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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If you want to know how broader mega trends are impacting commercial real estate investment, you can’t do better than CBRE’s Spencer Levy. We were the lucky ones to have him deliver the…
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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 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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Five Key Take-Aways from the RMA Conference
Early last week, I attended the Risk Management Association’s annual conference. It was held at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, just across the Potomac…
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In April, federal bank regulators made headlines when they officially raised the threshold above which appraisals are required for commercial real estate transactions from $250,000 to $500,000. It wasn’t a trivial change. For…
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RIMSCentral is the due diligence portal where bank appraisal staff and appraisers meet – in a process designed for compliance. It is the hub that keeps all parties in…
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With Narrative1, commercial real estate appraisers can reduce narrative report development time by up to 40%.
Narrative1 is the commercial real estate appraisal industry’s most trusted report writing solution, enabling appraisers to eliminate…
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RIMS is a simple-to-use, feature-rich appraisal management software solution that improves the way all parties in the due diligence process collaborate.
RIMS was developed to focus on the following key areas for lenders:…
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How Technology Can Redefine ‘The Art Of The Possible’
In an article that was just published by Forbes, our CEO Chris Aronson shares his insights into what the rapid pace of technological change…
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