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A joint venture involving Wharton Properties, Aurora Capital Associates and ACHS Management has secured a $45.5 million loan to refinance a Midtown Manhattan office property, Commercial Observer has learned. Acore Capital supplied the nonrecourse loan for the sponsorship’s 18-story office building at 511 Fifth Avenue that was recently redeveloped with 16,000 square feet of renovated…

Lenders expect clarity on a borrower’s arrangement with their employer as companies ramp up expectations for in-office work

Mortgaged U.S. homeowners are sitting on a mountain of home equity, which in the second quarter of 2026 rose to about $18 trillion dollars. In the world of large numbers, that’s on par with the average annual gross domestic product of China from 2015 to 2025. It portions out to an average of $310,000 in…

A man who ran a Texas-based investment company will spend 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to a $35 million Ponzi scheme, according to the Justice Department. U.S. District Judge Zachary M. Bluestone handed down the sentencing to Siddharth Jawahar, an illegal immigrant, who was ordered to pay $31.35 million in restitution to victims….

That’s according to a report Friday (Sept. 11) by Bloomberg News, which says the move comes after a difficult year for the previously hot inventory financing market. Eliant is winding down products centered on mid-market accounts receivable and supply-chain finance, the report said, citing sources familiar with the matter. The strategy revolves around purchasing invoices…

“House hunters who can afford it should be taking advantage of today’s slow market,” she said. “If and when mortgage rates trickle down below 6%, I’m willing to bet inventory will be depleted in no time — then it’s boom! Back to bidding wars.”  Bill Dallas, Chairman of Dallas Capital, says too many mortgage…