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How to Create Green Commercial Property Leases
How to Create Green Commercial Property Leases According to Nareit, the leading producer and sponsor of research on REIT investment,...


Bracing for a Potential Major Correction
Bracing for a Potential Major Correction Over a decade has passed since 2008’s downturn and recession, and despite leaps and bounds of...


Environmental Due Diligence in the Garden State
Environmental Due Diligence in the Garden State Are you doing the right environmental due diligence when purchasing property in New...


The Implications of Tariffs on the Construction Industry
The Implications of Tariffs on the Construction Industry There has been a great deal of discussion of late about impending tariffs,...


Industry Forecast: What to Expect for Commercial Real Estate in 2019
Industry Forecast: What to Expect for Commercial Real Estate in 2019 With a growing economy that’s on track to have the longest period of...


New Tax Law a Win for Commercial Real Estate
New Tax Law: A Win for Commercial Real Estate If you’re not already investing in commercial real estate, maybe you should be. The Tax...


A Refresher on the HUD CNA e-Tool
Helping you Streamline the HUD CNA e-Tool Process Download the current version of the CNA e-Tool here: https://www.hud.gov/program_office...
It’s A Good Time To Be Green
It’s A Good Time To Be Green Green Financing for Multifamily Housing For just over a year, the Fannie Mae Green Rewards and Freddie Mac...


A Look Into a Vapor Mitigation Project
A Look Into A Vapor Mitigation Project Nova Consulting Group, Inc., provided a potential property buyer in Boise, Idaho, with Phase I...


Freddie Mac Announces Multifamily Green Building Financing Initiative
Freddie Mac announced earlier this month their Multifamily Green Advantage program, a suite of offerings rewarding borrowers who improve...
Freddie Mac Offers New “Green Rebate”
Freddie Mac’s Green Rebate offering encourages borrowers on first mortgages to use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY...


Green Leasing Strategies Examined in New Report
A new study from the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) reports that green leases have the potential to save the U.S. office...


Atlanta Passes Energy Benchmarking and Audit Policy for Large Commercial Buildings
The city council has unanimously passed a comprehensive energy and water efficiency policy that will reduce energy use in large...


Philadelphia Energy Benchmarking Compliance Period Opens
Owners of large commercial buildings (greater than 50,000 square feet) can now report their 2014 energy and water usage by visiting...


Philadelphia to Require Larger Apartment Buildings to Track Energy Usage
A Philadelphia law that requires that owners of large office buildings keep track of energy usage through energy benchmarking using...


First Fannie Mae Multifamily Property Improvements to Reduce Energy Loan Closes
The first Fannie Mae M-PIRE (Multifamily Property improvements to Reduce Energy) loan closed for a Bronx rental building. The Fannie Mae...


HUD Announces RAD Fast Track Program
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is implementing a new Fast Track component to its Rental Assistance Demonstration...
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