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Caroline Vega is the editor of Commercial Lending News and a New Orleans based writer covering commercial real estate finance, lenders, and the market forces shaping deal flow. She brings a background in digital strategy and finance to reporting that is clear, practical, and grounded in what actually moves capital.

BKREA Drops a 41-Year Manhattan Land Index, Here’s What’s Inside

January 8, 2026

Manhattan land is not a normal market. Scarcity drives the pricing and competition drives the pace. Developers often “find land” by targeting older, underutilized buildings that later become development sites. BK Real Estate Advisors (BKREA) [...]
$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 [...]

Charlie Rose On Guiding Invesco Real Estate to New Lending Heights

October 4, 2022

Charlie Rose blossomed as a skier at Stanford prior to charting a professional path navigating the icy conditions of commercial real estate lending. Today, Rose is thriving in his role as managing director and [...]
Atom cuts commercial mortgage rates by 0.30%

March 7, 2024

“With the market expecting a reduction in base rate in the months ahead, the appeal of variable rate mortgage deals has increased for many business borrowers.”– Tom Renwick, head of business lending at Atom Bank [...]
Tight Lending, Tough Times Sink Commercial Property Sales

June 19, 2023

Chicago’s commercial property market is in the deep freezer. Tough lending and economic conditions had many commercial property owners and investors hitting the pause button last quarter. Commercial property sales in Chicago during the first [...]
Mortgage lenders are bleeding money. Here’s why

August 30, 2023

While the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate—which hit 7.06% today—has come off last week’s 22-year high of 7.49%, housing affordability still remains pressurized. And that spells bad news for mortgage lenders. “If we’re looking at [...]
A new normal in the world of commercial finance? – REJournals

December 13, 2024

We’ve all heard it: survive until 2025. There is certainly truth to that phrase, as the overall commercial real estate landscape looks to be stabilizing as we get ready to turn the calendar from 2024. [...]