>	Land for Lease With leasehold interest, your clients can successfully develop on property they don't own by Phil Sblendorio, senior vice president and regional business manager, Farmers & Merchants Bank 5/2006
>	From the Top: May 2006 by Geary Britton-Simmons, chairman of the board 5/2006
>	Q&A: Jim Cooke Commercial Governance Committee member, Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) by Melinda Young 5/2006
>	Helping Hands: Chris Hurn and Geof Longstaff Each month, Helping Hands features a mortgage professional or group that has volunteered to lend a hand to others in need. by Ivanna C. Sukkar 5/2006
>	Define This: May "Due diligence" can mean different things to different people. We asked our readers how they defined it. by 5/2006
>	Streamlining Due Diligence MISMO is likely to bring about industrywide data-transfer changes for environmental assessments by Jack Huntress, vice president of sales and product development, iTAG-PARCEL Inc. 5/2006
>	3 Steps to the Closing Table Communication -- not rates -- is the key to successful client interaction by Matt Cascarino, retail marketing manager, InterBay Funding LLC 5/2006
>	Keeping an Eye on the Condo Market Consider recent trends and regional factors when anticipating the future of this sector by Abraham J. Hidary, president, Hidrock Realty Inc. 5/2006
>	Funding in the Caribbean and Latin America Brokers specializing in international markets should realize their risks and opportunities by David Nachman, vice president, Hall Structured Finance 5/2006
>	How to Fund Mobile Home Parks With expected increases in occupancy rates, it's important to brush up on the basics by Alfred Acitelli, principal, Imperium Commercial Capital 5/2006
>	Help Clients Look Beyond Rates Enlighten borrowers about the benefits of nonbank loans by Dean Shulman, manager of investment property finance, Business Loan Express 5/2006
>	Asbestos: No Disappearing Act Even in 2006, asbestos should still be considered in environmental due diligence by Kevin Langwell, vice president and principal, Terracon 5/2006
>	Reading Between the Lines Consider these instances of environmental oversights when Phase I site assessments occur by Michael Bernstein, technical manager, Property Solutions Inc. 5/2006
>	Lease Abstracts: Nailing the Essentials Providing a thorough review of a property's lease is a valuable step in the loan process by David I. Tesler, founder and CEO, LeaseProbe LLC 5/2006