Inspector Insights
Commercial Real Estate Analysis
What Is a Capital Needs Assessment?
A condition report is a snapshot. A Capital Needs Assessment is a schedule — what a property will cost to keep, year by year. Who requires one, how many units to inspect, today’s dollars versus future dollars, and what to ask before the RFP goes out.
The Use You Choose Is a Structural Decision
A century of service proves a masonry building is durable. It doesn’t prove it’s ready for an earthquake — or for your business plan. How a change of use, more occupants, or a new roof can end an unreinforced masonry building’s grandfathered status, and what to ask before closing.
Boise CRE Q3 2026: The Fed Hikes, Yields Top 5%, and Why Due Diligence Just Got More Expensive to Skip
The Fed’s first rate hike since 2023, a 10-year Treasury above 5%, and construction costs up nearly 9% reset the math for Boise and Treasure Valley commercial real estate in Q3 2026. Industrial turned the corner, office softened, and retail stayed tight. Here is what it means for due diligence.
Idaho Commercial Real Estate Q3 2026: Rate Hikes, Record Wildfire, and Why Insurability Is Now a Due Diligence Question
Outside the Treasure Valley, Q3 2026 brought the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023, a record Idaho wildfire season, and rising construction costs. For Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Pocatello, and Coeur d’Alene, insurability and property condition now drive financing.
