INSIGHTS

A NEW LOOK AT THE METROS OUT IN FRONT IN 2019: Top 5 Phase I ESA Markets by Size
Late last month, I delivered my mid-year market update, highlighting key trends in commercial real estate this year—and what that’s meant for the volume of Phase I environmental site assessments across the U.S.… READ MORE >
  |   08.22.2019
MBA of NY Q&A with PRISM Speaker Brian Bailey, Fed Reserve Atlanta
“The larger banks are very disciplined in their commercial real estate lending, but when you get beyond that segment, there’s a significant competitive force that’s being applied to banks from the non-banks.” L… READ MORE >
  |   03.14.2019
FINDING YIELD DURING RECORD ECONOMIC RECOVERY
NOTE TO READERS: Below is an article that was just published in the Summer edition of the EBA Journal. The focus is on where the commercial real estate market stands at the first READ MORE >
  |   07.02.2018
Diamonds in the Rough
The mid-year edition of CRE Direct opens with a Letter from the Editor, immediately calling out the question on everyone’s mind: When will the next recession take hold?
“How long [the economic recovery]
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  |   06.14.2018
5 Reasons to Submit a PRISM Awards Nomination
Ever had your name called in a roomful of other professionals because someone nominated you for the honor of receiving an industry award of recognition? Few have. For many, it’s a once-in-a-career honor.… READ MORE >
  |   03.06.2018
FIVE MARKET PREDICTIONS FOR 2018
Part II of II Last week, I published Part I in a two-part series on five market predictions for 2018 based on my opening track at the Environmental Bankers Association’s winter conference. In… READ MORE >
  |   01.22.2018
Five Market Predictions for 2018
Part I of II Thanks to EBA President Bill Sloan at Commerce Bank for inviting me to open up the EBA Winter Conference in sunny Long Beach—leaving our sub-zero New England temps behind.… READ MORE >
  |   01.18.2018
DDD Fall Wrap Up: 4Q17 Update on a Market in Transition
EDR just wrapped up our fall Due Diligence at Dawn series in Houston, Dallas and Boston. The property due diligence market is a market in transition. Transition due to the cyclical nature of… READ MORE >
  |   12.06.2017
Boston CLRM: Construction Lending Amid Market Shift
At the end of September, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Construction Lenders Risk Management forum in downtown Boston. Hosted by Partner Engineering’s Bill Tryon and Elizabeth Krol, the event drew… READ MORE >
  |   10.05.2017
Houston Market Mobilizes: Boots on the Ground, Drones in the Sky
Nearly ten years ago, I published a piece on the environmental impacts of Huricane Katrina at a time when the media used terms like “toxic gumbo” and “nasty bouillabaisse of chemicals” to describe… READ MORE >
  |   09.08.2017