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Partner Spring Webinars

Posted on by Kelly Javier

Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. is pleased to launch our spring webinar series. This series offers new and updated webinars that discuss commercial real estate trends, standards updates and changes as they affect the commercial real estate industry. Registration for all webinars is at no cost to industry professionals. Webinar Topics Include: The Essentials of Seismic Risk…

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Building Experts | Commercial Real Estate Education | Environmental Due Diligence | Real Estate

Radon Affects Real Estate Deals

Posted on by Jay Grenfell

Being that Colorado is an area with a high radon propensity, it is important to know how radon can impact a real estate transaction.  Sellers, lenders, and developers need to be aware of the risks of radon and how it can impact their commercial real estate deal.   Radon testing can be completed to assess whether…

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Commercial Real Estate Education | Commercial Real Estate Finance | Conferences and Industry Events | Engineering Due Diligence | Environmental Due Diligence | Multi-Family | Real Estate

Cliff Notes from CMBA State of the State

Posted on by Jay Grenfell

It’s been a full month since this year’s MBA CREF conference and time to look back at the conference happenings. During the 2013 MBA CREF conference that took place from February 2 through February 6, the California Mortgage Bankers Association (CMBA) presented their State of the State breakfast.  This year, Mary K. Ludgin, Ph.D., Managing…

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Commercial Real Estate Finance | Energy | Engineering Due Diligence | Environmental Due Diligence

Heeding Green Advice

Posted on by Jay Grenfell

The benefits of green building and energy efficiency are real and increasingly want to be realized by commercial real estate investors and tenants alike.  Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.’s green retrofit of their new company headquarters in Los Angeles provided Partner with firsthand experience in realizing those benefits.  By undertaking this project, Partner is now…

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Commercial Real Estate Education | Environmental Due Diligence | SBA Real Estate Finance

SBA SOP 5010 5 (E)- NAICS Codes for Environmentally Sensitive Industries

Posted on by Gary Reynolds

An Old Persian Proverb teaches that “One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.”  By applying this lesson when reading through Appendix 4 of the current SBA SOP 5010 5 (E) the NAICS Codes of Environmentally Sensitive Industries, lenders can save their borrowers time and money. I’ve had many lenders…

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Environmental Due Diligence

Fannie Mae Form 4262

Posted on 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.

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Environmental Due Diligence

Understanding SBA SOP 5010 5 (C)

Posted on 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…

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Commercial Real Estate Finance | Environmental Due Diligence | Fannie Mae | Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae | Multi-Family | SBA Real Estate Finance

Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments – A Comprehensive Overview

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

A comprehensive overview of Phase I ESAs, their use and purpose, and the various types of Phase 1s required by different entities.

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Environmental Due Diligence

Quality Control / Quality Assurance – Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

Phase I ESA QA/QC – how/when do things slip through the cracks?

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