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Scientific Capital Arranges the Refinance of Comfort Suites, California
Scientific Capital refinances the first trust deed of an existing SBA 504 loan of the Comfort Suites in Salinas, CA. - July 19, 2012 - Scientific Capital Group, Inc.
Clearent Continues Triple-Digit Growth Rates
Clearent, one of the fastest growing merchant services providers, announced that it has maintained triple-digit growth rates for the first half of 2012. - July 19, 2012 - Clearent
Mercantile Capital Corporation Closes 14 Commercial Loans in June - - Nine Year Old Company Approaches Billion Dollar Loan Mark
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans to small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed 14 commercial property loans in June to finance projects valued at... - July 18, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Paragon Commercial Bank Names Terri Bowles as Client Relationship Coordinator
7-Year Banking Industry Veteran Responsible for Client Relations - July 18, 2012 - Paragon Bank
Terrace Capital, Inc. – Non-Recourse Senior Debt Financing- $13.7MM - Sheraton Hotel & Resorts - Augusta, GA.
Terrace Capital announced today that it has secured $13.7MM in non-recourse financing for a 152-room, Class A, full-service Sheraton hotel in Augusta, Georgia. - July 14, 2012 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
First Valuation Attends the CMBA’s 40th Annual Western Secondary Market Conference Following Launch of Enhanced BPO Product
Following the release of the company’s latest product, First Valuation focuses on driving success of the BPO PLUS with DATA ADVANTAGE in the secondary market. - July 13, 2012 - First Valuation
The Boulder Group Publishes 2nd Quarter Net Lease Market Research Report
Net lease property cap rates compressed in the retail sector. - July 13, 2012 - The Boulder Group
Hamilton Mikes, P.A. Expands Law Practice - Christopher Mikes Joins Firm
Hamilton Mikes, P.A. has expanded its law practice in Southwest Florida building on areas of real estate and tax law with the addition of Christopher Mikes, LLM, CPA, CFA, MAI, EA. Mr. Mikes brings a wide array of experience to his legal practice, which includes real estate, corporate and tax law. - July 12, 2012 - Hamilton Mikes, P.A.
2012 Radio Station Transactions at Midyear Show 66% Increase Over 2011
Several large deals led the way as sales volume approached half billion dollars, according to RadioValuations.com. - July 12, 2012 - Guest Media Technology LLC
Suisse Credit Bancorp Adapts to New Market Challenges
Economic uncertainty, high unemployment and reduced liquidity in traditional financial institutions has led organisations to the challenge of finding new cost effective sources of funds for trade transactions. - July 11, 2012 - Suisse Credit Bancorp
Paragon Commercial Bank’s Wire Room Crime Fighting Efforts Recognized by FBI Director Robert Mueller
Commercial Bank Focuses on Preventing Hijacking of Client Account Information - July 11, 2012 - Paragon Bank
Associate Realtor Lourdes Garcia Joins Cannon Realty & Associates
Another Great Move – Lourdes Garcia Joins Cannon Realty & Associates of The Woodlands, Texas - July 11, 2012 - Cannon Realty & Associates
Joe Adamaitis Inducted as President of Gulf Coast Mortgage Bankers Association
Sales Manager for Academy Mortgage Corporation in Sarasota has been named to top post of Local Mortgage Bankers Group. - July 09, 2012 - Academy Mortgage Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Finances Commercial Real Estate Project in Raleigh, NC Worth Over $1 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, a leading provider of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire their own facilities, recently closed a commercial loan for East Coast Gear Supply for $1,008,630 in total project costs. - July 07, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Financing for BBQ Restaurant in Rocky Mount, NC for Over $2.5 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, a leading provider of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners, closed a commercial loan recently for Gardner Foods, Inc. dba Gardner’s BBQ for $2,500,000 in total project costs. - July 05, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Terrace Capital, Inc. Announces- $6.5MM Fannie Mae Loan- Surrey Hill Apartments – St. Charles, IL
Terrace Capital has recently arranged for a Fannie Mae guaranty on a 6.50MM, 75% LTV, first mortgage for the Surrey Hill Apartment complex, located in St. Charles, IL. - July 04, 2012 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
Free San Diego Diamond Appraisals Offered by SDJB
San Diego Jewelry Buyers has announced that it is offering free San Diego diamond appraisals to customers who want to sell diamonds for cash. - July 04, 2012 - San Diego Jewelry Buyers
Luxury San Diego Pawn Shop Helps California Entrepreneurs
Luxury pawnbroker San Diego Jewelry Buyers has announced that it is reaching out to California entrepreneurs who are finding it difficult to access cash loans to start businesses. - July 01, 2012 - San Diego Jewelry Buyers
