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Santa Rosa Southside Shopping Center
Loan Size: $11,400,000
Loan Term: 10 year fixed
Amortization: 30 years
Lender: CMBS
News and Events
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Melvin Mark News
May 9, 2012 | Melvin Mark Hosts Earth Day Action Celebrations
April 30, 2012 | First Stop Portland Took Five Dozen Members of Victoria, BC's Urban Development Institute
April 20, 2012 | Melvin Mark Adds GoBox Drop Off Locations to Downtown Portland
April 16, 2012 | Mark and Andrews Named to The Connector Project Portland
April 6, 2012 | Petersen Named Co-Chair of First Stop Portland Read more...
March 28, 2012 | New Portland Public Market Close to Reality Read more...
March 23, 2012 | Portland Public Market Plans Advance, Jeff Cogen Says Read more...
March 23, 2012 | Cogen: County Has a Deal for New Public Market Read more...
March 23, 2012 | New Public Market Planned for Portland Read more...
March 21, 2012 | Melvin Mark Brokerage Company Earns Listing for the RiverTec Building Read more...
March 8, 2012 | Blanchet House Supporters Celebrate 60th Anniversary with Dinner, Awards Read more...
March 2, 2012 | Thinking Green: Brokers Get Training Read more...
March 2, 2012 | Eight Starups Named to Next Portland SEED Fund Round (Good Works Now) Read more...
February 2, 2012 | Business Accelerators Grow Outside Portland Read more...
January 2012 | The 50 Most Influential Portlanders Read more...
January 19, 2012 | John Petersen Presents at Perkins & Company Real Estate Connection Event Download materials...
January 18, 2012 | Families Honored, Top Numbers Achieved Read more...
January 13, 2012 | Space Available to Lease in Historic Telegram Building Read more...
January 13, 2012 | Melvin Mark Addds Electric Vehicle Charging STations to Downtown Properties Read more...
January 11, 2012 | Melvin Mark hosts Broker Seminar Series Part 2 Featuring Portland Development Commission Download materials...
December 12, 2011 | Melvin Mark Companies Named a 2011 Most Admired Company Read more...
November 21, 2011 | Water Tower building in John's Landing mixes old and new Read more...
November 18, 2011 | TiE Westside Incubator launches Read more...
November 9, 2011 | TiE Oregon and Melvin Mark start up a startup incubator in Hillsboro Read more...
November 3, 2011 | Melvin Mark and TiE launch incubator project to nurture emerging technology businesses in Sunset Corridor Read more...
October 28, 2011 | Melvin Mark Capital Group Arranges $6.35 Million Loan for Office Buildings Read more...
October 20, 2011 | PSU Raises a Record $465,000 at Simon Benson Awards Honoring the Furman and Mark Families Read more...
October 19, 2011 | Condoleeza Rice to Deliver Keynote at Portland State University Fundraiser Read more...
October 18, 2011 | Melvin Mark Presents Broker Seminar Series: An Overview of Portland Development Commission Activity Read more...
October 13, 2011 | Green Marks Team Takes a Tour of the Metro Transfer Station
October 12, 2011 | Observations from CREF Conference Read More...
September 23, 2011 | Melvin Mark Companies Honored for Philanthropic Leadership Read More...
September 19, 2011 | Melvin Mark Development Company Promotes Lewis Read More...
September 15, 2011 | Construction on New, $12 Million Blanchet House of Hospitality Officially Begins Read More...
September 15, 2011 | Blanchet House Launches $13M Green Building Project in Portland Read More...
September 15, 2011 | U.S. Bank Finances Construction of New Portland Shelter Read More...
August 30, 2011 | Ehlen Named to National Board of Directors for Youth Villages Read More...
August 30, 2011 | Ehlen Named to National Board of Directors for Youth Villages Read More...
August 19, 2011 | Major Office Tenants Decide to Renew Read More...
August 18, 2011 | Two Prominent Philanthropic Familes to be Honored at PSU's Simon Benson Awards Dinner Read More...
