Innovation & Technology

Lending & Financial Services Think Your Bank Can Build Appraisal Data Extraction Internally? Here’s What That Really Requires

Think Your Bank Can Build Appraisal Data Extraction Internally? Here’s What That Really Requires

For many commercial real estate lenders, the build-versus-buy question begins with a reasonable observation: the bank already owns years of...

Data What Corporate Ownership Reveals About the Next Move in Commercial Real Estate

What Corporate Ownership Reveals About the Next Move in Commercial Real Estate

In commercial real estate, the most important question is often not what changed. It is who is moving, where, and...

Brokers The LightBox Signal: Weekly Analysis of the Top CRE Headlines 

The LightBox Signal: Weekly Analysis of the Top CRE Headlines 

Our take on the news that matters in commercial real estate and property data intelligence. TOP STORY: CRE Activity Index Hits Multi-Year High in...

Lending & Financial Services AI and Structured Appraisal Data Move to the Center of CRE Lending 

AI and Structured Appraisal Data Move to the Center of CRE Lending 

This week, AI and data extraction are central topics at CART, the Chief Appraiser Round Table. When chief appraisers place...

Environmental Due Diligence In Environmental Due Diligence, Trust in AI Has to Be Earned

In Environmental Due Diligence, Trust in AI Has to Be Earned

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

Brokers The LightBox Signal: Weekly Analysis of the Top CRE Headlines 

The LightBox Signal: Weekly Analysis of the Top CRE Headlines 

Our take on the news that matters in commercial real estate and property data intelligence. TOP STORY:  PFAS Risk Reaches Olympic Stage in Milan...

Lending & Financial Services How Risk Is Shifting Inside Bank CRE Portfolios

How Risk Is Shifting Inside Bank CRE Portfolios

Market volatility has made one thing clear for banks and credit risk teams: broad market signals are no longer enough....

Environmental Due Diligence 2026 LightBox AI Benchmark Survey Report of Environmental Professionals

2026 LightBox AI Benchmark Survey Report of Environmental Professionals

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and environmental due diligence professionals are working through what it means for their day-to-day practice. To...

Environmental Due Diligence City Directory Research, AI, and the Future of Environmental Due Diligence

City Directory Research, AI, and the Future of Environmental Due Diligence

As environmental due diligence continues to evolve, long-standing challenges around City Directory research for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA)...

Brokers The LightBox Signal: Weekly Analysis of the Top CRE Headlines

The LightBox Signal: Weekly Analysis of the Top CRE Headlines

Our take on the news that matters in commercial real estate and property data intelligence. TOP STORY: LightBox Recap of...

Appraisers The CRE Market Signals That Defined 2025

The CRE Market Signals That Defined 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, much of the focus has shifted to what comes next. Before turning the page,...

Appraisers The CRE Industry Is Entering Its AI Moment

The CRE Industry Is Entering Its AI Moment

The commercial real estate industry’s flirtation with AI is evolving fast into full embrace. What once felt experimental is now...