INSIGHTS

EDR's Latest Net Promoter Score
Last month, we told you about EDR joining some of the world’s top brands by adopting the Net Promoter initiative. We wanted to give you an update on how our initial results look.… READ MORE >
  |   05.30.2012
SOP 50 10 5(D) Obsolete on June 1st: New SOP 50 10 5(E) Takes Effect
Effective this Friday, June 1st, the U.S. Small Business Administration is putting a new version of the requirements for the agency’s 7(a) and Certified Development Company (CDC) loan programs into practice. As of… READ MORE >
  |   05.30.2012
Client Alert for EPs: SOP 50 10 5(D) Obsolete on June 1st - New SOP 50 10 5(E) Takes Effect
Effective this Friday, June 1st, the U.S. Small Business Administration is putting a new version of the requirements for the agency’s 7(a) and Certified Development Company (CDC) loan programs into practice. As of… READ MORE >
  |   05.30.2012
Brownfields in the Downturn - Signs of Hope
The commercial real estate downturn has had an adverse impact on many markets for environmental due diligence—and brownfield redevelopment is no exception. Earlier this month, EDR Insight presented its research into the intersection… READ MORE >
  |   05.24.2012
What's on the Minds of Investors?
The mood at the recent Crittenden National Real Estate Conference in San Diego, CA, attended by EDR Insight, was more optimistic than expected, in spite of a continually uncertain U.S. economy. Throughout panels… READ MORE >
  |   05.23.2012
Agency File Review: What happens out there?
Many readers have already heard the news: ASTM E1527-05’s proposed revisions, which are likely to go into effect in early 2013, will have stronger language for reviewing agency files. For some Phase I… READ MORE >
  |   05.23.2012
Client Alert for CRE Lenders: SOP 50 10 5(D) Obsolete on June 1st - New SOP 50 10 5(E) Takes Effect
Effective this Friday, June 1st, the U.S. Small Business Administration is putting a new version of the requirements for the agency’s 7(a) and Certified Development Company (CDC) loan programs into practice. As of… READ MORE >
  |   05.20.2012
TipSheet: How Well Do Your Communicate the Value of Environmental Due Diligence Within Your Institution?
Simply put, environmental risk is a business risk. The goal of environmental due diligence is to understand any potential environmental risk associated with a particular property and then factor it into the overall… READ MORE >
  |   05.13.2012
Lenders: Environmental Liability Risk in Real Estate Lending - Debunking Common Myths
Buyers, sellers, borrowers, and lenders frequently misperceive environmental liability risk in commercial real estate acquisitions and financings. These misperceptions make it difficult to identify, quantify and apportion environmental risk appropriately between parties to… READ MORE >
  |   05.04.2012