Financial Digest

Real estate as cash machine: Not so clear now - by Daniel Calano

When you need money, you go to the bank cash machine, leave the car running, type in your pin, get how many hundreds or thousands you need. If you need more you go into the bank, refinance your home mortgage, or pile on a second mortgage or HELOC.

Current events: Complicated, not confusing - David Kirk

The Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) raised interbank guidance rate. Now at 4.5% after six rate increases, four of which were big increases, with puffy clouds in the skies, rippling in the ponds and whispering headwinds.

Opportunity after the unsuccessful exchange - by Kyle Kadish

Like-kind exchanges have been occurring in some form or fashion for over 100 years. More recently codified as a 1031 exchange, real estate investors continue to actively defer taxes when selling investment property and replacing it with other property.

Cornerstone Realty Capital arranges $10.4 million in financing for Nubian Sq. development

Boston, MA Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $10.4 million in financing for the construction of a mixed-use residential condominium development in the Nubian Sq. neighborhood of the city. The project will feature a six-story mixed-use condominium building with 30 residential condos, two retail condos, and five garage

Washington Trust provides $1.4 million to DCR Anderson WAG, LLC

Waterbury, CT Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group provided $1.4 million in permanent financing to DCR Anderson WAG, LLC for a 40,940 s/f parcel improved with a 2,053 s/f Taco Bell. The subject site is located adjacent to I-84 with traffic counts that exceed 92,200 vehicles per day,

Rockland Trust leads financing package for 44,000 s/f Gardner’s Heywood Hospital surgical space expansion project

Gardner, MA Rockland Trust led a $29 million financing package with Fidelity Bank to Waterstone Properties Groups, arranged by Cornerstone Realty Capital for the construction of the Surgical Pavilion expansion for Heywood Hospital. Heywood Hospital provides surgical services to area residents from North Central, North Quabbin

Sidel of EagleBridge Capital places $7.34 million financing for for a NNN leased Walgreens pharmacy in Lowell, MA

Lowell, MA EagleBridge Capital has arranged acquisition/permanent mortgage financing in the amount of $7.34 million for a NNN leased Walgreens pharmacy. The financing was arranged by EagleBridge principal, Ted Sidel

Square Mile Capital Management originates construction loan for Three Burlington Woods

Burlington, MA Square Mile Capital Management LLC has originated a construction loan to finance the previously reported acquisition and life sciences conversion of Three Burlington Woods, a 175,000 s/f office building.

Paley of The Village Bank honored with 2022 Pathway to Possible award

Newton, MA Susan Paley, vice president of community relations at The Village Bank, has been honored by Pathway to Possible for her commitment to the wellbeing of Newton.

REFA hosts 34th Annual Gala at Westin Copley Place honoring Paul Ayoub of Nutter

Boston, MA REFA hosts 34th Annual Gala at Westin Copley Place honoring Paul Ayoub, Nutter. On Thursday, October 6th, over 500 REFA members and friends gathered to honor Ayoub, chair at Nutter, as he was awarded the Swain Distinguished Service Award