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One Market Plaza Tops List of Maturing Loans to Watch
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One Market Plaza Tops List of Maturing Loans to Watch

January 24, 2023 Caroline Vega

San Francisco’s One Market Plaza tops the list of maturing office loans to watch this year, according to Trepp. One Market Plaza comprises nearly 1.6 million square feet and is home to tenants like Google, […]

How do I tell the difference between a business and consumer mortgage?
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How do I tell the difference between a business and consumer mortgage?

January 20, 2023 Caroline Vega

Question: What is the difference between a business and consumer mortgage loan? Answer: A business mortgage — also known as a commercial loan — is a separate category of mortgage controlled by California rules and practices than a […]

CITIZENS BANK & TRUST WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT/CEO
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CITIZENS BANK & TRUST WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT/CEO

January 17, 2023 Caroline Vega

Adam Johnston Citizens Bank & Trust Company announced this month the transition ofleadership to President/CEO, Adam Johnston. Johnston has assumed this role, bringing over 15years of community banking industry experience with a healthy educational foundation […]

Minibubbles in US banking are popping with costs in the billions | Insights
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Minibubbles in US banking are popping with costs in the billions | Insights

January 13, 2023 Caroline Vega

As the number of lenders getting stung kept climbing in recent years, some industry stalwarts grew flummoxed by the willingness of so many bankers to eschew longstanding tenets against taking concentrated risks from a single […]

#BCAwards2023 | Sponsor Spotlight: Groundsure
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#BCAwards2023 | Sponsor Spotlight: Groundsure

January 9, 2023 Caroline Vega

The third edition of the British Conveyancing Awards is just around the corner. Alongside a new, larger venue and a new headline sponsor in Groundsure, #BCAwards2023 is all about recognising and rewarding the herculean efforts […]

Bankers brace for slower loan growth as 2023 kicks off
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Bankers brace for slower loan growth as 2023 kicks off

January 5, 2023 Caroline Vega

As the specter of recession intensifies amid rising interest rates, bankers and analysts widely expect loan growth to slow in the year ahead. Fourth-quarter earnings reports due this month are expected to show early signs […]

Cavco Industries Announces the Completion of the Acquisition of Manufactured Home Builder and Retailer, Solitaire Homes
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Cavco Industries Announces the Completion of the Acquisition of Manufactured Home Builder and Retailer, Solitaire Homes

January 3, 2023 Caroline Vega

Cavco Industries, Inc. PHOENIX, Jan. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cavco Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVCO) (“Cavco” or the “Company”) is pleased to confirm that, further to the announcement on October 27, 2022, the Company completed […]

Broker triumphs in the Big Apple
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Broker triumphs in the Big Apple

January 3, 2023 Caroline Vega

  It was a heady time to start working in the industry, just as the subprime mortgage meltdown began to crumble – threatening the entire American economy in the process. “That’s kind of when I […]

Newmark Arranges 5.8 Million Acquisition and Redevelopment Financing for US’ Largest Ever Office-to-Residential Conversion
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Newmark Arranges $535.8 Million Acquisition and Redevelopment Financing for US’ Largest Ever Office-to-Residential Conversion

January 3, 2023 Caroline Vega

  NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Newmark has arranged a $535.8 million loan on behalf of GFP Real Estate (“GFP”), Metro Loft Management and Rockwood Capital for the acquisition and redevelopment of 25 Water […]

US insurers’ structured securities holdings rise continues amid uncertainty: AM Best
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US insurers’ structured securities holdings rise continues amid uncertainty: AM Best

December 30, 2022 Caroline Vega

According to AM Best, insurers continued to follow a years-long trend by increasing their structured securities investments in 2021, with 3% growth YoY to $1.14 trillion, though indications portray an uncertain picture for 2022 as […]

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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 [...]
  • Huntington, Live Oak to invest in, deploy gen AI-based lending

    August 19, 2025
    Live Oak Bank, a Wilmington, North Carolina bank that lends to small businesses, used to turn down requests for loans of less than $350,000, because of the time it took to underwrite them.  “We just [...]
  • Trade War Rattles Retail Deal-Makers, Especially Lenders – Commercial Observer

    July 14, 2025
    In the world of mystery and wonder that is the current tariff landscape, the buzzwords for business have been instability and uncertainty, which also happen to be two of the least desired words in the [...]
  • 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 [...]
  • Workspace Property Trust Secures Refinancing on $1.3B CMBS Loan Portfolio – Commercial Observer

    July 5, 2023
    The nation’s preeminent developer of suburban commercial office space has modified and extended a $1.3 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) facility for a nearly 10 million-square-foot real estate portfolio, Commercial Observer has learned.  Workspace Property [...]
  • BKREA Founder Bob Knakal Announces Faraz Cheema as NYC Investment Property Brokerage Specialist

    June 15, 2024
    Faraz Cheema has joined the newly formed ai and technology driven NYC commercial real estate invest property brokerage BKREA. New York, NY, United States – June 3, 2024 — Faraz Cheema, SIOR, CCIM, has joined [...]
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