After the mortgage crisis of 2008, mass property foreclosures followed quickly, leading into what is now remembered as the Great Recession. This year, 2020, the COVID19 pandemic has shut down economies across the United States, threatening to create yet another wave of foreclosures. But will it be different this time? At GLE Associates, Inc. we…
2018 was a year of enormous growth for us at GLE. We added 19 new team members and added 332 new clients in addition to our existing client base. At the same time, we continued our commitment to provide you with timely, useful information and news on topics that are important to you through our…
When Danielle Anderson’s children came home from school soaked in sweat from the heat in their classrooms, she was appalled. But it kept happening, day after day. “If I did that and my kids didn’t have A/C, I’d be in trouble,” Anderson told Spectrum News 9. “So I don’t understand why it’s okay for the…
Low sloped (commonly referred to as flat roofs) commercial roof materials have come a long way in the 35 years I’ve been in the business. What was standard practice when I began my career is no longer considered best practice, and some of the new materials blow the old ones out of the water when…
As we head into the new year, we like to look back to see which of our posts you enjoyed in the previous year, so we can bring you more of what you want. We thought it would be fun for you to see which of our posts were the most popular in 2017. Based…
You’d be hard pressed to find someone in the United States who doesn’t know about the Flint, Michigan water crisis. High concentrations of lead in the municipal water supply prompted officials to declare a state of emergency and to instruct residents to bathe and drink only bottled water. What many people don’t realize is that…
The roof is one of the most important, and also one of the most expensive, components of any building. For that reason, when a problem arises, the building owner should first consider whether to repair rather than replace. Understanding the primary cost factors involved in a commercial roof replacement can help in that decision, as…
Mercury was a common component of rubberized athletic flooring for two decades, between the 1960’s and 1980’s. It was used as a catalyst with liquid polymers and other components to form a solid rubber-like material that was touted as an excellent replacement for older wood floors. Thirty years later, many of these floors are nearing…
Whether you’re buying new property, planning a new use for an existing property, or simply caring for your property as it is, inspections are a regular part of commercial property ownership. It’s also a part of property ownership that is rapidly changing, becoming better, faster, and cheaper, thanks to new technologies. Here are three technologies…
