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A Title Commitment is a critical instrument used in real estate transactions, but questions often arise about how exactly the document should be applied and interpreted. In this blog, James […]

Published in Multi-Housing News Online Investors need to plan ahead for the third-party due diligence requirements of lenders. Some of these requirements have changed. Multifamily housing investors’ options for financing sources have […]

THE EPA INTRODUCED A NEW GREEN RATING SYSTEM… … to benchmark the energy performance of multifamily buildings. A new green rating system for multifamily housing will be available in the fall […]

PARTNER’S LANCE COLLINS DISCUSSES HOW TO USE THIS LEED OPTION TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING Recent changes to the US Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Loan Program have brought new attention […]

Published in Real Estate Finance & Investment In 2013, Fannie Mae announced a major revision was coming to its multifamily Selling and Servicing Guide. Since then, lenders, investors and their […]

IRA GROSSMAN DISCUSSES THE OCC’S UPDATED COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE HANDBOOK’S ADVISORY TO BANKS DEALING WITH CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES Environmental contamination can threaten loan repayment. The presence of contamination will affect the value of […]

ASTM HAS JUST PUBLISHED THE REVISED E1528 STANDARD FOR TRANSACTION SCREEN ASSESSMENTS ASTM E1528-14, the revised Standard Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process, was approved and became effective […]

IRA GROSSMAN OFFERS INSIGHT ON HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Industrial properties have the highest level of environmental risk in commercial real estate, except for maybe pharmaceutical […]

WITH FANNIE MAE’S NEW MULTIFAMILY GUIDE IN ITS FIRST WEEK OF IMPLEMENTATION… …the new seismic risk requirements are raising some questions. The final new Fannie Mae Multifamily Selling and Servicing […]