By Jared Repka ‘A’ is for Apartments. ‘B’ is for Buy Them Now. ‘C’ is for Cheap Money. It’s time to dust off the old school books and remember our lessons from nearly half a lifetime ago; that buying multifamily Read More
Tag: CMBS
High-Octane Leverage is Back!
By David Repka High-Octane Leverage is Back! We are seeing commercial real estate (CRE) lending transactions getting quoted and funded at a blend of rate and terms that were not even possible in the Glory Days of 2005-2006! Capital is loose Read More
Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets On Fire!!
By David Repka We are seeing commercial real estate lending transactions getting quoted and funded at a blend of rate and terms that were not even possible in the Glory Days of 2005! Capital is loose and flowing once again. Now Read More
How Does an Entrepreneurial Real Estate Investor Compete in 2014?
By David Repka Investors of every risk profile have returned to the commercial real estate marketplace looking for compelling, risk adjusted investment opportunities. 2014 will go down in history as the year “normalcy” returned to the marketplace. The increase in competition Read More
Bison Looks Back on 2013 as Another Year Fades Into the Sunset
Bison Financial Group looks back on 2013 as Q4 is already here…. all things considered we are very encouraged by the year to date as investors across the entire risk spectrum have woken up from a 5-year nap and are hungry Read More
Did Bison Just Set a Record for Loan Proceeds Per Square Foot on a Florida Retail Property?
Bison Financial Group, based in St. Petersburg, FL, has arranged a loan at what is quite possibly the highest loan proceeds per square foot on an unanchored retail shopping center achieved in Florida since the financial meltdown of 2008 . Read More
Your Rolodex is More Important Than Your Personal Financial Statement
By David Repka, Co-Founder Bison Financial Group Let’s face it, the last few years have been astonishingly difficult for anyone in the “dealmaking game” as fear, uncertainty and doubt have crept into the capital markets driving reliable sources of capital Read More
Construction Funds Available Now
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 Read More
CMBS 2.0: Crack is back!
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 Read More
Capital Markets are Opening Up… “What I Win”?
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 Read More