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Weekly mortgage rates tumble. What to know about refinancing.
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Weekly mortgage rates tumble. What to know about refinancing.

August 11, 2024 Caroline Vega

Holden Lewis NerdWallet Mortgage rates plunged in the week ending Aug. 8 to their lowest since February 2023. The rapid decrease is likely to set off a wave of refinancing. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage plummeted […]

Gordon College Loses Religious Liberty Case for Loan Forgi…… | News & Reporting
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Gordon College Loses Religious Liberty Case for Loan Forgi…… | News & Reporting

August 7, 2024 Caroline Vega

Gordon College could be on the hook to repay $7 million of COVID-19 relief funds. A federal court rejected eight of the evangelical school’s arguments that it should be eligible for loan forgiveness. Gordon’s lawyers […]

USDA announces August 2024 lending rates for agricultural producers – Lassen News
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USDA announces August 2024 lending rates for agricultural producers – Lassen News

August 3, 2024 Caroline Vega

Select an EditionApril 7, 2020March 31, 2020March 24, 2020March 17, 2020March 10, 2020March 3, 2020Feb. 25, 2020Feb. 18, 2020Feb. 11, 2020Feb. 4, 2020Jan. 28, 2020Jan. 21, 2020Jan. 14, 2020Jan. 7, 2020Dec. 30, 2019Dec. 23, 2019Dec. […]

The Commercial Real Estate Meltdown is Spreading
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The Commercial Real Estate Meltdown is Spreading

July 30, 2024 Caroline Vega

InvestorPlace – Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Triple-A mortgage bonds are defaulting … keep your eye on regional banks … even with rate cuts, refi rates will be painful … what to […]

Small Office Space Leasing in NYC: New Guide for Entrepreneurs and Startups Released by Cogent Realty Advisors
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Small Office Space Leasing in NYC: New Guide for Entrepreneurs and Startups Released by Cogent Realty Advisors

July 29, 2024 Caroline Vega

Cogent Realty Advisors released a new guide to leasing small office spaces in NYC, tailored for entrepreneurs and startups. This resource offers insights on prime locations, flexible leasing terms, affordable rates, and modern amenities, helping […]

Bob Knakal Marks 40 Years of Excellence in NYC Commercial Real Estate
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Bob Knakal Marks 40 Years of Excellence in NYC Commercial Real Estate

July 26, 2024 Caroline Vega

Bob Knakal celebrates 40 years in NYC commercial real estate, having brokered 2,339 property sales totaling over $22 billion. Commercial Lending News features an exclusive interview discussing his career achievements, innovative approaches, and future outlook. […]

Top Banking Options for Immigrants and US Non-Citizens
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Top Banking Options for Immigrants and US Non-Citizens

July 26, 2024 Caroline Vega

Affiliate links for the products on this page are from partners that compensate us and terms apply to offers listed (see our advertiser disclosure with our list of partners for more details). However, our opinions […]

Ashkenazi Goes Retail-to-Entertainment for San Antonio Mall
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Ashkenazi Goes Retail-to-Entertainment for San Antonio Mall

July 22, 2024 Caroline Vega

Can a retail-to-raucous conversion save a historic anchor of downtown retail in San Antonio? New York-based investor Ben Ashkenazy is fixing to find out with a makeover of the Shops at Rivercenter, the San Antonio […]

Dwight Capital Launches C-PACE Lending Platform – Commercial Observer
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Dwight Capital Launches C-PACE Lending Platform – Commercial Observer

July 22, 2024 Caroline Vega

Dwight Capital has launched a new Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) lending platform, Commercial Observer has learned. The Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.-based lender has formed Dwight Green Finance, a C-PACE loan offering that will […]

Opinion | Democrats do more to help rural America than Republicans do
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Opinion | Democrats do more to help rural America than Republicans do

July 21, 2024 Caroline Vega

There’s a story Republicans tell about the politics of rural America, one aimed at both rural people and the rest of us. It goes like this: Those coastal urban elitist Democrats look down their noses […]

