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Market reads. June 15, 2026: inflation spiked, read the fine print · 5 things borrowers need to know · Jobs, rates, and CRE finance · Interest rates and Fed policy · Week of April 27, 2026
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By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. More than $600M in commercial real estate deal experience. California DRE #02093377. Last updated September 2026. A grocery-anchored shopping...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. More than $600M in commercial real estate deal experience. California DRE #02093377. Last updated September 2026. A grocery-anchored shopping...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. More than $600M in commercial real estate deal experience. California DRE #02093377. Last updated September 2026. When your bank won’t...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. More than $600M in commercial real estate deal experience. California DRE #02093377. Last updated September 2026. An Indiana multifamily bridge...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. Last updated September 2026. A Georgia multifamily bridge loan is what you use when the property will qualify for permanent debt in eighteen...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. Last updated August 2026. A maturing CMBS loan is not a normal refinance, and the owners who find that out late are the ones who end up taking...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. Last updated August 2026. Commercial auction due diligence happens before you bid, not after, and that single reversal is what catches most...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. Last updated August 2026. The short version of commercial bridge loan vs hard money: both are short-term, asset-based financing, but a commercial...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. Last updated August 2026. Commercial foreclosure auction financing is not one loan. It is a two-step play, because the sale itself does not...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. Last updated August 2026. The choice between a commercial mortgage broker vs direct lender comes down to your deal, not a rule of thumb. For a...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. Last updated July 2026. CREXi vs Ten-X financing looks almost identical at the loan level. Both platforms run non-contingent auctions with...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. Last updated July 2026. Before you can bid on most commercial real estate auction platforms, you have to prove you can actually pay. That’s...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital. Last updated July 2026. Win a commercial property at auction and the clock is already running. The purchase agreement is signed within hours, the...
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