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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 […]

ENERGY DISCLOSURE IS PROVING TO BE CRITICAL TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AB1103 AB 1103—California’s energy disclosure law which requires commercial building owners to benchmark and […]

HUD’S NEW RAD PROGRAM OFFERS EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE STATE OF THE US AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) mission has always been […]

FANNIE MAE’S NEW MULTIFAMILY GUIDELINES FOR UNDERWRITING AND DUE DILIGENCE… …are less than a week from implementation, and additional revisions were just released on January 27th. As the industry readies […]

CHANGES TO FANNIE MAE’S MULTIFAMILY GUIDE ARE AROUND THE CORNER – NOW IS THE TIME TO GET PREPARED. It’s a new year and time for a new Fannie Mae Physical Needs […]

AFTER A NUMBER OF DELAYS, COMPLIANCE WITH AB 1103 IS REQUIRED FROM JANUARY 1, 2014. AB 1103 has finally been passed and is now officially in effect! Following a number of […]

JUST BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS: ASTM E1527-13 IS FINALLY APPROVED ON DECEMBER 30 Just in time for the New Year, ASTM E1527-13 has been officially approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). […]