Due-Diligence

Appraisers LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Declines Slightly Against Volatile Market Backdrop

LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Declines Slightly Against Volatile Market Backdrop

The commercial real estate (CRE) market faced another month of conflicting signs on the economy, the labor market, and consumer...

7 mins
Environmental Due Diligence LightBox EDR ScoreKeeper Data Points to Rising CRE Hotspots

LightBox EDR ScoreKeeper Data Points to Rising CRE Hotspots

Phase I environmental site assessments (ESA) are routinely conducted as part of standard due diligence before commercial real estate (CRE)...

3 mins
Environmental Due Diligence Episode 3: Key Updates and Insights on Forestland Due Diligence with Matt Lesh

Episode 3: Key Updates and Insights on Forestland Due Diligence with Matt Lesh

In this month’s episode, Alan Agadoni, SVP Environmental Due Diligence Solutions at LightBox, talks with Matt Lesh, Chair of the...

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Environmental Due Diligence Top 3 Challenges Facing Environmental Professionals in CRE

Top 3 Challenges Facing Environmental Professionals in CRE

Like the rest of the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, the Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) market is navigating...

6 mins
Appraisers LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Stable in July Despite Broader Economic Volatility

LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Stable in July Despite Broader Economic Volatility

Turning the page to the second half of 2024, July delivered an unexpected round of volatility in the broader economy...

4 mins
Legal H1 2024 Zoning Assessments Highlight CRE Market Activity

H1 2024 Zoning Assessments Highlight CRE Market Activity

In the first half of 2024 (H1 2024), LightBox zoning assessment business (PZR) which provides the industry flagship PZR Report®,...

3 mins
Environmental Due Diligence Episode 2: Jim Bartlett Explains: ASTM, PCAs, and the future of CRE Due Diligence Standards

Episode 2: Jim Bartlett Explains: ASTM, PCAs, and the future of CRE Due Diligence Standards

This month, Alan Agadoni talks to Jim Bartlett, Senior Vice President at Bureau Veritas, about the latest ASTM standard developments,...

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Appraisers Lender Appraisal Activity Index Rises a Modest 1.8 Points In Q2

Lender Appraisal Activity Index Rises a Modest 1.8 Points In Q2

Appraisal Awards Surge in April and May only to Tumble 26% in June The second quarter of 2024 delivered the...

3 mins
Environmental Due Diligence Phase I ESA Activity Index Gains 10.3 Points in Q2; Volume Up 13% QoQ as Market Looks to Stronger Second Half

Phase I ESA Activity Index Gains 10.3 Points in Q2; Volume Up 13% QoQ as Market Looks to Stronger Second Half

Dianne Crocker, Research Director, LightBox The second quarter of 2024 delivered the second consecutive quarter of increases in Phase I...

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Appraisers How Appraisal Professionals Navigate Valuations in a Market with Suppressed Transactions

How Appraisal Professionals Navigate Valuations in a Market with Suppressed Transactions

In today’s market, the number of appraisals has increased from its notable decline in 2023. At the midyear mark, the...

4 mins
Appraisers LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Continues Trajectory of Slow Improvement

LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Continues Trajectory of Slow Improvement

As the market turns the page on the first half of 2024, the LightBox CRE Activity Index saw its fourth...

5 mins
Environmental Due Diligence PFAS and AFFF: Implications for Environmental Due Diligence at Airport Properties

PFAS and AFFF: Implications for Environmental Due Diligence at Airport Properties

Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) is a firefighting foam commonly used to extinguish flammable liquid fires such as those caused...

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