Environmental Due Diligence

Environmental Due Diligence for Loan Work Outs

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Erika Petty

For lenders, conducting the appropriate level of pre-foreclosure environmental due diligence is crucial to managing the risk of lender-owned real estate portfolios. Though the economy is on a tenuous path to recovery, commercial real estate foreclosures persist. Lenders may be dealing with foreclosure backlogs for years to come. Partner’s Amy Rudegeair co-authored an award-winning article…

USDA Rural Development Due Diligence

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Erika Petty

USDA Rural Development Loan due diligence

Business Environmental Risk in Phase 1 ESAs

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Erika Petty

Business Environmental Risk evaluation in the Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment process

Off-Site VEC and De Minimis Environmental Conditions

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Joe Derhake PE

Is a VEC a REC or a de minimis environmental condition?

New Video on Phase I ESAs!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Erika Petty

Video on Phase I ESAs.

EEL on a Vapor Encroachment Condition (VEC)

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Joe Derhake PE

Expected Environmental Loss (EEL) on a Vapor Encroachment Condition (VEC)? Expected Environmental Loss is a term I coined and introduced on my previous blog post. EEL is essentially the mean or expected loss that an owner will experience if they own a given asset with an associated recognized environmental condition (or Vapor Encroachment Condition, VEC). The term…

Fannie Mae Form 4262

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Kelly Javier

Fannie Mae has come out with an update to Form 4262. Some of the changes that are now included is a seperate worksheet to “Insert Brochures or Documents.” To view the the worksheet go to Partner Engineering and Science’s Fannie Mae page.

Check out our Video on PCAs!

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Erika Petty

We hope this video will help inform the commercial real estate industry about the purpose of a PCA, the PCA process, and the value of the Property Condition Report (PCR).

Understanding SBA SOP 5010 5 (C)

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Gary Reynolds

Since the latest revision to SBA’s SOP 5010 5 (C), that came out in October 2010, I have been asked some reoccurring questions in regards to the Environmental Requirements on 504 and 7a loans. One of those reoccurring questions is when there is a NAICS Codes match does it mean that I will have to have…

ALTA Survey, Phase I ESA and Property Condition Report all in One Call

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Kelly Javier

Bundle or “one call” due diligence (ESA, PCR and ALTA) provides simplicity for commercial real estate buyers

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