Every September, we sit down and look at the whole country. Not just LA. Not just California. Because a lot of our borrowers own property in more than one state now, and lenders price every market a little differently. So here’s the 2026 version. A national U.S. commercial mortgage market analysis, and the three metros...Read More

I get asked about San Diego more than any other California market outside of LA right now, and the questions are almost always about two property types. Industrial, because everybody read the headlines about Otay Mesa and wants to know if the party is over. And medical office, because it is quietly the best-performing commercial...Read More

Everybody asks which markets are biggest. Wrong question. Sort the most recent city-level investment data by growth rather than size, and the whole list rearranges itself. San Francisco volume up 150% year over year. Chicago up 96%. Atlanta up 91%. Washington D.C. managed 23%, New York 21% — respectable, but nowhere near the top of...Read More

Financial Compound has been placing commercial debt since 1996, and I’ll give it to you straight — the San Francisco office file that lands on my desk in 2026 isn’t a purchase, and it isn’t really a refinance either. It’s a negotiation. The borrower doesn’t need a rate quote. He needs to know what happens...Read More

The California commercial mortgage market turns a page this month, and so does the country. July 4, 2026, marked 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. The semiquincentennial, if you want the official mouthful. I don’t. What I want to do is what a lender would do with any file that’s been open for two...Read More

Inland Empire commercial real estate refinancing in 2026 is a different animal than it was three short years back. Michael’s been placing commercial debt since 1996, and I’ll give it to you straight — most of what crosses my desk this year isn’t a purchase. It’s maturity. Loans written in 2015, 2016, a whole stack...Read More

Medical office building loans give Los Angeles physicians, practice groups, and healthcare investors a path to own, refinance, or reposition the clinical space their patients depend on. As outpatient care continues to migrate from hospital campuses to neighborhood clinics, demand for well-located medical real estate across the LA basin has remained remarkably durable. Financial Compound...Read More

Securing office building financing in Los Angeles in 2026 looks nothing like it did three years ago. Vacancy rates are elevated, lender appetite is selective, and underwriting has tightened across every capital source touching the LA office market. Yet capital is still available for the right sponsor, the right asset, and the right business plan....Read More