August 16, 2011 | Quarterly Market Update, 2011 Q3 Read More...
July 29, 2011 | James Beard Market Needs $25M Read More...
July 26, 2011 | SERA Architects designs Blanchet House of Hospitality Read More...
July 21, 2011 | Melvin Mark Capital Group Arranges Financing for Office Building and Apartment Building Read More...
July 20, 2011 | As National Default Looms, Local Experts Say Interest Rates are the Chief Concern Read More...
July 19, 2011 | John Petersen, Panelist at NAIOP's "Annual Oregon Alliance Program" event July 21, 2011 Read More...
July 14, 2011 | Peter Andrews to speak at event "3 Degrees 2 Unite 1 Community" Read More...
July 14, 2011 | The Pulse: Your Healthcare Real Estate Market Update, 2011 Q2 Read More...
July 11, 2011 | Melvin Mark Capital Group Closed Loan Announcement - 2201 Broadway Read More...
July 5, 2011 | Melvin Mark Sponsors Get Paid Now! Event - July 20, 2011 Read More...
June 27, 2011 | Quarterly Market Update, 2011 Q2 Read More...
June 8, 2011 | PDC Chairman Scott Andrews up for Another Term While Predecessors Offer Cash, Compliments for Mayoral Candidates Read More...
June 3, 2011 | eBay Leases Bigger Space in Downtown Portland for Former Critical Path Team Read More...
June 3, 2011 | eBay Leases New Space in Portland Read More...
May 31, 2011 | Melvin Mark Development Company to Build James Beard Public Market in Portland Read More...
May 27, 2011 | Land Deal for Portland Public Market Gets Green Light Read More...
May 27, 2011 | S&P Identifies Troubling Trends in CMBS Market Read more...
May 26, 2011 | County Begins Talks for New Public Market Space Read more...
May 26, 2011 | Multnomah County Commissioners Move Forward on Morrison Bridgehead Project Read more...
May 25, 2011 | Pike Place-Style Market in Portland? Multnomah County Commissioners to Vote on Proposal Thursday Read more...
May 24, 2011 | TiE Oregon Event 6/2/11: Pitch to the Portland Seed Fund. Read more...
May 17, 2011 | PSU Center for Real Estate's 6th Annual Real Estate Conference Read more...
April 5, 2011 | The Pulse: Your Healthcare Real Estate Market Update Q1 2011. Read more...
April 5, 2011 | Melvin Mark Capital Group Arranges $1.7 Million Apartment Loan in Downtown Portland Read more...
March 18, 2011 | Melvin Mark Capital Group Arranges $2.5 Million Office Loan in Downtown Portland Read more...
February 2011 | Pete and Mary Mark Honored by Legacy Good Samaritan Foundation Read more...
February 15, 2011 | Melvin Mark Companies Promote Barnett, Jackson Read more...
February 15, 2011 | Melvin Mark Brokerage Company Adds Andrews Read more...
2011 Q1 | Mortgage Banking Conference Highlights- Q1 Read more...
December 2010 | Year End Highlights - Q Read more...
October 2010 | CREF Conference Highlights - Q3 2010 Read more...
January 12, 2011 | New Names are Moving up the CMBS Charts Read more...
January 4, 2011 | US Fed Sees "Fairly High" Bar for Stopping Bond Buys Read more...
January 4, 2011 | Wall Street Preparing $4 Billion of Commercial-Mortgage Bonds Read more...
December 31, 2011 | Real Estate Funds Raise More Than $350 Million Read more...
December 26, 2011 | Giving the Less-Trophy Properties a Glimpse, Too Read more...
December 20, 2011 | Riding the Unlikely Commercial Real Estate Rebound Read more...
December 20, 2011 | Real Estate Investors Exploring Riskier Deals Read more...
December 13, 2011 | Economists Predict Growth in 2011 Read more...
November 26, 2011 | Banks Start to Dig Out from Troubled Loans Read more...
November 24, 2011 | Buyers Widen the Hunt Read more...
November 23, 2011 | Economic Forecast 2011-2012Read more...
