FORECASTS FOR BANKING, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND THE IMPACT ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRENDS I recently attended the winter national meeting of the Environmental Bankers Association in Newport Beach, CA. The EBA meetings, […]
FORECASTS FOR BANKING, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND THE IMPACT ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRENDS I recently attended the winter national meeting of the Environmental Bankers Association in Newport Beach, CA. The EBA meetings, […]
THE BASICS OF SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENTS AND PROBABLE MAXIMUM LOSS Seismic Risks Assessments are used by property owners, tenants, investors, lenders and others to understand and manage earthquake-related risks. Site stability, […]
SEISMIC RETROFIT ORDINANCES ARE NOW IN EFFECT IN SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES Although seismic retrofit ordinances are now fully in effect in San Francisco and Los Angeles, many property […]
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO PASS THE SEISMIC RETROFIT ORDINANCE, WHICH MANDATES … …structural strengthening of vulnerable buildings in an effort to protect the city against […]
THE AIM OF SEISMIC RETROFIT ORDINANCES IS TO CREATE A MORE SEISMICALLY RESILIENT BUILDING STOCK, LIMIT… …costly damage, and most importantly – protect life safety of building occupants in case […]
A PROPOSED PLAN REQUIRING MANDATORY RETROFITS OF WOOD-FRAME AND CERTAIN CONCRETE BUILDINGS IN LA… …has been announced. It’s an important step towards creating a more resilient city, but concerns have […]
EVERY EARTHQUAKE IS A CHANCE TO REVIEW WHETHER YOU ARE ADEQUATELY PROTECTING YOUR PORTFOLIO… …against seismic risks. Building damage and economic losses resulting from a relatively modest (M6.0) earthquake on […]
THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN L.A. CONTINUES TO PUSH AHEAD WITH OVERSEAS INVESTMENT. Investors and developers are rushing in to capitalize on the redevelopment of Downtown Los Angeles. Gateway cities like Los […]
ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SEISMICALLY UNSOUND BUILDINGS ARE GAINING THE POLITICAL ATTENTION NEEDED… …to create and enforce regulations to address risk. Last week, the City of Los Angeles announced a policy […]
