INSIGHTS

SBA Kicks Off New Year With New SOP, New Head
Just a few months ago, the U.S. Small Business Administration ended Fiscal Year 2016 on a high note with loan volume up over the previous year. The agency also just rebranded its flagship… READ MORE >
  |   12.14.2016
EDR Insight Releases Market Confidence Index for BOSTON
85% of local due diligence consultants characterize Boston as a flat to moderately growing market that is drawing high interest from foreign investors. As part of this fall’s Due Diligence at Dawn tour,… READ MORE >
  |   11.28.2016
EDR Insight Releases Market Confidence Index for CHICAGO
Local EPs paint a picture of a cautious, but growing, Chicago due diligence market As part of this fall’s Due Diligence at Dawn tour, EDR Insight is compiling an Environmental Due Diligence Market… READ MORE >
  |   11.18.2016
NEWS ALERT: An SBA Loan Program By Any Other Name…
U.S. SBA Renames Core 7(a) and 504 Loan Programs The U.S. Small Business Administration is rebranding its flagship 7(a) and 504 loan programs to “better reflect their purposes and improve borrower understanding of… READ MORE >
  |   11.04.2016
What CRE Investors Can Expect in a Post-Brexit World
The Brexit vote in June demonstrated how sensitive U.S. commercial real estate and lending markets are to the global economy, and the news was awash with dire predictions about what impact the decision READ MORE >
  |   10.11.2016
EDR Insight Q&A: Why Asbestos Is Affecting More Deals Today
Across the United States, old buildings are getting new attention, particularly in downtown areas that are undergoing a resurgence. Along this trend comes heightened attention on asbestos-containing building materials, a non-scope issue under READ MORE >
  |   10.05.2016
Tax Parcel Georeferencing
Property professionals rely upon mapping technology to help identify environmental risks and perform due diligence. Now, EDR has improved environmental mapping with the dramatic breakthrough of Tax Parcel Georeferencing. Rather than geocoding sites… READ MORE >
  |   08.12.2016
The Gap Between Appraisals and Environmental Site Assessments
NOTE TO READERS: Appraisals and environmental due diligence have traditionally been treated in silos, but forces are driving these functions closer together. This article was published in this week’s New England Real Estate READ MORE >
  |   07.27.2016
Commercial Real Estate Market On the High Wire
Risk Management in the ‘Long Top’ of the Recovery NOTE TO READERS: This brief, authored by EDR Insight’s Dianne Crocker, was published in Commercial Real Estate Direct’s Mid-Year 2016 edition and is reprinted READ MORE >
  |   07.12.2016
The Brexit Brief: Is The Sky Falling?
It’s been only five business days since the UK voted to leave the European Union. In light of the loud and negative noise of the past week,  EDR Insight is delivering this brief… READ MORE >
  |   07.01.2016