Due-Diligence

Appraisers The Results Are in: Top 6 Reader Favorites of 2024

The Results Are in: Top 6 Reader Favorites of 2024

In 2024, LightBox published on average one blog every business day on diverse topics impacting commercial estate capital markets, lending...

Appraisers Successes, Setbacks, and Surprises: A Look Back at the Hits and Misses for Commercial Real Estate in 2024

Successes, Setbacks, and Surprises: A Look Back at the Hits and Misses for Commercial Real Estate in 2024

By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy Welcome to the annual LightBox “Successes, Setbacks, and Surprises”—a comprehensive look...

Environmental Due Diligence How Environmental Due Diligence Practices Are Adapting to Address PFAS Risk

How Environmental Due Diligence Practices Are Adapting to Address PFAS Risk

This three-part series explores how the environmental consulting industry is adapting its practices following the ASTM E1527-21 update and the...

Energy The Energy Pivot: What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the U.S. Energy Industry

The Energy Pivot: What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the U.S. Energy Industry

As President Donald Trump begins his second term next month, all signs point to a significant shift in U.S. energy...

Appraisers LightBox CRE Activity Index Declines for the Second Consecutive Month but Still Outpaces 2023

LightBox CRE Activity Index Declines for the Second Consecutive Month but Still Outpaces 2023

In a typical year, the LightBox CRE Activity Index hits a September peak then winds down through year-end, and 2024...

Environmental Due Diligence Episode 6: New ASTM Certification for EPs Conducting Phase I ESAs

Episode 6: New ASTM Certification for EPs Conducting Phase I ESAs

Published in early November, the new ASTM Certified Environmental Professional Program is designed to prepare EPs with the tools they...

Environmental Due Diligence Top Challenges Faced by Today’s Environmental Consultants

Top Challenges Faced by Today’s Environmental Consultants

At the close of each quarter, LightBox’s Environmental Due Diligence Market Advisory Council, a broad-based cross section of leaders from...

Appraisers Top 5 Trends Impacting CRE Appraisers

Top 5 Trends Impacting CRE Appraisers

The third quarter of 2024 continued the trend of slow growth in lender-driven appraisal demand observed in the previous two...

Environmental Due Diligence Emerging Green Shoots in the Phase I ESA Industry

Emerging Green Shoots in the Phase I ESA Industry

At the close of each quarter, LightBox’s Environmental Due Diligence Market Advisory Council, a broad-based cross section of leaders from...

Environmental Due Diligence LightBox Survey Reveals How PFAS is Shaping Environmental Due Diligence Standards

LightBox Survey Reveals How PFAS is Shaping Environmental Due Diligence Standards

This three-part series explores how the environmental consulting industry is adapting its practices following the ASTM E1527-21 updates and the...

Environmental Due Diligence Episode 5: Holly Neber Introduces New Property Resilience Assessment Standard

Episode 5: Holly Neber Introduces New Property Resilience Assessment Standard

Right before the ASTM standard for Property Resilience (ASTM E3429) was published, LightBox’s Alan Agadoni interviewed Holly Neber, CEO of...

Real Estate Investors October LightBox CRE Activity Index Retracts Slightly After Strong September

October LightBox CRE Activity Index Retracts Slightly After Strong September

After a strong September return from the summer season, October’s LightBox CRE Activity Index contracted slightly, but is still well...