LeaderOne Launches Fundraiser for Colorado Springs Wildfire
Some LeaderOne team members, are being devastated by the Colorado Springs Wildfire. LeaderOne has launched a fundraising campaign to support the victims of this tragedy. - June 30, 2012 - LeaderOne Financial
Broker Associate Angelica Fahy Joins Cannon Realty & Associates
Another Great Move – Angelica Fahy Joins Cannon Realty & Associates of The Woodlands, Texas. - June 28, 2012 - Cannon Realty & Associates
Mercantile Capital Corporation Reports Record Number of Commercial Real Estate Loan Closings in May
Mercantile Capital Corporation, one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. SBA 504 loans to small business owners who want to acquire own facilities, reports it closed a record number of commercial loans in May. - June 28, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Century Capital Partners Makes Short Business of Recent Purchase of Tall Building in New Jersey
Private Commercial Real Estate Lending Company Closes in Just Six Days on 16-Unit Apartment Building in East Orange - June 28, 2012 - Century Capital Partners, LLC
Enness Private Clients Expands Broking Operation
Enness Private Clients, the large mortgage and high net worth specialist, has today (XX June 2012) announced the addition of a new broker to its team continuing its ongoing recruitment drive. - June 27, 2012 - Enness Private Clients
Macallan Construction to Build The Grease Cycle Facility
Macallan Construction Awarded Contract for The Grease Cycle Macallan Construction is pleased to announce that they have been awarded the contract to build The Grease Cycle’s new facility. This project will include a new building and grease refining facility. The Grease Cycle is locally based... - June 27, 2012 - Macallan Construction
Hana Financial, Inc. Completes $26.6 Million Small Business Loan Securitization
Hana Small Business Lending, a subsidiary of Hana Financial Inc. and a nationally ranked top 25 SBA lender, completed a $26.6 million securitization on Friday, June 22. - June 27, 2012 - Hana Financial, Inc.
New Leasing Partnership with Leading iPad POS Creator
Lease POS NOW is now the exclusive Leasing Company for Revel Systems and will approve All customers on the spot for iPad POS systems. The Lease even has a Hardware replace policy which states free upgrades every year. - June 22, 2012 - Lease POS NOW
WNC Hires Steve Huang as Chief Information Officer
Real estate IT veteran to oversee modernization of WNC’s investor reporting, corporate communications and disaster recovery systems amid nationwide expansion - June 17, 2012 - WNC & Associates, Inc.
Brand Mortgage’s Jennifer Smith Elected to Board of Directors of Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity
Vice President and Director of Project Management for Full-Service Lender Believes Her Insight as Both a Banker and Single Mom Make Her a Good Fit for the Non-Profit Organization - June 17, 2012 - Brand Mortgage
First Valuation Issues Challenge to Compare Their Newly Released BPO Plus with Data Advantage
By providing comprehensive market sales, listings and pending sales data within the BPO report, users can have more confidence in the valuation results. - June 17, 2012 - First Valuation
Auto Loan Hookup Offers “Win Win” for Consumers and Auto Dealers
AutoLoanHookUp.com, a Valley Stream, Long Island, New York-based consumer auto concierge service offers a first-of-its-kind system that helps consumers find the best automotive dealer and automobile for their needs. - June 16, 2012 - AutoLoanHookUp.com
The StoneHill Group Offers MERS® System Members Assistance with Monthly Reconciliations and Annual Reporting
The StoneHill Group, a national provider of pre- and post-closing quality control audits, fulfillment, due diligence, and collateral audits to mortgage bankers, banks, credit unions, and the financial services industry, today announced a service to help MERS® System members comply with their... - June 14, 2012 - The StoneHill Group
TrimTabs Portfolio Manager Leon Mirochnik to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, June 15 at 12 pm CT
Leon Mirochnik, Associate Portfolio Manager at TrimTabs Investment Research (www.trimtabs.com), will discuss a recent market report by BarclayHedge and TrimTabs citing astronomical redemptions at hedge funds over the last 12 months and the bearish indication it holds for markets on Tim... - June 14, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of a $68.7 million Walgreens Portfolio (9 Properties) on the East Coast
Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a private investment company, in the transaction. The buyer, a Midwest based institutional investment firm, was represented in-house. - June 13, 2012 - The Boulder Group
Whitefish Credit Union "Disney Divas" Battle Cancer with Relay For Life
The team is raising money for the American Cancer Society's annual cancer awareness and fundraising event - June 13, 2012 - Whitefish Credit Union
