Lending

Legal H1 2024 Zoning Assessments Highlight CRE Market Activity

H1 2024 Zoning Assessments Highlight CRE Market Activity

In the first half of 2024 (H1 2024), LightBox zoning assessment business (PZR) which provides the industry flagship PZR Report™,...

Appraisers Lender Appraisal Activity Index Rises a Modest 1.8 Points In Q2

Lender Appraisal Activity Index Rises a Modest 1.8 Points In Q2

Appraisal Awards Surge in April and May only to Tumble 26% in June The second quarter of 2024 delivered the...

Lending & Financial Services Big Bank Q2 Earnings: Bruised, but Not Battered

Big Bank Q2 Earnings: Bruised, but Not Battered

As big banks reported their earnings for the second quarter of 2024, the commercial real estate (CRE) sector watched closely...

Appraisers How Appraisal Professionals Navigate Valuations in a Market with Suppressed Transactions

How Appraisal Professionals Navigate Valuations in a Market with Suppressed Transactions

In today’s market, the number of appraisals has increased from its notable decline in 2023. At the midyear mark, the...

Appraisers LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Continues Trajectory of Slow Improvement

LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Continues Trajectory of Slow Improvement

As the market turns the page on the first half of 2024, the LightBox CRE Activity Index saw its fourth...

Legal Navigating Zoning Reports for Success

Navigating Zoning Reports for Success

Alan Hall is Senior Account Executive at LightBox In the intricate world of commercial real estate (CRE), the importance of...

Appraisers Appraisal Bias Focus, Three Years Later: Anticipating Future Improvements in Appraisal Fairness

Appraisal Bias Focus, Three Years Later: Anticipating Future Improvements in Appraisal Fairness

On the June anniversary of the Intergency task force PAVE (Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity), appraisers and lenders are anticipating...

Appraisers LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Reveals Modest May Improvement

LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Reveals Modest May Improvement

The early 2024 interest rate cut hinted at by the Fed at its meeting last December has yet to materialize....

Appraisers Two Experts Reveal the Opportunities of Data Connectivity in Commercial Real Estate

Two Experts Reveal the Opportunities of Data Connectivity in Commercial Real Estate

“We’re sitting on an opportunity our predecessors didn’t have.” -Patrick Jacolenne, DataLogIQ 360 At the LightBox PRISM 2024 conference, the...

Environmental Due Diligence Inside the Beltway: MBA’s Mike Flood Unveils Key Trends Shaping Commercial Real Estate Lending

Inside the Beltway: MBA’s Mike Flood Unveils Key Trends Shaping Commercial Real Estate Lending

Flood cautions audience to “see through the noise and beyond the bluster” At PRISM 2024, Mike Flood, Senior Vice President,...

Data Leading Analysts Examine CRE Green Shoots in a Hyper-Local and Uncertain Market

Leading Analysts Examine CRE Green Shoots in a Hyper-Local and Uncertain Market

Manulife’s Dr. Victor Calanog “is expecting one or two rate cuts this calendar year,” cautioning that “nuance is required across...

Legal The Crucial Role of Zoning Reports in Lending

The Crucial Role of Zoning Reports in Lending

Alan Hall, Senior Account Executive, LightBox Picture this: You’ve found the perfect property for your next real estate venture. The...