Articles by Caroline Vega

In an uncertain economy, commercial real estate lending has rebounded in a big way in 2025.  A new report from CBRE found that the volume of the firm’s internal United States commercial real estate loan […]

Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter U.S. commercial real estate lending surged at the end of 2025, signaling renewed momentum across large segments of the property finance market as interest-rate volatility eased and […]

Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter Lending Rebounds Sharply as Rates Stabilize and Spreads Tighten U.S. commercial real estate lending accelerated in the third quarter of 2025 as calmer interest-rate conditions and narrowing […]

Commercial lending has always been complex, involving multiple stakeholders and varying risk profiles. As consumer and regulator expectations around speed and transparency have grown, the software supporting commercial lending has had to evolve just as […]

Here’s an item no one had on their Bingo card: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is exiting its commercial real estate positions.  Scott Weiner and Stuart Rothstein‘s publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), which […]

If you’re a commercial property owner looking to refinance your mortgage, one of the first strategies your savvy peers will advise is to establish goals and realistic expectations. Other practical tips for refinancing mortgage loans […]

Atlas Invest, an artificial intelligence-powered commercial real estate lending platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised $25 million in funding to expand access for institutional-quality debt investments. BlackRock led the mixed debt and equity partnership […]

How small businesses adapted to tighter commercial lending standards in 2025 The Federal Reserve’s Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey from Q1 in 2025 suggests that it has become more challenging for small businesses in the […]