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• Phoenix acquisition diligence

  Phoenix zoning letters leave gaps buyers must close before underwriting a new use

  Phoenix's zoning verification process establishes a useful starting point. Buyers still need separate evidence for the proposed use, site conditions and occupancy before treating a property's business plan as executable.

• CRE loan-sizing explainer

  Debt yield vs. DSCR: why three CRE loan tests can produce different proceeds

  A hypothetical $10 million property supports $6 million of debt at one assumed rate and about $5.66 million at another. A worked example explains how debt yield, coverage and value interact before closing costs enter the picture.

• Multifamily investment perspective

  Austin's affordability gap is not a rent-growth guarantee

  Austin's ownership-cost gap and renter engagement coexist with weak apartment rent growth. Jai Perkash examines why supply and operating fundamentals still matter for investors.

• Phoenix leasing analysis

  Phoenix tenant improvements need an occupancy plan before the lease clock starts

  A construction permit, an inspection and permission to occupy are separate milestones. Phoenix guidance shows why owners and tenants should put each into the lease schedule and cash budget.

• CRE finance explainer

  Interest-only CRE loans: the payment relief and the maturity bill

  On a hypothetical $5 million loan, interest-only payments preserve about $401,000 over five years compared with 25-year amortization, but leave about $472,000 more principal due. What happens to that cash matters.

• Hotel investment perspective

  Hotel Property Improvement Plans: What Buyers Should Resolve Before Closing

  A hotel PIP is more than a renovation allowance. Buyers need a current scope, written brand decisions, realistic operating forecasts and a financing plan before closing.

• Phoenix analysis

  Phoenix’s Data Center Land Rush Is Starting to Price Out the Warehouses the Market Still Needs

  Phoenix is chasing data centers, but the land and power race is starting to squeeze the smaller industrial users that keep the market moving.

• Arizona financing perspective

  Arizona CRE refinancing: five checks before a loan matures

  Scottsdale mortgage adviser Craig Hoebing explains how Arizona owners can check their loan holder, payoff terms, refinancing capacity and lender fit before maturity.

• AI underwriting perspective

  How AI Is Expanding Underwriting Capacity Across Commercial Real Estate

  From acquisitions to lending, AI can reduce the manual work behind each deal, giving CRE teams more space for analysis, judgment and the decisions that move deals forward.