CRE Trends & Insights
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital (CA DRE #02093377), with $600M+ in commercial real estate deal experience. Last updated July 2026. Short answer: a balloon coming due is a...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital (CA DRE #02093377), with $600M+ in commercial real estate deal experience. Last updated July 2026. Short answer: a balloon coming due is a...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital (CA DRE #02093377), with $600M+ in commercial real estate deal experience. Last updated July 2026. The best value-add deals share a problem: on...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital, CA DRE #02093377, with $600M+ in commercial real estate deal experience. Last updated July 2026. If you’re pricing a bridge loan for a...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital (CA DRE #02093377), with $600M+ in commercial real estate deal experience. Last updated July 2026. Short answer: a bridge loan buys you speed and...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital (CA DRE #02093377), with $600M+ in commercial real estate deal experience. Last updated July 2026. Short answer: a commercial bridge loan...
By Justin Ashcraft, Principal, Northern Ridge Capital (CA DRE #02093377), with $600M+ in commercial real estate deal experience. Last updated July 2026. Short answer: a 1031 exchange bridge loan is...
Everyone’s talking about rates and the maturity wall. But the commercial real estate challenges actually breaking $5M–$30M deals this quarter are operating line items: construction...
DSCR Too Low to Refinance? The “Performing but Unbankable” Problem — and How to Solve It Your property is full and cash-flowing, but your maturing loan won’t refinance at the...
Your 5-minute read on what moved this week and what’s imminent — a working broker’s take for owners with $5M–$30M of commercial debt. The headline number looks alarming; the...
Our June 2026 CRE market update — a working broker’s read on what moved this week, what it means, and what to do if your $5M–$30M loan is heading toward maturity. If you own...
Consumer sentiment hit a record low, the Fed is back on the table, and LA's permit pipeline cratered. What CRE borrowers need to know this week...
The "10% down" math, the DSCR haircut, the 2025 and 2026 rule changes. What first-time buyers using an SBA 7(a) loan to buy a business need to know...
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