>	Making an Eco-Conscious Exchange Like-kind 1031 exchanges have green applications, among others, for some borrowers by Ricky B. Novak, president, and James W. Freeman, chief financial officer, Strategic 1031 Exchange Advisors 3/2010
>	From the Editor Tony Stasiek, editor by 3/2010
>	Property TypeCast Recession nearly undoes office-occupancy gains by Victor Calanog, director of research, Reis Inc. 3/2010
>	Spotlight: Illinois by Ivanna C. Sukkar 3/2010
>	Q&A: Dru Crawley Commercial-building team lead, U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program by Ivanna C. Sukkar 3/2010
>	Getting Personal First-person accounts from mortgage professionals by Mark Anthony McCray, CEO, First Capital Commercial Finance 3/2010
>	Why Today's Lenders Need a Solid Borrower Plan Revising borrowers' loan requests is critical amid the changing face of financing by Paul Fried, managing director, Traxi LLC 3/2010
>	How Insurers Assess Property Risk A building's age and fire-safety features represent key factors to insurance companies by Marc A. Cisneros Jr., CEO and co-owner, CS Innovative Insurance Solutions 3/2010
>	The Ins and Outs of Mezzanine Financing Investors are pickier when filling borrowers' gaps, but options exist by Michael Zukerman, managing director, Whitestone Realty Capital LLC 3/2010
>	Got LEED? Changes to the green-building-rating program likely affect developer clients by Thomas Taylor, general manager, Vertegy 3/2010
>	Why Experience Matters If your deal or borrower fits a negative pattern, expect no sympathy by Harlan A. Friedman, president, Lightning Commercial Funding Inc. 3/2010
>	The Difference One Footprint Can Make Greenhouse-gas studies clue in building-owners to their carbon emissions by Josh Simon, carbon-reduction manager, Energy Reduction Solutions Inc. 3/2010
>	6 Trends in Environmental Due Diligence Helping clients through the process starts with understanding lenders' approach by Dianne Crocker, senior economist and managing director, EDR Market Research Group 3/2010
>	Get Your Green On There's a new credential for brokers seeking to show their green-building commitment by Ralph DiNola, principal, Green Building Services Inc. 3/2010
>	MBA CREF 2010: What We Learned A look back four Mortgage Bankers Association conference sessions by Ivanna C. Sukkar 3/2010
>	Help Clients Find Funding: 4 Alternative Methods Leasing, cash-flow lending, asset-based lending and sale-leasebacks could be options by Sandeep Thakrar, managing director,Skada Capital 3/2010