Are opportunity zones the “greatest thing since sliced bread?” or a “scam?”
On Tuesday in Manhattan, I moderated a track at the Mortgage Bankers Association of New York’s Fifth Annual Real Estate &…
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The agency’s action brings its appraisal threshold in line with federal bank regulators.
The U.S. Small Business Administration just announced an important change to its 7(a) and 504 loan program appraisal requirements, effective…
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“The larger banks are very disciplined in their commercial real estate lending, but when you get beyond that segment, there’s a significant competitive force that’s being applied to banks from the non-banks.”
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Minor Revisions to Environmental Policies and Procedures
Just three weeks after the federal shutdown ended, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a new SOP 50 10 5. Version (K) will supersede the current…
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NOTE TO READERS: This article was just published in the inaugural edition of the CLRM Journal, a publication dedicated to construction lender risk management and distributed to construction lenders and equity capital providers …
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“Due to the lapse of government funding, SBA will remain inactive until further notice.”
As we all settle back into work in the New Year, be aware that the partial federal government shutdown…
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“Mentoring gave me a new perspective. And when you do it right—whether as a mentor or a mentee—it’s life changing.”
Those are the words that stuck with me after the Massachusetts Conference for…
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Five Key Take-Aways from the RMA Conference
Early last week, I attended the Risk Management Association’s annual conference. It was held at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, just across the Potomac…
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…yet average loan size reached eight-year peak
For the second consecutive year, volume under the U.S. Small Business Administration’s popular 7(a) program declined in Fiscal Year 2018, which ended on September 30th…
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In April, federal bank regulators made headlines when they officially raised the threshold above which appraisals are required for commercial real estate transactions from $250,000 to $500,000. It wasn’t a trivial change. For…
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