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While many lenders have pushed the pause button during Covid 19, the commercial real estate financing scenario is significantly more robust compared to the credit freeze in the 2009 recession. With historically low rates now is a great time to borrow. Commercial mortgage broker Financial Compound is currently processing about a dozen loans in the […]

Financial Compound performs a $7 million hospital refinance for a hospital in southern CA.  The refinance was part of the borrower’s re-organization plan as it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  The property includes approximately 100,000 s.f of 1960s construction and is occupied by two tenants.  The first tenant, comprising about 70,000 sf was also in […]

Financial Compound, on behalf of a long-standing client, arranged for a $1 million reduction in prepayment penalty so that our client could more easily sell a special use property.  This special use property was encumbered by an approximate $11 million first mortgage loan.  Financial Compound worked with the borrower’s Commercial Mortgage Lenders to facilitate this […]

Commercial mortgage broker Financial Compound is please to present here the culmination of three years of its research into swap spreads. Swaps spreads are a measure of risk in the credit markets. The higher the swap spread, the bigger the credit risk in the market as perceived by market players. Its easier to understand how […]

Financial Compound has arranged a $23 million unentitled land refinance for a 5,000 acre land assemblage in a southern California coastal plain.  The assemblage is to be developed into a  low density exclusive community with a few thousand acres of private preserve, signature golf course, club-house, spa and equestrian facility.  This refinance pays off the existing […]

Few marketers in the commercial mortgage business need to be convinced of the importance of Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. But those social media platforms work best when they are combined with trade shows, seminars and community meetings that emphasize traditional in-person contact. In the age of instant connectedness through social media, it’s easy to forget […]

Financial Compound closes a $2 million acquisition loan for a 2-story mixed use property consisting of a 4,000 s.f. standalone U.S. Post Office and 15,000 s.f. of medical offices and retail spaces.  The 10 tenant center was built in the 1980’s and has been stably occupied.  The borrower asked Financial Compound to seek a loan […]

Financial Compound, located at the epicenter of the Skirball fire on 1305 Casiano Road in Belair Los Angeles, remains open for business.  Located 6 properties away from the 2 houses that burned down on Casiano Road, Financial Compound utilizes state of the art computer infrastructure and cloud backup to contine working on deals throughout the […]

Financial Compound refinancing a shopping center at $833 per square foot, when all the nearby comps top out at sales of $500 per square foot. When you need the impossible ( so long as it makes sense), call Financial Compound for your commercial real estate finance 310 260 5900  x103 We’re looking for 3 more year end […]

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 […]

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 […]

$16.1 million southern CA rent control apartments loan These are acquire & reposition bridge loans for rent control apartments. Typically bought with $700 rents and increasing to $1,800 – $2.200 upon renovation after tenants vacate. Financial Compound was charged with finding a lender to make a 70% LTC loan. Most lenders in this space require […]