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  • Your Personal Brand Is Today’s Business Card by Bob Knakal
  • This 120 Year Old Dallas Building Just Became the Most Exciting Spot in Downtown – Here’s Why
  • Capital One’s commercial bank zeroes in on middle market
  • CRE Lending Volumes Increased 45% Year Over Year in Q2: CBRE – Commercial Observer
  • Commercial Lending in the U.S. Surges 30 Percent in Late 2025
  • U.S. Commercial Real Estate Lending Spikes in Q3
  • Commercial Lending Software Structures – Insights & Trends | Global Banking & Finance Review
  • Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Exits B CRE Book Via Portfolio Sale – Commercial Observer
  • Commercial property owners share their go-to tips for refinancing mortgage – WSB-TV Channel 2
  • Your Personal Brand Is Today’s Business Card by Bob Knakal

    Your Personal Brand Is Today’s Business Card by Bob Knakal

    June 13, 2026
    By Bob Knakal  For most of my forty-two years in the real estate brokerage business, a business card was one of the most important tools a professional could possess. You carried them everywhere. You handed [...]
  • 0,659 For Family, Small Business Loans: St. Helens credit union to share funding

    $520,659 For Family, Small Business Loans: St. Helens credit union to share funding

    October 4, 2022
      Three Oregon credit unions, including InRoads in St. Helens, will receive a total of $520,659 in federal dollars to support small loans to families and businesses. The funding is coming from the U.S. Department [...]
  • Dayton to invest M in ‘first floor’ small businesses

    Dayton to invest $7M in ‘first floor’ small businesses

    October 4, 2022
      DAYTON, Ohio — The City of Dayton is using $7 million in pandemic recovery funds to help entrepreneurs start or expand restaurants, salons and other street-level small businesses in neighborhood commercial areas. What You [...]
  • First Bank expands commercial lending capabilities (updated)

    First Bank expands commercial lending capabilities (updated)

    October 4, 2022
      First Bank is offering new options for commercial lending, the community bank announced Sept. 28, with the addition of servicing for private equity funds. The Hamilton-based institution said it offers capital call lines of [...]
  • FoA plans to sell retail division to Guaranteed Rate, close wholesale channel: sources

    FoA plans to sell retail division to Guaranteed Rate, close wholesale channel: sources

    October 4, 2022
      Amid the most challenging mortgage market in decades, multichannel lender Finance of America (FoA) plans to sell its retail mortgage division and shut down its forward wholesale channel, multiple sources told HousingWire. According to [...]
  • 1st Security Bank Announces the Promotions of Sean McCormick and Robert Nesbitt to Executive Vice President roles

    May 20, 2024
    1st Security Bank Announces the Promotions of Sean McCormick and Robert Nesbitt to Executive Vice President roles MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash., May 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSBW), the holding company for [...]
  • Chris McDermott Joins Meridian Bank as SVP, Commercial Lending

    May 12, 2024
    MALVERN, Pa., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Meridian Bank announced the appointment of Christopher E. McDermott to the position of Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending. He’ll join other members of the Meridian Commercial Lending [...]
  • KeyBank wants to boost commercial team hires by 10% this year

    June 16, 2025
    Dive Brief: KeyBank is on track to increase its commercial banker headcount by 10% this year – targeting 170 to 180 commercial bankers by the end of 2025 – and plans to pursue more team [...]
  • A credit crunch could be coming. Here’s what that could mean for getting a loan

    April 23, 2023
    A credit crunch might be on its way. Signs of banks tightening credit have already popped up in recent months as the Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates to the highest level in more than [...]
  • Brighten appoints new head of commercial lending

    October 10, 2024
    The non-bank has announced a new appointment as part of its continued expansion into the commercial space. Brighten has announced the appointment of Ben McKell as head of commercial lending, a newly created role that [...]
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