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Cogent Realty Advisors Launches Guide to Most Collaborative Office Space for AI and Tech Companies In Downtown NYC

April 17, 2024 Ed Winslow

In an era of booming AI and tech industries, Cogent Realty Advisors presents “Best Downtown NY Offices for Growing AI and Tech Companies,” a guide spotlighting top office spaces fostering innovation and collaboration in […]

NYC Q1 Manhattan Office Leasing Rates and Market Update | Trends Impacting Commercial Leasing

April 9, 2024 Ed Winslow

Q1 2024 Manhattan Office Market Update: Insights and Trends Impacting Commercial Leasing The Manhattan office leasing market is undergoing significant shifts as we step into the first quarter of 2024. Mitch Waldman from Cogent Realty […]

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 [...]
$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 $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)

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

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 [...]

What is the SBA weekly lending report and how does it work?

November 23, 2023

Key takeaways 7(a) and 504 loans remain a popular funding tool for businesses across industry, revenue and size categories The SBA weekly lending report provides valuable information on loan funding based on specific demographic data [...]
BKREA Founder Bob Knakal Announces Faraz Cheema as NYC Investment Property Brokerage Specialist, Business News

June 3, 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 [...]
Oak Valley Community Bank Announces Commercial Banking Officer Hiring

September 3, 2023

OAKDALE, Calif., Sept. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oak Valley Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: OVLY), announced that Eric J. Manning has joined the bank as Vice President, Commercial Banking [...]
Cavco Industries Announces the Completion of the Acquisition of Manufactured Home Builder and Retailer, Solitaire Homes

January 3, 2023

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 [...]
Bridge Loan Platform Atlas Invest Raises $25M – Commercial Observer

January 22, 2026

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 [...]