Building/Construction

What are commercial real estate mortgages?

Real property is permanent, nonmovable property, such as buildings, land and permanent improvements to land, including the interests, benefits and rights inherent in the ownership...


What are building codes?

A building code is the set of rules that specifies the standards for buildings and other structures within a jurisdiction as established by the responsible government authority.  A...


How is the operator involved prior to hotel opening?

The business case is used by a property developer to solicit interest from prospective project participants – lenders, operators and investors.  The decision to participate in hote...


How is sustainable development measured?

Development generally has a significant environmental, social or economic impact on all stakeholders.  Various tools are used to measure the impacts for project participants as wel...


How is residential real estate classified?

A single-family residence (SFR) is a free-standing residential structure consisting of one unit that is usually occupied by one household or family.  Most single-family homes are b...


How is real estate classified?

There is no industry standard for classifying property and sub-property types.  The two leading organizations in the US real estate investment industry – the National Council of Re...


How is project sustainable feasibility assessed?

Developers adopt sustainability strategies to identify opportunities to benefit from improved environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.  ESG analyses include financia...


How is commercial real estate financed?

Commercial real estate finance is provided by banks and other investors to finance the development of property and the investment in developed property, to refinance and restructur...


How is commercial real estate classified?

Commercial real estate can be classified in various ways, according to its purpose, the quality of leased space, nature of multifamily structure or investment purpose.  CRE can als...


How is a project’s feasibility assessed?

The financial feasibility study (FFS) determines if or confirms that a project is potentially profitable, it including financial and scenario analysis and an investment appraisal. ...


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