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Värde Partners-backed Trimont buys Wells Fargo’s US commercial mortgage servicing business

August 23, 2024 Caroline Vega

Värde Partners-backed Trimont is expanding its commercial real estate (CRE) loan services by acquiring Wells Fargo’s non-agency third-party US commercial mortgage servicing (CMS) business. The acquisition of the largest servicer of CRE securitised debt in […]

RFR’s 0M CMBS Loan on 17 State Street Sent to Special Servicer – Commercial Observer

RFR’s $180M CMBS Loan on 17 State Street Sent to Special Servicer – Commercial Observer

August 19, 2024 Caroline Vega

RFR Holding’s bad month isn’t getting any better. This time, Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs’ $180 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan tied to 17 State Street has been sent to its special servicer after RFR […]

Beacon Capital to Default on 0M Loan for Chicago’s AMA Plaza

Beacon Capital to Default on $370M Loan for Chicago’s AMA Plaza

August 15, 2024 Caroline Vega

Fred Seigel’s firm looks like it’s fed up with its floating interest rate on a massive Chicago office tower loan. His Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners’ $370 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan moved to special servicing […]

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

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

August 3, 2024 Caroline Vega

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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 […]

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

July 26, 2024 Caroline Vega

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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 […]

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 [...]

RFR’s $180M CMBS Loan on 17 State Street Sent to Special Servicer – Commercial Observer

August 19, 2024

RFR Holding’s bad month isn’t getting any better. This time, Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs’ $180 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan tied to 17 State Street has been sent to its special servicer after RFR [...]
Commercial Real Estate Is in Serious Trouble

March 24, 2025

While the financial press is attempting to cover Trump’s frenetic bipolar tariff policy, the ponderous commercial real estate market continues to deteriorate. Bisnow.com reports, citing CoStar, “US banks reported delinquencies hit 1.57 percent at the [...]
The Performance of Private Direct Lending, Q1 2024 Update

June 25, 2024

While nonbank loan channels have always coexisted with traditional banking, those channels were historically small niches in the overall economy. That changed after the Great Recession when new regulations limited the ability of banks to [...]
Why banks’ office loan troubles may soon fade

November 19, 2024

Office commercial real estate is under pressure after remote work trends and population losses in cities like New York, shown here, spurred increases in empty properties and hindered landlords’ collective ability to make loan payments. [...]
$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 [...]