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Back to Basics Due Diligence: Ensuring Use and Minimizing Risk

Kristina D. Lawson, Sidney S. Fohrman

The economic downturn of the past year has inflicted a whirlwind of chaos and uncertainty upon California’s commercial real estate industry.  The market is volatile; financing is difficult to obtain; loan defaults and foreclosures continue to rise; and sophisticated investors conscientiously wait for the perfect moment to re-enter the market.  While the present stagnation presents many challenges, it also provides a unique opportunity to plan for the market’s inevitable rebound.

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