Financial Digest

Meet the REFA Members:

Douglas Lanois is a director of REFA for 2008-2009. He is currently CFO/Portfolio Manager at Tremont Realty Capital. Lanois joined Tremont i...

New England Land Title Association Conference

NELTA held its 40th Annual Convention at the Wequassett Inn Resort & Golf Club in Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. from June 18th - 21st. Mark Winte...

Houlihan-Parnes Realtors arranged first mortgage financing - $2.45m

Jerry Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, LLC has arranged first mortgage financing in the amount of $2.45 million for the refinancing of ...

Q&A with June Fish of Ashworth Mortgage Corp.

"I understand that there are now terms and concepts previously used in commercial loans that are now entering the realm of commercial real e...

Ashworth and Fish of Ashworth Mortgage place $15.2 million acquisition financing

According to Richard Ashworth and June Fish, of Ashworth Mortage Corp., their firm placed acquisition financing for the Nike warehouse and d...

MassHousing to loan $1 million for the redevelopment of Longhill Gardens

MassHousing will loan up to $1 million to WinnDevelopment of Boston for the acquisition and renovation of Longhill Gardens, which will resul...

Hard money, bridge loans and asset lending

There is nothing new about high coupon/short term lending. Today's recessionary economic environment - and stricter underwriting guidelines...

DeCesare joins Needham Bank as commercial loan officer at main office

Needham Bank hired Stephen DeCesare of Sharon as a commercial loan officer, operating from the main office. In this role, DeCesare addresses...

Jasie of Pioneer Financial places $1.3 million in financing in 2 transactions

Pioneer Financial Group, LLC recently placed permanent financing in the amount of $550,000 on behalf of 27 Worthington Street LLC. Pioneer a...

Fantini & Gorga assisted Eastern Bank in arranging $6m financing

Fantini & Gorga recently assisted Eastern Bank in arranging $6 million in acquisition financing for two self-storage facilities in Conn., on...