Finance

Q&A With Pioneering Bank Founder Wendy Cai-Lee

The first Asian-American woman to start a U.S. bank discusses how this lender is putting its mark on CRE finance.

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Breaking the Cycle: Looking Ahead to Interest Rate Cuts

What will be the smart strategies after the Fed finally makes its move?

Transactions: April 2024

A coast-to-coast roundup of noteworthy office and industrial deals

Cooper Street Plaza in Arlington, Texas, a retail center that Silver Star Properties REIT sold in 2023

Silver Star Secures $135M Loan Package in Shift to Self Storage

The financing will enable the REIT to liquidate its legacy portfolio of commercial properties.

LG Energy Solution’s $5.5 billion development in Queen Creek, Ariz.

LG Energy Lands Financing for $5.5B Battery Complex

This project will be the largest-ever investment of its kind in North America.

CREF Forecast: Borrowing and Lending Expected to Increase to $576B in 2024

Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations are expected to increase 29% from 2023’s estimated total.

The building at 2300 Windy Ridge Parkway SE in Atlanta.

Vision Properties Lands $65M Refi for Atlanta Office Building

Previous financing included a $73.1 million loan from Deutsche Bank.

The Icon/Echo, Urban Catalyst’s mixed-use redevelopment project planned for downtown San Jose, Calif.

Urban Catalyst Recaps San Jose Mixed-Use Site

Proceeds will cover pre-construction costs for the two-tower project.

The office campus at 100-200 S. California St. in Burbank, Calif.

Worthe, Stockbridge Land $475M for Warner Bros HQ

This marks the first single-asset, single-borrower CMBS office loan to close since early 2022.

Arundel Plaza

Baltimore-Area Shopping Center Lands $22M

JLL Capital Markets secured the fixed-rate refinancing.