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Hello, Commercial Real Estate Pros! 🏢

In this issue, we highlight how Janover’s new AI-enabled platform is transforming commercial real estate transactions by matching borrowers with the right lenders in minutes.

The system draws from a broad network of banks, REITs, and debt funds, giving CRE professionals faster access to capital and smarter deal flow.

📰 Upcoming in this issue

• 🏢 Janover’s AI Platform Connects Borrowers and Lenders in CRE

• 🐎 Equestrian Culture Shapes Hamptons Real Estate

• 🏗️ Single-Close Construction Loans Could Unlock Housing Supply

📈 Trending news

• Traditional Instincts Help CRE Brokers Combat Fraud

• CRE Leaders Track Recovery as High-Quality Assets Lead the Shift

• CRE Crisis Deepens: Office Vacancy Soars to 20.7%

🏢 Janover’s AI Platform Connects Borrowers and Lenders in CRE

Janover runs an AI-enabled marketplace for commercial real estate, combining automation with a human touch. It reports over one million annual users applying for billions.

Read the full article here »

Key Takeaways:

• 🤖 AI-Enabled Marketplace: Platform connects commercial mortgage borrowers and lenders, pairing automation with a human touch.

• 🏦 Broad Lender Network: Lenders include small banks, REITs, and debt funds, expanding options for varied deal sizes.

• 🏢 Who It Serves: Borrowers include owners, operators, and developers across multifamily, plus small business owners needing commercial financing.

• 📈 Scale And Activity: Site serves over one million annual users applying for billions in debt financing, with thousands of participating lenders.

🐎 Equestrian Culture Shapes Hamptons Real Estate

Agents mark the Hampton Classic’s 50th by tracing how horse culture shapes demand and prices. One broker even negotiates a $25 million estate ringside.

Read the full article here »

Key Takeaways:

• 🏡 Premium Near Horse Farms: Homes beside barns and paddocks command premiums, preserved farms and luxury stables raise values for adjacent properties.

• 🎯 Lifestyle Drives Buys: Buyers seek full equestrian estates or small gentleman’s farms, combining sport, open vistas, and amenities with Hamptons leisure.

• 🏗️ Heritage Inspires Design: Restored barns repurpose into luxury garages and amenities, and modern barn aesthetics shape new builds across the East End.

• 🎟️ Events Convert Demand: The Hampton Classic draws global attention, turning renters into buyers, and even enabling ringside negotiations for multimillion-dollar estates.

🏗️ Single-Close Construction Loans Could Unlock Housing Supply

Click n’ Close says it’s the only normal wholesale lender offering one-time close across FHA, VA, USDA, and conventional. Zero-down options and no payments during construction stand out.

Read the full article here »

Key Takeaways:

• 🏦 One Loan, Two Phases: Single-close wraps construction and permanent financing, removing second closings and requalification risk for lenders and borrowers.

• 🧱 Borrower Perks: FHA defers payments during building, VA and USDA offer zero down, conventional requires interest-only payments while construction progresses.

• 🧰 Broker Advantage: Loan officers get paid at closing, differentiate locally, and field rising inquiries as more buyers consider building from scratch.

• 📋 What It Takes: Programs require builder approval and tight coordination between underwriting and construction teams, with borrower documentation similar to standard purchases.

Why It Matters

In CRE, speed and precision often determine who wins the deal. Leaders who leverage AI to streamline financing gain a sharper competitive edge and the ability to close opportunities before others even start.

Anne Morgan
Editor-in-Chief
Commercial Real Estate Weekly