Below are our featured recent loan closings:

Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech University $61,000,000 75% LTV 1st TD $11,000,000 15% LTV 2nd TD (2nd TD in the form of Mezzanine Financing) 90% LTV Construction Loan Private Student Housing Loan
Utah $9,350,000 A&D + Construction Interim Bridge Loan
Costa Mesa, CA $542,000 5 year fixed Auto Body Shop
San Francisco Bay Area, CA $8,875,000 Hard Money A&D Raw Land Interim Bridge Loan
Syracuse, UT $975,000 5 year fixed Starbucks
Commitment Letter Murrells Inlet, SC $17,264,000 Marina Financing
Woodlands, Texas $9,750,000 Insurance Loan Construction & Permanent Financing
Anaheim, CA $2,250,000 10 Year Interest Only Strip Center
Sacramento, CA $1,350,000 10 Year Fixed Metal Buildings
Reseda, CA $2,300,000 8 Unit Condominium Conversion
Chino, CA $500,000 7 year Fixed Headquarters of 12 Unit Regional Restaurant Chain
Orange, CA $4,200,000 5 year Fixed Combination Strip Center/Warehouse Loan
Mesa, AZ $2,200,000 Construction Loan Townhomes
Corona, CA $9,900,000 10 year Fixed Industrial Building Loan
Rancho Mirage, CA $5,800,000 R1 Construction Loan 80% LTV 1st of 5 Phases Foreclosure / Takeover 40 Day Close
Palm Springs, CA $1,350,000 Boutique 15 Room Hotel Loan
Irvine,CA $2,495,000 Non-Performing Warehouse Loan
Torrance, CA $1,147,500 5 Year Fixed Industrial Building Loan
Darien, CT $5,675,000 5 Year Fixed 2 Small Strip Centers Loan
Thousand Oaks, CA $1,100,000 Old Strip Center Loan Private Financing 75% LTV
Huntington Park, CA $12,500,000 "Dark" Shopping Center Loan
Murrieta, CA $5,200,000 Raw Land Loan In Foreclosure
Apple Valley, CA $6,600,000 Sale Raw Land Loan In Brankruptcy 40 Day Close
Las Vegas, NV $2,400,000 R1 with Banquet Income Facilities Loan
Newport Beach, CA $2,000,000 R1 Construction Loan 10 Day Close
Palm Springs, CA $7,100,000 R1 Construction Loan 75% LTV 1st of 4 Phases 26 Day Close
Monterey, CA $7,500,000 40 Acres Raw Land Loan $4,000,000 Purchase Price 8 Day Close

 

WSJ.com: Commercial Real Estate

Flipping Sides
The number of former mortgage lenders and brokers finding ways to make a living from the foreclosure crisis continues to mount.

REITs Book a Blockbuster Quarter
Real-estate-investment trusts staged the best performance in their history during the second quarter on growing perceptions that most REITs are out of immediate danger.

Bumpy Recovery in the U.K.
Industry experts say the United Kingdom's commercial-property market is starting to recover, but property companies are facing declining rents.

Dubai Developer Talks Signal Mergers
Emaar, the Middle East's largest developer, is in talks to merge with three state-controlled property firms because of a sharp downturn in the emirate's property market.

KB Home Reports Narrower Loss
KB Home's loss narrowed on smaller charges as the company's orders again outpaced closings.

Big Hotel Planned Next to Sears Tower
A real estate investment group that owns the Sears Tower said it is pushing forward with plans to build a hotel next door to North America's tallest building, but released few details on financing.

Behind a Bankruptcy Brouhaha
David Lichtenstein is facing challenges to the plan that took his Extended Stay Hotels chain into bankruptcy protection, which could trigger $100 million of personal liability.