November 21, 2011 | After Months of Resisting, Ireland Applies for Bailout Read more...
November 19, 2011 | After the Fed's Action, Watching Inflation's Trajectory Read more...
November 18, 2011 |Delinquency Rates for Bank-Held Commercial Mortgages Drift Higher Read more...
November 18, 2011 | Debt Wall Crumbles by $393 Billion as Fed Eases Junk Alarm: Credit Markets Read more...
November 17, 2011 | 3rd Update: Bank of America to Sell Hilton CMBS, but Without Goldman Read more...
November 16, 2011 | REITWorld 2010: All About Jobs Read more...
November 10, 2011 | Industry Sees Friendlier Climate Read more...
Industry News
May 17, 2012 | US 10_Year Yields Hit Lowest Closing Level Ever Read more...
April 30, 2012 | Sale of Seattle Office Building Suggests Market Pickup Read more...
March 28, 2012 | New Urban Land Institute Survey, ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast, Projects Improvements for the Real Estate Industry Through 2014 Read more...
March 9, 2012 | Morgan Stanley, BofA $1.1 Billion CMBS Yield Lowest Since Revival Read more...
March 7, 2012 | Recovery of Commercial Property Fueled by Apartments: Mortgages Read more...
March 7, 2012 | Game On: Zynga to Pay $228M to Buy Headquarters Read more...
March 6, 2012 | In Seattle, Amazon Leads an Upswing in Office Space Read more...
February 22, 2012 | 2012 May Be Active Year for California Office Investment Read more...
January 26, 2012 | Bernake Has "Finger on Trigger" for New Bond Buys Read more...
January 24, 2012 | Anxiety Mounts Over Maturing Real Estate Loans Read more...
January 23, 2012 | Treasury Yields Hit Low of Year? Some Investors Think So Read more...
January 18, 2012 | Pickup in Lending Lifts Big Banks Read more...
January 17, 2012 | Renewed Lending Revives CMBS market Read more...
January 10, 2012 | Wall Stree Wagers on CMBS STabiligy to Forecast Sales Increase Read more...
January 6, 2012 | Unemployment Falls to 8.5%; 200,000 New Jobs Created Read more...
January 5, 2012 | Manufacturing is Surprising Bright Spot in US Economy Read more...
January 4, 2012 | Construction Outlook Brightens Read more...
December 28, 2011 | Commercial Owners to Face Higher Rates Read more...
December 20, 2011 | Unvarnished Good News: Housing Starts are Recovering Read more...
December 14, 2011 | 2007 CMBS Loan Maturities Portend Payback Issues in 2012 Read more...
December 14, 2011 | Staying Cautious With Leverage Read more...
December 14, 2011 | Moody's Expects Strong 14% Rebound in U.S. Housing Prices by 2015 Read more...
December 13, 2011 | Should a Business Buy Its Own Building Read more...
December 13, 2011 | Fed Repeats Rate Pledge, Hints More Easing Possible Read more...
December 8, 2011 | Industry Pros Expect Stable, But Stagnant, Year For Retail Real Estate Read more...
December 6, 2011 | Record Year Expected for Semiconductor Sales Read more...
December 5, 2011 | First Half of 2012 'Will Be Difficult': Goldman's Cohen Read more...
November 30, 2011 | Pending Home Sales Surge 10.4% in October Read more...
November 28, 2011 | Bond Dealers See Fed Buying $545 Billion of Home-Loan Debt in Third Easing Read more...
November 28, 2011 | Crisis in Europe Tightens Credit Across the Globe Read more...
November 21, 2011 | Economy Growing at Fastest Pace of '11 in U.S. Forecasts Read more...
November 18, 2011 | Startups thrive at PSU Business Accelerator Read more...
November 18, 2011 | US October Economic Index Signals Stronger Growth Read more...
November 16, 2011 | CRE Pricing Recovery Continues With September Rebound Read more...
November 11, 2011 | Housing to gradually improve in 2012, NAR economist says Read more...
November 8, 2011 | Job openings in U.S. rose to three-year high Read more...
