Ron McMahan

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The "Extend and Pretend" Label Is Too Simple, Here's What CRE Maturity Stress Actually Looks Like

The phrase "extend and pretend" has become shorthand for everything happening in the CRE debt market right now. It's catchy, but it flattens a more complicated picture, and if you're a borrower or broker trying to understand where the real stress is...

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What Q1 2026 Home Price Data Means for Fix & Flip Investors

What the Latest Home Price Data Means for Real Estate Investors Data sourced from the FHFA House Price Index Q1 2026 Report, released May 26, 2026....

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CEO Ron McMahan on Ethical Lending: Real Estate Lowdown Podcast

Our CEO Ron McMahan recently joined First Lien Capital's Real Estate Lowdown podcast to discuss ethical investing and innovative approaches in...

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Structured Success: A Baltimore Mixed-Use Case Study

Foundation Real Estate Advisors (FREA) FREA is a stand-alone, sidecar advisory firm for Foundation Specialty Finance. FREA is led by John Seeburger...

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Your Tsunami Warning Update: Inundation and Landfall Has Arrived

Tsunami Warning Update: Inundation and Landfall Has Arrived The CRE Tsunami has now come ashore, causing valuations to decline significantly, demand...

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