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Insights from the Car Wash Show

September 20, 2024 Caroline Vega

Key Take Aways from The Car Wash Show – Nashville 2024 The car wash industry is experiencing shifts in consumer preferences towards professional services and express models, improved labor efficiency due to subscription models, and […]

Ashland OH Industrial Real Estate Value

September 18, 2024 Caroline Vega

Maximizing Industrial Property Value in Ohio’s Heartland In the competitive landscape of commercial real estate, identifying opportunities for value creation is paramount. M Square Commercial (MSC) recently demonstrated its expertise in industrial land brokerage by […]

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 [...]

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

August 23, 2024

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 [...]
Dime Community advances its commercial banking makeover

September 7, 2023

In a move designed to move it closer to its goal of becoming a full-service commercial bank, Dime Community Bancshares will launch a health care banking unit. The Hauppauge, New York-based company has hired Daniel [...]
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 [...]
Comerica expects muted loan growth in 2025, posts Q4 profit

January 22, 2025

Loan growth at Comerica could be relatively muted throughout 2025, with gains being potentially offset by the ongoing paydown of commercial real estate loans, executives said Wednesday. The Dallas-based parent company of Comerica Bank expects [...]
The evolution of private credit

May 3, 2025

From direct lending to asset-based finance to commercial real estate debt. This article has been produced in partnership with Franklin Templeton Private credit is still a relatively new asset class that represents a diverse group [...]