November 3, 2011 | Fed: Housing Could Be Key to Stronger US Rebound Read more...
October 27, 2011 | Will Industrial Spark Ignite Real Estate? Read more...
October 27, 2011 |Real Estate Resets to Grind-it-Out Growth Read more...
October 26, 2011 | Economy took turn for better in 3rd quarter Read more...
October 25, 2011 | In Cautious Times, Banks Flooded with Cash Read more...
October 20, 2011 | Sovereign Wealth Funds Exploring U.S. Read more...
October 18, 2011 | Bernanke Says Fed Should Keep a Sharper Eye on Financial BubblesRead more...
October 18, 2011 | Insurers See an Opening in Commercial Mortgages Read more...
October 18, 2011 | Intel Posts Record $3.5B Profit, up 17% Read more...
October 18, 2011 | Oregon Banks Still Among Most Troubled Read more...
October 15, 2011 | Nike Cash Grows to $4.5 billion and the Company Has Plans for it Read more...
October 12, 2011 | Heitman: There is a Difference presentation Read more...
October 6, 2011 | U.S. Apartment Vacancies Drop to Five-Year Low as Demand Begins to Slow Read more...
September 28, 2011 | Bank of the Cascades unloads bad loans - Portland Business Journal Read more...
September 27, 2011 | U.S. Real Estate Deals Hindered by Financing, Investors Say - Bloomberg Read more...
September 27, 2011 | Home prices climb throughout U.S., but remain static in Portland Read more...
September 22, 2011 |U.S. Commercial Real Estate Prices Advance 5% in Rebound That May Stall - Bloomberg Read more...
September 22, 2011 | Treasury 30-Year Bond Yields Fall Most Over Two Days Since December 2008 - Bloomberg Read more...
September 15, 2011 | Morgan Stanley CMBS Sale a Boost for Banks Emptying Books: Credit Market Read more...
September 12, 2011 | Investors Flocking to Safety of CRE Read more...
September 7, 2011 | Treasury 10-Year Yields Rise From Record Low on Obama Plan, Gain in Stocks Read more...
September 1, 2011 | CMBS Delinquency Rate Recedes Sharply in August Read more...
August 30, 2011 | Two Roads Diverge in Commercial Real Estate Read more...
August 29, 2011 | New Economic Forecast 2012-2013 Read more...
August 25, 2011 | Demand for Apartments Surges, Despite Economy Read more...
August 24, 2011 | As Era of "Extend & Pretend" Ends, More CRE Shopping Begins Read more...
August 24, 2011 | Wall Street Banks Plan $5 Billion in CMBS Sales as Spreads Soar Read more...
August 22, 2011 | Reasons for Optimism on the Economic Outlook: 2011 Second Half and 2012 First Half Read more...
August 22, 2011 | CMBS Tries to Bounce Back from Bump in the Road Read more...
August 17, 2011 | Mountain of Maturing Commercial Real Estate Debt Creates Buying Opportunity for Value Investors, According to URDANG Report Read more...
August 9, 2011 | Mortgage-Bond Selloff Threatens Rebound in US Commercial Property Market Read more...
August 9, 2011 | 30-Year Bonds Erase Loss, 2-Year Yield Hits Record Low Read more...
August 9, 2011 | Its Forecast Dim, Fed Vows to Keep Rates Near Zero Read more...
August 8, 2011 | Commercial Real Estate Sector Comeback is Too Fast, Experts Worry Read more...
August 6, 2011 | Centennials: S&P Downgrades the United States of America and Pressure on Europe to Save Italy Read more...
August 5, 2011 | Portland Ranks Third for Super Greenies Read more...
August 4, 2011 | 30-Year Debt Too Good to Refuse with US Treasuries Below 4% Read more...
August 3, 2011 | CMBS Delinquencies Rise to Record High in July, But with a Caveat Read more...
August 1, 2011 | US Debt and Ratings Agencies: Not a Big Deal for Interest Rates Read more...
July 28, 2011 | Are You Ready for the New Urbanites Read more...