Empire Capital of America Announces Strategic Plan to Allow Equipment Leasing Regardless of Credit History
A growing company in commercial leasing, Empire Capital of America is working with financially strapped small businesses to help provide the capital those clients’ need. - June 13, 2012 - Empire Capital of America
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan in Saco, ME Worth Over $2.9 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for XL Soccer World Saco, LLC recently for $2,930,000 in total project costs. - June 12, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Commercial Lending X Announces New Correspondent Relationship
Commercial Lending X proudly announces additional funding source with aggressive new loan programs to provide real estate financing throughout the US. - June 11, 2012 - Commercial Lending X
First Valuation Hires Jacob Bohan as National Sales Executive
As the company continues to grow its First Valuation brand after rebranding less than one year ago, Bohan will be a crucial component on the sales team with his extensive background in the commercial real estate market. - June 10, 2012 - First Valuation
Mercantile Capital Corporation Provides Commercial Real Estate Loan for Hotel in Roslyn, New York
Mercantile Capital Corporation, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading providers of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners, recently closed a commercial loan for Roslyn Claremont Hotel. - June 08, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
SDJB Offers Free Sell My Silver Appraisals in San Diego
Southern California's A+ BBB silver buyer San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) is offering free market appraisals to customers who want to sell silver coins, silver jewelry, or sterling silverware. - June 08, 2012 - San Diego Jewelry Buyers
John Buckingham, Editor of The Prudent Speculator, to Appear on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, June 8 at 12:00 p.m. CT
John Buckingham, Chief Investment Officer of AFAM (www.alfrank.com) and Editor of The Prudent Speculator (www.theprudentspeculator.com), will appear on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, June 8 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Listen at noon central on Friday, June 8 on www.winningstrategies.net,... - June 07, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC
Associate Realtor Sarah Long Joins Cannon Realty & Associates
Another Great Move – Sarah Long Joins Cannon Realty & Associates of The Woodlands, Texas. - June 07, 2012 - Cannon Realty & Associates
Ranger Retail Partners Exclusive Tenant Representative for Chuck E. Cheese’s to Open Multiple Stores in Rio Grande Valley This Year
Ranger Retail Partners, a Dallas-based retail real estate brokerage company, announces the opening of three Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurants in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley this year. CEC Entertainment, Inc., based in Irving, Texas, plans to open Chuck E. Cheese’s in Harlingen, Weslaco... - June 07, 2012 - Ranger Retail Partners
WNC Closes $50 Million California Affordable Housing Fund
California fund encompasses eight apartment properties with 445 units in seven counties. - June 07, 2012 - WNC & Associates, Inc.
Mercantile Capital Corporation Finances Commercial Real Estate Project in Morgan Hill, CA for Over $2.2 Million
Mercantile Capital Corporation, a leading provider of U.S. SBA 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire their own facilities, closed a commercial loan for Pan Pacific RV Centers, Inc. for $2,200,00 in total project costs. - June 07, 2012 - Mercantile Capital Corporation
Luxury San Diego Pawn Shop Launches Commercial
San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) has launched a new online commercial that promotes the upscale environment found at its luxury California pawn shop. - June 06, 2012 - San Diego Jewelry Buyers
Taycor Financial Partner, Spray Foam Systems, Rolls Out a Full Line of New Spray Foam Rigs for Summer 2012
Designed with the contractor in mind to make spraying foam simple and easy. - June 06, 2012 - Taycor Financial
Paragon Commercial Bank Names Mark Bolash Senior Vice President and Client Development Officer
12-Year Industry Veteran Responsible for Treasury Management, Business Development - June 06, 2012 - Paragon Bank
Creditmax of Sacramento Offers Free Credit Repair Software
Creditmax is offering free ReCreditPair software, with no purchase necessary, for all customers. - June 05, 2012 - Creditmax Automotive
Agcapita Farmland Fund - Farmland Receipts Grow and Farm Consolidation Trend Continues
The 2011 Census of Agriculture revealed higher Canadian farm revenues and an increase in farm size reflecting a continuation of the land consolidation trend in the industry. According to the census: 1) Consolidation - “The Canadian agricultural sector continues to restructure as many farms... - June 04, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP