CRE Lending and Investment Outlook Winter 2023
Slow start to 2023 with all eyes on interest rates, delinquenciesCommercial real estate activity slowed dramatically over the past several quarters, as...
Due-Diligence
Environmental Due Diligence
Q&A from LightBox’s December 2022 PFAS Event: Tips for Talking About PFAS Risk in CRE Due Diligence
PFAS is an extremely complex topic for environmental due diligence consultants to address in their conversations about environmental property risk...
Environmental Due Diligence
A look ahead to 2023 with Environmental Business International’s Grant Ferrier
As we close the book on 2022, I had the opportunity to speak with Grant Ferrier, Strategic Director with 2020...
Environmental Due Diligence
US EPA references ASTM E1527-21 Standard as AAI-Compliant under CERCLA
On December 15th, 2022, the US EPA published notice in the Federal Register officially amending the All-Appropriate Inquiries Rule at...
Environmental Due Diligence
Q&A from LightBox’s ASTM Event: Industry Adoption of ASTM E1527-21: “Are We Done Yet?”
During our latest webinar, “Industry Adoption of ASTM E1527-21: “Are We Done Yet?”, on November 10th, leading ESA reviewers joined...
Real Estate Developers
Land scarcity, zoning and construction: Overcoming the building challenges facing municipalities across the country
Demand for housing in the U.S. is high, but is there enough land available to meet it? A recent article...
Environmental Due Diligence
The Industry ASTM E1527-21 Transition: Are We Done Yet?
It’s been nearly one year since ASTM published the revised version of the E 1527-21 Phase I ESA Standard Practice,...
Real Estate Investors
The LightBox PRISM Industry Forecast: What the CRE Industry Can Expect to See in 2023 and Beyond
LightBox’s Fall 2022 Consumer Sentiment Report notes that “Significant market headwinds, including a slowdown in economic momentum, rising interest rates,...
Environmental Due Diligence
Technological Innovation is Helping the Commercial Real Estate Industry Respond to Climate Change
Attendees at LightBox’s recent PRISM conference in Phoenix, Arizona heard from leading subject-matter experts on topics such as technological innovations,...
Mapping and Routing
Dealing with zoning regulations can be one of the most challenging processes in Commercial Real Estate. LightBox PZR is here to help.
Because zoning laws come into play on every commercial real estate transaction, it’s critical for commercial real estate buyers to...
Environmental Due Diligence
The Commercial Real Estate Market at Year-End: Earlier Optimism Has Given Way to Caution Amid Various Challenges
LightBox released its Fall 2022 Investor Sentiment Report, which takes stock of how respondents in six commercial real estate segments—Brokerage,...
Appraisers
Jason Blankenship of ETN Consultants uses LightBox Valuation to streamline the appraisal process so his team can focus on serving clients
Jason Blankenship, MAI, is the president and owner of ETN Consultants Inc. and a Tennessee Certified General Real Estate Appraiser....