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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). […]

HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT DECIPHERING THE “MUMBO-JUMBO” USED BY MANY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS? If you ever have to translate a word or short phrase into another language, or check the […]

IRA GROSSMAN EXPLAINS SOME OF THE INTRICACIES OF A ZONING COMPLIANCE REPORT Requesting a zoning report is not uncommon in an equity transaction, particularly with pension funds and insurance companies. If a […]

THE POTENTIAL LIABILITY AND IMPACT OF VAPOR INTRUSION ISSUES HAS BEEN OF INCREASING CONCERN. The potential liability and impact on property value due to vapor intrusion into a property’s structures […]