Phoenix reception honors the first class of mentee graduates
Inspired by the Developing Leaders Award category at the annual PRISM conference, LightBox created a mentor program in January 2019, in collaboration with Truist…
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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.…
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After a long period of stasis, there has been a cascade of updates to Federal regulations on when real estate appraisals are required by lenders.
The shift began in 2018 when the Office…
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Loans under the 7(a) program are 13% below this time last year, Live Oak maintains top spot, while Newtek makes a move.
The last time we checked in on loan volume under the…
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On April 1, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s new version of environmental policies and procedures took effect (SOP 50 10 5(K)). In a timely track that opened the June Environmental Bankers Association…
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Polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are making headlines as more is known about the health effects of this emerging risk. PFAS is most commonly associated with the surfactants used in fire-fighting foams, but there…
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Are opportunity zones the “greatest thing since sliced bread?” or a “scam?”
On Tuesday in Manhattan, I moderated a track at the Mortgage Bankers Association of New York’s Fifth Annual Real Estate &…
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The agency’s action brings its appraisal threshold in line with federal bank regulators.
The U.S. Small Business Administration just announced an important change to its 7(a) and 504 loan program appraisal requirements, effective…
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“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…
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Minor Revisions to Environmental Policies and Procedures
Just three weeks after the federal shutdown ended, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a new SOP 50 10 5. Version (K) will supersede the current…
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