July 27, 2011 | Lehman Cranks Up Sales as Prices Rise Read more...
July 26, 2011 | Flight to Mediocrity: Bonds to Get Test Amid Debt Debate Read more...
July 25, 2011 | Plenty of Profit in Store for Commercial Real Estate Read more...
July 24, 2011 | Bond Traders Read more...
July 21, 2011 | Banks Offer $1 Billion CMBS Tied to Blackstone's Centro LBO Read more...
July 18, 2011 | CRE Market Facing Loan Maturity Cliff Read more...
July 18, 2011 | Gold Soars Above $1,600 Per Ounce for the First Time Read more...
July 12, 2011 | World Commercial Property Q2 Sales Up 47 Percent: Study Read more...
July 11, 2011 | US CBD Office Vacancy Shows Largest Decline Since '07 Read more...
July 6, 2011 | US Banks Edging Toward Loan Growth Read more...
July 5, 2011 | The Rise and Fall (and rise) of US Commercial Real Estate Read more...
July 3, 2011 | US Home Prices Poised to Climb as Foreclosure Wane, HUD's Donovan Says Read more...
June 29, 2011 | Home Prices are Stabilizing Read more...
June 29, 2011 | Commercial Lenders Take Step Into Riskier Deals Read more...
June 28, 2011 | Fed Growth Forecast Revisions Suggest Prolonged Recovery Read more...
June 23, 2011 | Investors, Customers Pushing Environmental Responsibility Read more...
June 22, 2011 | After Double-Dip, Many Forecasters Predict a 2011 Turning Point for US Housing Read more...
June 20, 2011 | Optimism Abounds for CRE Market in Second Half Read more...
June 20, 2011 | Will Housing Save America's Economy? Read more...
June 16, 2011 | Government Bonds 'Should be Avoided': Analysts Read more...
June 15, 2011 | Are US Banks Loosening Standards to Boost Commercial Lending? Read more...
June 15, 2011 | Foreigners Make Run on US Housing Market Read more...
June 14, 2011 | Timely, Local Real Estate Data Trumps National Reports Read more...
June 13, 2011 | US Business Lending Appears to Be Getting Stronger Read more...
June 13, 2011 | Money Managers Queuing up to Buy Real Estate Debt Read more...
June 10, 2011 | San Francisco Building Sales Rocket Toward $4B Read more...
June 6, 2011 | Demand for Industrial Space on the Rise: ProLogis Read more...
June 3, 2011 | Don't Believe the Doom on US Housing Read more...
May 25, 2011 | Money for CRE Deals Starting to Flow Read more...
May 25, 2011 | Commercial Real Estate Markets Stabilizing, Demand Growing Read more...
May 24, 2011 | Greek Default Could Make Others Junk: Moody's Read more...
May 23, 2011 | CMBS Issuance to Top $40 Billion in 2011 Read more...
May 20, 2011 | American Assets Trust, Inc. Enters into Agreement to Acquire teh Lloyd District Portfolio in Portland, Oregon Read more...
May 20, 2011 | Portland Apartment Projects Spring Up Read more...
May 19, 2011 | Fed's Fisher Says US Economy Has Too Much Liquidity Read more...
May 17, 2011 | Institutional Investors Beat REITs as Top Buyers of US Office Properties Read more...
May 17, 2011 | J.P. Morgan Leads $2.9 Billon CMBS Offerings Read more...
May 16, 2011 | US Macro Outlook: Growth in the Balance Read more...
May 16, 2011 | US Dipping into Pensions as it Hits Debt Limit Read more...
May 15, 2011 | Housing in Overshoot Mode: Why Now is the Time to Buy Read more...
May 13, 2011 | Analysis: Most US Commercial Property Has a Long Way to Go Read more...
May 13, 2011 | Consumer Mood Improves Amid Rising Job Optimism Read more...
May 5, 2011 | Cantor's First CMBS Deal a 1-Firm Show Read more...
May 5, 2011 | Retailers Largely Outpace Sales Estimates in April Read more...
