According to a recent Small Business Administration (SBA) report, veteran-owned firms represent about 9.1% of all U.S. firms. When you consider that there are over 28 million small businesses in the United States, the number of veteran-owned businesses is staggering. Veterans of the armed services are highly-trained professionals who are conditioned to operate under stressful [...]

It has been a great month for the SBA 504 program as interest rates have dropped to historic lows. In a June 13th Fountainhead Commercial Capital release, its CEO Chris Hurn stated, “For the first time since the inception of the program 35+ years ago, the 20-year fixed rate has dropped below 4%. The June [...]

Manhattan residential real estate sales have fallen for the sixth straight consecutive quarter, leaving many questioning whether their access to financing may soon be impacted by a weakening real estate market. Short-term, private real estate lenders also known as bridge lenders, can offer competitive financing solutions in transitional markets; and might be the only capital [...]

Non-profits are tax exempt entities organized under the Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) as “public charities”. These organizations are created to provide a “public benefit” and generally help improve the communities which they are a part of. Because non-profits are tax exempt and structured differently from organizations that can be taxed, it can be difficult [...]

The subject of this article may seem confusing because most people think a 30-year fixed commercial mortgage is just as prevalent as a 30-year fixed residential mortgage. Once you start looking for a 30-year fixed commercial real estate mortgage you quickly realize that they are tough, if not impossible to come by. So why can [...]