Commercial Real Estate

Appraisers Six Signs Your CRE Due Diligence Process Is Holding You Back

Six Signs Your CRE Due Diligence Process Is Holding You Back

The pressure to do more at a faster pace with less resources is real. Lenders face increasing pressure to close...

Appraisers The LightBox Signal: Our Weekly Analysis of the Top Headlines

The LightBox Signal: Our Weekly Analysis of the Top Headlines

November 10, 2025 Below is our take on the news that matters in commercial real estate and property data intelligence....

Environmental Due Diligence Q3 LightBox Phase I ESA Index Climbs to 98, a Modest but Meaningful Gain from Q2

Q3 LightBox Phase I ESA Index Climbs to 98, a Modest but Meaningful Gain from Q2

The LightBox Phase I ESA Activity Index climbed to 98.0 in Q3 2025, up modestly from 96.9 in Q2 and...

Episode 71: New York’s Bold Bet, Mixed Signals, and CRE’s “Back-ish” Recovery

Episode 71: New York’s Bold Bet, Mixed Signals, and CRE’s “Back-ish” Recovery

Everyone in New York is wondering the same thing: what will Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win mean for the city—and for...

Appraisers AI Is Only Half the Story – What 30 Banks Taught Us About Building Trust in Appraisal Data

AI Is Only Half the Story – What 30 Banks Taught Us About Building Trust in Appraisal Data

In October, the LightBox Fundamentals team met with 30 banks over a three-day seminar to discuss how AI and data...

Environmental Due Diligence Strengthening Environmental Due Diligence with Climate Risk Intelligence

Strengthening Environmental Due Diligence with Climate Risk Intelligence

By: Chief Technology Officer at LightBox, Eric Bollens Note to Readers: This article is part of an ongoing series by...

Appraisers LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: Is CRE Quietly Winning While Everyone Watches the Fed?

LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: Is CRE Quietly Winning While Everyone Watches the Fed?

By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy Bullish?  Bearish?  It didn’t matter which side of the investment ledger...

Appraisers The LightBox Signal: Our Weekly Analysis of the Top Headlines

The LightBox Signal: Our Weekly Analysis of the Top Headlines

Below is our summary of the latest news developments of the past week and their implications for CRE, curated by...

Episode 70: A Haunted Market? Rate Cuts, Layoffs, and the Fed’s Balancing Act 

Episode 70: A Haunted Market? Rate Cuts, Layoffs, and the Fed’s Balancing Act 

As the Fed trimmed rates a second time this week after a cooler-than-expected CPI report, trade tensions between the U.S....

Environmental Due Diligence The Environmental Professional’s Playbook in an Unpredictable Market

The Environmental Professional’s Playbook in an Unpredictable Market

By: Dianne Crocker, LightBox research director and Alan Agadoni, senior VP, LightBox EDR 2025 isn’t exactly going according to script....

Appraisers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The CRE News You Need to Know – October 27

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The CRE News You Need to Know – October 27

The Latest Data, News, and Analysis Impacting the Commercial Real Estate Market Every week, LightBox analysts carefully select the most...

Brokers CRE Dealmaking Roars into Fall, Setting New 2025 Peak

CRE Dealmaking Roars into Fall, Setting New 2025 Peak

LightBox tracked nearly $27 billion in total CRE transactions in September, marking the busiest month of 2025. At the high...