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Phase I ESA Activity Expands to New Areas in 3Q12
The volume of U.S. Phase I environmental site assessments, a leading barometer of commercial real estate activity, was up a modest 6 percent in 3Q12 over the same period one year ago, according… READ MORE >
  |   10.11.2012
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Risk Aversion Elevated, Metro Hot Spots from Today’s EBA Call
I spoke on today’s call of the Environmental Bankers Association Risk Management Committee to share my monthly list of top five observations on the economy, commercial real estate and property assessment markets. Here… READ MORE >
  |   07.19.2012
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Comeback Cities, Construction Starts & Phase I ESA Growth
Are you working in a comeback city? Or in a construction hot spot? In March, Forbes released a list of American Cities with the Most Construction Underway. The list was compiled using building… READ MORE >
  |   04.17.2012
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For Transactional Due Diligence: Location, Location, Location
Commercial real estate players must resign themselves to a “slowing, grind-it-out recovery” in 2012, according to the latest Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2012 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, but all is not grim. Environmental… READ MORE >
  |   01.10.2012