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[ February 24, 2026 ] This 120 Year Old Dallas Building Just Became the Most Exciting Spot in Downtown – Here’s Why Commercial Real Estate
[ February 19, 2026 ] Capital One’s commercial bank zeroes in on middle market Commercial Lending Update
[ February 15, 2026 ] CRE Lending Volumes Increased 45% Year Over Year in Q2: CBRE – Commercial Observer Commercial Lending Update
[ February 11, 2026 ] Commercial Lending in the U.S. Surges 30 Percent in Late 2025 Commercial Lending Update
[ February 7, 2026 ] U.S. Commercial Real Estate Lending Spikes in Q3 Commercial Lending Update

What Upper Darby’s 69th Street District Reveals About the Future of Retail Corridors

April 24, 2025 Caroline Vega

Not every retail story centers on distress. Some corridors evolve quietly, blending strategic repositioning with organic tenant growth. The 69th Street District in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, owned by Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation, offers a compelling example. […]

Mortgage REITs Are Making A Comeback

April 5, 2024 Caroline Vega

After a long bear market, mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs) are apparently making a comeback. Eight of the 12 best-performing REITs over the last five trading days have been mREITs. Four of the mREITs […]

This 120 Year Old Dallas Building Just Became the Most Exciting Spot in Downtown – Here’s Why

February 24, 2026

The Purse Building has been part of Dallas’ story for more than a century, and today, it’s stepping into a new chapter. Right in the middle of Downtown Dallas, at 601 Elm Street, stands a [...]
$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 [...]

Ben Ashkenazy and Mickey Drexler Illustrate The Bright Future for Retail at The Real Deal’s Annual Real Estate Forum

May 22, 2024

At the Real Deal Real Estate Forum in New York, industry leaders Ben Ashkenazy and Mickey Drexler shared a positive outlook for retail real estate, emphasizing the strong consumer demand for outstanding social shopping and [...]
PowerBand Provides Update to Strategic Plan, Directing all Growth Capital to DrivrzFinancial

October 5, 2022

All growth capital and resources directed to DrivrzFinancial Targeting new segments of the market, including commercial, fleet, professional corporations, EV’s and exotics Advancing discussions with new lending partners to support growth in segments outside [...]
Trepp Releases Q1 2023 Life Insurance Commercial Mortgage Returns Report, Reveals Positive Returns as New Trends Emerge

May 26, 2023

Trepp released the Q1 2023 LifeComps Total Return Index Report, which revealed positive signs of improvement for commercial mortgage performance returns, as new trends emerge. NEW YORK, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Trepp, a leading [...]
US insurers’ structured securities holdings rise continues amid uncertainty: AM Best

December 30, 2022

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 [...]
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 [...]