INSIGHTS

Improved High-Risk Historical Records help identify RECs and vapor risks that could be hiding.
EDR recently made improvements to the High-Risk Historical Records database, making it more accurate and complete. HRHR helps identify the riskiest historical property uses: gas stations, dry cleaners and manufactured gas plants (MGPs).… READ MORE >
  |   06.14.2017
Josh Linkner Wants You to Get Creative
Five Obsessions of Innovators from PRISM17’s Keynote Josh Linkner, a successful business leader, venture capitalist, tech entrepreneur and author, is a man on a mission. A mission to help the world unleash its… READ MORE >
  |   05.10.2017
Clicks to Bricks – The New Retail
Headlines about retail closures are spelling gloom and doom for abandoned stores, but there’s a flip side to this trend that gets far less attention. “Clicks to Bricks,” authored by upcoming PRISM speaker,… READ MORE >
  |   04.18.2017
Six Millennial Trends Changing the Face of Our Cities
Millennials are flocking to our cities, and profoundly changing the way that metros are designed, and how commercial real estate is built, used and managed. This timely article, authored by upcoming PRISM speaker,… READ MORE >
  |   04.03.2017
CAPSULE DDD SUMMARY: Philly Riding A “Wave of Optimism” in 2017
Yesterday I presented an update on the Phase I ESA market at our Philadelphia DDD event, just days away from the end of the first quarter. On a national level, market barometers paint… READ MORE >
  |   03.30.2017
NEWS FLASH: U.S. SBA Loan Program By Any Other Name...
If you haven’t gotten used to the new names for the SBA’s 7(a) and CDC programs, don’t worry. One of the first moves by the new U.S. Small Business Administrator appointed by President… READ MORE >
  |   03.14.2017
Is Your Environmental Due Diligence Checklist Enough?
NOTE TO READERS: It might surprise some readers that buyers of a commercial property are still unaware of the risks an owner faces for environmental contamination. Real-world examples are illustrative for highlighting the… READ MORE >
  |   02.06.2017
EDR Insight's Market Confidence Index: SEATTLE
Growing market, strong forces driving growth and competitive pressures In a market that one respondent characterized as “flooded with consultants and competition,” the Seattle market for due diligence is rising according to 51%… READ MORE >
  |   01.03.2017
EDR Insight's Market Confidence Index: Bay Area
Survey results reveal a clear distinction in how area environmental due diligence professionals view the strength of the Oakland vs. San Francisco markets: a solid 85% characterize Oakland as a growing market, and… READ MORE >
  |   12.23.2016
EDR Insight's Market Confidence Index: Orange County and LA
66% of local due diligence consultants characterize the Orange County metro as a growing market, and a slightly lower 55% for the LA metro—“picking up over the last couple of years.” We closed… READ MORE >
  |   12.19.2016