Due-Diligence

Real Estate Investors Mid-Year Sentiment: Challenges & opportunities in the Commercial Real Estate market

Mid-Year Sentiment: Challenges & opportunities in the Commercial Real Estate market

Learn key takeaways from the recent LightBox 2023 Mid-Year Sentiment Report. The LightBox 2023 Mid-Year Sentiment Report, conducted at a...

Brokers CRE experts share their take on mid-year market trends

CRE experts share their take on mid-year market trends

Three key themes are dealmaking, bank distress and repositioning office workplaces. LightBox recently hosted a webinar with industry experts to...

Real Estate Investors 2023: State of the Market at Mid-Year Report 

2023: State of the Market at Mid-Year Report 

It’s a sharp contrast to the optimistic forecasts voiced at the beginning of 2022...

Appraisers Creating accurate, detailed, and eye-catching appraisals with LightBox Valuation: A customer success story 

Creating accurate, detailed, and eye-catching appraisals with LightBox Valuation: A customer success story 

Brian Murray runs an independent appraisal company, splitting his time between appraisals and review work for a national firm. When...

Environmental Due Diligence ESG and Resilience: Understanding how real estate affects climate change—and developing strategies to mitigate the impact

ESG and Resilience: Understanding how real estate affects climate change—and developing strategies to mitigate the impact

As environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) strategies continue to grow more popular, investors are increasingly adding the concept of...

Environmental Due Diligence Why you should adopt the new ASTM E1527-21 standard sooner rather than later

Why you should adopt the new ASTM E1527-21 standard sooner rather than later

Key reasons to switch from ASTM-13 Guidelines: In just one year, the percentage of environmental due diligence professionals exclusively following...

Environmental Due Diligence Zoning reports come in many forms. LightBox PZR® can help you choose the one best suited to your needs

Zoning reports come in many forms. LightBox PZR® can help you choose the one best suited to your needs

Zoning reports are crucial for the due diligence process in commercial real estate transactions. Understanding and complying with municipal zoning...

Environmental Due Diligence Chicago partnered with LightBox and local consulting and engineering firms to help it facilitate the environmental assessment of 10,000 lots of city-owned vacant land

Chicago partnered with LightBox and local consulting and engineering firms to help it facilitate the environmental assessment of 10,000 lots of city-owned vacant land

ChiBlockBuilder, a platform led by Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD), streamlines the purchase of city-owned properties and increases...

Environmental Due Diligence Q&A from LightBox’s February 2023 PFAS Event: Phase II Scoping Strategies

Q&A from LightBox’s February 2023 PFAS Event: Phase II Scoping Strategies

“Given the significant risk that can be associated with a PFAS BER, environmental professionals should educate themselves on these risks...

Real Estate Investors The annual March Madness Analysis: What LightBox commercial real estate data reveals about Houston, TX

The annual March Madness Analysis: What LightBox commercial real estate data reveals about Houston, TX

From March 31 through April 3, Houston, Texas, will for the fourth time host the NCAA Men’s Final Four basketball...

Environmental Due Diligence Zoning Reports are a key crucial element for CRE due diligence from early site review to real estate transaction closings. LightBox PZR® provides one for every CRE need

Zoning Reports are a key crucial element for CRE due diligence from early site review to real estate transaction closings. LightBox PZR® provides one for every CRE need

Detailed and accurate zoning reports determine the criteria for what real estate developers can and cannot build on a given...

Government Zoning Reports 101: What you need to know about a cornerstone of real estate due diligence

Zoning Reports 101: What you need to know about a cornerstone of real estate due diligence

Land use and zoning laws regulate the use and development of real estate. Municipalities and counties enforce these laws to...