people imagine cheap, single- or two-story buildings sat in the playground at school, a post-war prefab, or […]

REASONS TO ADD A RESILIENCY COMPONENT TO YOUR PCA Many property owners still depend on insurance as the first line of defense against climate change risk, but insurers are now […]