Commercial Mortgage News

Financial Compound closed on a $6 million home purchase in belair.  Five business day close from signing of term sheet. 65% of cost, 7.90% rate, interest only, 12 month term, 1 point lender fee, no prepay penalty. Hard money loans can make a lot of sense for deal sizes less than $10 million and terms...Read More

Michael Schwartz participates in commercial mortgage webinar Commercial real estate financing webinar moderated by David Gritz explores joint venture equity structures and creative commercial real estate loan structures, as well as reviews cutting edge commercial mortgage rates. Financial Compound’s Michael Schwartz draws on his 25 years of commercial mortgage brokerage experience to review and summarize...Read More

IMN Winter forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Forum 17th annual event is held for three days in Laguana Beach. The event is geared toward real estate funding, developing, LPs & service providers on recent regulatory and investment environment. Learn more here IMN Winter forum 2020 on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Forum...Read More

Commercial mortgage broker Financial Compound occasionally does home loans.  A recent residential closing for 75% of purchase, 3.875% interest rate, 30 years fixed, 30 year amortization.  No lender fee.  Aside from amazing loan terms, this transaction was unique in that the borrower was trading out of a 4 plex and did a 1031 exchange to...Read More

Commercial and multifamily lenders closed on nearly $400 billion in loans in 2014, which was up by double digits over the prior year and the highest total since the booming years in the lead up to the credit crisis, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported Wednesday. “Last year was a strong year for commercial and...Read More

$1.5 million for cross-collateralized Dollar stores acquisition in Southeast.  The four dollar stores were located in predominantly secondary/tertiary locations, with staggered near-term lease rollover and no reported sales.  Furthermore, the borrower is neither a citizen or resident of the United States.  Despite these difficult underwriting characteristics Financial Compound obtained terms with a 4.67% interest rate,...Read More

Financial Compound refinance office building in suburban Boston Across New England there are numerous pockets of strengthening commercial real estate markets.  For example, many of Boston’s suburbs are currently enjoying an economic recovery, along with increased commercial rental rates and reduced vacancy rates.  Multi-family properties are especially strong with a virtual 0% vacancy rate and...Read More

Major Manufacturer in California Relocating to Nevada due to Fiscal Cliff Commercial mortgage broker Financial Compound has a client with a large manufacturing facility in Southern California who has decided to relocate to Nevada largely due to the portent of increased taxes from the fiscal cliff along with higher costs of doing business associated with...Read More