by Solomon Rosenbaum PE, CEM, CPMP | Apr 9, 2019 | Blog
Sol Rosenbaum PE, CEM, CPMP is director of Green & Energy Services at GRS Group. He can be reached at (443) 320-0429 or by email at [email protected] An (essentially) FREE energy and water audit? Yes, but with some caveats, of course. ...
by Solomon Rosenbaum PE, CEM, CPMP | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog
As most professionals in the commercial real estate due-diligence world expected, the popularity of the Fannie Mae Green Rewards and Freddie Mac Green Advantage programs has continued to rise. GRS Group saw a steady increase in the workflow through 2017 and the trend...
by Julie Sorensen | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Back in October, Freddie Mac announced that Conventional and Target Affordable (TAH) loans with a balance under $15 million (not SBL) will now qualify under the “FRED” program. For you anagram aficionados, FRED stands for Fast, Reliable, Easy Decisions. The FRED...
by Solomon Rosenbaum PE, CEM, CPMP | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
My main takeaway from the recent MBA CREF/Multifamily Housing Conference was the amount of excitement regarding the green financing programs from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. With mortgage rates rising, there is significant interest in these programs as a way to reduce...
by Solomon Rosenbaum PE, CEM, CPMP | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog
As I mentioned in my last article (Incentivizing Landlord Investment in Green Projects, EVEN When It is the Tenant That Saves Energy), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac offer generous incentives for financing multifamily properties. Under their revised guidelines issued late...
