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    December 29, 2025

    What to Do When Your Money Market Isn’t Cutting It

    Two weeks ago, I walked into my local bank branch in Palm Beach to check on my money market account. To my surprise, the interest rate had dropped from 3.85% to 1.8%…

  2. December 27, 2025

    Worth Avenue Capital Closes $200,000 Follow-On Bridge Loan for Hedge Fund Principal in Greenwich, CT

    Worth Avenue Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $200,000 follow-on bridge loan for the principal of a hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut. The loan proceeds will…

  3. December 26, 2025

    Worth Avenue Capital Closes $2.5 Million CRE Loan for Mixed-Use Development in West Hartford, CT

    Worth Avenue Capital, LLC is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $2,500,000 commercial real estate loan to a New England-based real estate developer. The capital will be used to fund…

  4. December 19, 2025

    Worth Avenue Capital Finances Successful Greenwich Luxury Condo Development

    Congratulations to Dream Home Custom Builders (DHCB), who has successfully closed on the sale of three out of four luxury condominium units at 57 and 59 Locust Street in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut.…

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    November 24, 2025

    Multinational Steel Company Uses WAC Loan Towards Construction of New Manufacturing Facility

    November 24,2025: Worth Avenue Capital, LLC is pleased to announce that it just successfully closed a $3,000,000 commercial loan to a multinational steel manufacturing and distribution company. The Sponsor will use the…

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    November 12, 2025

    Fundamentals of Private Lending

    Fresh out of college in 1983, I began my career as a credit analyst at a small commercial bank in New York City. As part of the training program, I learned the…

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    November 10, 2025

    Fundamentals of Second Mortgage Lending

    In the predominantly risk-averse world of private lending, Worth Avenue Capital (WAC) stands out as one of the few bridge lenders actively originating second mortgages, junior liens, and blanket mortgage loans as…

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    November 6, 2025

    Private Lending Outlook 2026: What’s Ahead for Real Estate Financing

     As 2025 winds down, many developers, business owners, and real estate investors are asking the same question: What will 2026 look like for financing? While bank lending remains tight and interest rates…

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    October 31, 2025

    Speed, Simplicity, and Certainty: What Every Real Estate Investor Needs in a Capital Partner

    By Michael Ciaburri When you’re competing against four other developers for the same property, the difference between winning and losing comes down to one thing. Who can close first. Last week, we…

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    October 30, 2025

    Risk vs. Return: Evaluating Second Mortgages in Today’s Market

     For many business owners, real estate investors, and developers, access to capital can be the key to seizing a timely opportunity. But with traditional lenders tightening their requirements and refinancing is less…