Standards
What each standard and agency form actually requires of a property condition report.
- ASTM E2018-24: What the Property Condition Assessment Guide Requires
A working summary of ASTM E2018-24 for practitioners: structure, the three assessment components, the ten systems, report contents, cost rules and appendices.
Updated September 18, 2026
- CCPIA ComSOP: The Commercial Property Inspection Standard and How It Relates to ASTM E2018
What the International Standards of Practice for Inspecting Commercial Properties cover, who follows them, and how a ComSOP inspection differs from an E2018.
Updated September 18, 2026
- Fannie Mae Form 4099: The Multifamily PCA Requirements on Top of ASTM E2018
What Fannie Mae's Form 4099 adds to an E2018 PCA: fixed sections, 1 to 5 ratings, the useful-life table, unit sampling, problematic materials, consultant rules.
Updated September 18, 2026
- HUD Project Capital Needs Assessment (PCNA): What FHA-Insured Multifamily Loans Require
What a HUD PCNA is, which programs require it, the MAP Guide appendix that governs it, the CNA e-Tool, the twenty-year schedule, currency rules and who may.
Updated September 18, 2026
- Rating-Agency PCA Criteria for Securitised Loans: What CMBS Reviewers Expect in a Property Condition Report
How the property condition assessment criteria used in commercial mortgage-backed securities ratings shape the reports conduit lenders order: reserve term.
Updated September 18, 2026
- The Abbreviated Accessibility Screening in a PCA: What E2018 Appendix X2 Covers and What It Does Not
How the ADA screen in a PCR is scoped under E2018-24 Appendix X2, why it is an additional consideration, not a compliance survey, and how costs are shown.
Updated September 18, 2026
- The HUD CNA e-Tool Useful-Life Table: The Public-Domain EUL Source for Property Condition Reports
What HUD's useful-life table for the CNA e-Tool contains, why it follows the E2018 outline, how it differs from Fannie Mae 4099.F, and how to cite it.
Updated September 18, 2026