By David D. Repka, Co-Founder of Bison Financial Group For better or worse the free & flattening power of the Internet has forever changed how the “deal game (1)” is played. The Internet is a terrific way to share massive amounts of data virtually instantaneously and frictionlessly, but there is still a rhythm to be followed on [...]
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A buddy of mine was a “private banker” for a long time… one of his clients was the Family Office of a self-made Billionaire. Recently, he was head-hunted to be their in-house acquisitions guy looking for commercial real estate investment opportunities in the Southeast… basic overview: They are comfortable writing checks in the $2-20 million range [...]
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Hospitality industry expert, Steve Van (pictured right), sees trouble ahead with foreclosures in the hotel sector. BLOGGER COMMENT listed below by David Repka of Bison Financial Group. Steve Van hates being the pessimist, but he can’t help it. The CEO of Prism Hotels & Resorts says comparing the last two years of hotel distress to what’s coming is [...]
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Bison Financial Group headquartered here launches their ambitious “Nexus Funding Platform” aimed at bringing liquidity to the commercial real estate market and bringing jobs back to our communities. According to David Repka, Co-Founder of Bison, “Over the last three years we’ve witnessed a level of economic devastation not seen since the Great Depression. [...]
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I have been contacted by more lenders in the past 30 days than in the past 30 months… combined. I’m especially excited about the return of the CMBS marketplace. Get ready for the return of cheap, plentiful, non-recourse capital to fund commercial real estate. The dark days are over… time to get back in the [...]
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In October of 2008 I wrote a white paper called, Grave Dancing for Fun & Profit in the Financial Apocalypse of 2008 and Beyond . One of my predictions was The Death of Land calling land: “… the ultimate four-letter word. It is impolite to mention L-A-N-D in polite company because it has no cash [...]
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There is a classic scene in the 1979 movie The Jerk starring Steve Martin where he is asked, “what I win?” while working at the carnival’s “Guess Your Weight” booth… watch it here: This clip is my metaphor for how the commercial real estate finance markets have operated since the Fall of 2008. The lending [...]
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As 2010 comes to a close we wanted to thank our friends and business associates for all of your support and kindness during the year. Since 1994 Bison Financial Group has been connecting people, opportunities and capital in the world of commercial real estate investment, development and finance. We are constantly scanning the horizon for [...]
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by Gregg Fous, Real Estate Broker from Fort Myers, FL I don’t think you can call selling 53 waterfront condos in one day a flop. There was an auction last week that got a great deal of international attention. Combined with pre-auction sales over the last eight weeks, the current owners of the Oasis project [...]
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As the year is coming to a close many lenders and institutional investors want to clean up their balance sheets going into 2013. Bison Financial Group has a track record of closing transactions in 4, 8 & 11 days from first meeting our borrowers and learning about the transaction. Let us know if you need [...]
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