By Nema Daghbandan, Esq. California is unequivocably the largest private lending market, particularly for Bridge Loans (definition below), while DSCR (definition below) lending is beginning to emerge as a growing segment. In...

By Pamela Sosa The Big Beautiful Bill…or is it?  Not since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) has there been such sweeping legislation affecting personal and business income taxes. Each year there are changes. Some...

By Mark Jury “Unlock Your Access to Bank Lines of Credit” was originally published in the American Association of Private Lender‘s Winter 2025 issue of Private Lender magazine. Follow this roadmap for how to assess bank sizes,...

How Return-to-Office Mandates and Workforce Reductions Are Accelerating the Office Sector Crisis By Odell Murry INTRODUCTION: “Return to Vacancy?” — The Quiet Storm Reshaping Office Real Estate This third...

By:  Melissa C. Martorella, Esq. and Nema Daghbandan, Esq. Business purpose loans are nontraditional mortgage loans where a borrower uses loan proceeds for a non-consumer purpose. A non-consumer purpose means any loan in which...