May 4, 2011 | Commercial Real Estate Moving from Recovery to Expansion Read more...
May 3, 2011 | Commercial Property Prices May Fall, Apollo's Azrack Says Read more...
April 13, 2011 | JPMorgan Profit Rises 57%, but Bad Loans Persist Read more...
April 7, 2011 | What's Ahead for CMBS Spreads Read more...
April 7, 2011 | Bernanke or Bust: Everyone Loses During Hyperinflation Read more...
April 5, 2011 | Pimco to Raise $600 Million for REIT to Buy Mortgage Debt Read more...
April 4, 2011 | Foreign Real Estate Investors Coming Ashore in U.S. Read more...
March 31, 2011 | Commercial Property Values Bounding up from Market Bottom Read more...
March 30, 2011 | The Coming Mini-Boom in Commercial Real Estate Read more...
March 30, 2011 | Economist: Two More Years for Construction to Rally Read more...
March 28, 2011 | Real Estate: It's Time to Buy Again Read more...
March 24, 2011 | High Building Standards Boost Tenant Retention Read more...
March 22, 2011 | US Commercial Property Prices FEll for Second Straight Month in January Read more...
March 17, 2011 | FDIC's Tab for Failed US Bankds Nears $9 Billion Read more...
March 11, 2011 | February US Retail Sales STrongest in Four Months Read more...
March 10, 2011 | PIMCO Dumps US Bonds: Should We Be Alarmed? Read more...
March 4, 2011 | Portland State to Transform Downtown Read more...
March 3, 2011 | Urban Renewal Plan Adds Fuel to PSU's Future Read more...
March 3, 2011 | Get Ready for Rates to Rise Read more...
March 2, 2011 | Commercial Property Deals May Double in US Read more...
March 2, 2011 | Delinquincy Rate for CMBS Hits a Record Read more...
February 28, 2011 | Commercial Real Estate Breathes Life into a Moribund Market Read more...
February 28, 2011 | Commercial Property Deals May Double in US as Blackstone Bets on Rebound Read more...
February 28, 2011 | Blackstone to Buy Centro malls for $9.4 Billion: Sources Read more...
February 28, 2011 | Ventas to Buy Nationwide health Properties for $7.4 Billion Read more...
February 25, 2011 | Whitehall Hotel Loan Faces Imminent Default Read more...
February 24, 2011 | Commercial Real Estate Finds Path, Still in Woods Read more...
February 24, 2011 | US Commercial Mortgatge Defaults Decline as Prices Recover Read more...
February 23, 2011 | Lending Revives Stalled Projects Read more...
February 18, 2011 | US Apartment construction Climbs with More Renters Read more...
February 17, 2011 | Positive Signs for Commercial Real Estate in 2011 Read more...
February 16, 2011 | Zell Circles Chicago Office Building Read more...
February 16, 2011 | Fed Forecasts Faster Growth as Economy Gathers SteamRead more...
February 8, 2011 | US Commercial Property Prices May be too Rosy-Vornado CEORead more...
February 4, 2011 | Is QE2 Working?Read more...
February 3, 2011 | Blackstone Eneys Next Real Estate FundRead more...
February 2, 2011 | Strong Increase in Commercial Property Values Suggests CRE Downturn is OverRead more...
February 1, 2011 | Home Ownership Falls to Pre-Boom LevelsRead more...
January 30, 2011 | M&A, Strong Earnings Send REITs through the RoofRead more...
January 27, 2011 | Low Rates Pushing Investors into Commercial Real Estate: SternlichtRead more...
January 27, 2011 | ProLogis in Merger Talks with AMB PropertyRead more...
January 26, 2011 | Interview: Sam Zell, Real Estate TycoonRead more...
January 25, 2011 | Consumers Feeling Better About Economy, Future and JobsRead more...
January 24, 2011 | More Hiring Expected as Gloom Starts to LiftRead more...
January 14, 2011 | Real Estate Investors Ready to PounceRead more...
January 14, 2011 | Economists Optimistic on GrowthRead more...