Insights
Industry White Papers
Reznick Group practice professionals offer their insights on business issues affecting a wide range of industries. Learn more about the key trends and ideas impacting the industries we serve, including real estate, renewable energy, government, financial services, healthcare and technology.
Government Services
 Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs help municipalities make it easier and more cost-effective for homeowners and businesses to invest in clean energy. In a PACE program, a municipality facilitates the financing of clean energy projects improvements and administers the long term obligation to pay for the project. |
Healthcare
 As recently as 2007, lenders were willing and able to lend to healthcare facilities. Lenders were plentiful and money was relatively cheap. Not any more! This Reznick Group white paper discusses how developers can take advantage of HUD's 232 LEAN Program. This program provides mortgage insurance for FHA approved loans, specifically for construction or substantial rehabilitation of assisted living and other heathcare facilities. |
Real Estate
 The question for hotel owners and developers today: Is it worth the efforts to go green? In Baltimore, hotels were required to go green as of July 1, 2009. This Reznick Group white paper discusses the pros and cons of building a green-friendly hotel. |
Renewable Energy
 Real estate is caught up in the "green" movement. The federal government and most cities now require new construction above a certain cost and size to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Construction companies, contractors and sub-contractors cannot be top-tier companies in today's business environment if they don't respond to the market's demand for "green" buildings and energy efficiency improvement. |
 With the increasing rise in environmental awareness, real estate development has permanently entered the realm of eco-friendly design and building practices. Now is the time for developers to embrace "green" building methods which also provide them with some significant benefits than can improve their bottom-line results. |
 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to an additional $30 billion in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects as part of the new section 1705 program, created in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This would allow for rapid deployment of renewable energy and electric power transmission projects. This redacted brief provides a comprehensive overview of the DOE's loan guarantee program, including eligibility requirements and application guidance. |