Brian Pascus

Brian Pascus is a Finance Reporter for Commercial Observer, where he specializes in covering the intersection of the global capital markets system with all aspects of national commercial real estate development. Prior to joining Commercial Observer, Brian covered Albany and City Hall politics at Crain’s New York Business and served as a national news writer at CBSNews.com. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. A native Chicagoan, Brian lives in New York with his wife and dog.

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Patrick Arangio (left) and Jack Howard sitting at a table at CBRE's 200 Park Avenue office.
Industry · Finance
New York City

CBRE’s Pat Arangio and Jack Howard Are Best Friends — and Two Loan Sales Titans

By Brian Pascus
Extell's Gary Barnett (top), RXR's Scott Rechler (center), SL Green's Marc Holliday (bottom), and One Worldwide Plaza.
Office · Finance
New York City

Extell’s Gary Barnett Buys Mezz Debt on One WorldWide Plaza as UCC Foreclosure Looms

By Brian Pascus and Cathy Cunningham
David Friedman (from left), Shawn Katz, and Natalia Sosnina participate on a panel at the Commercial Observer National Finance Forum.
Industry · Finance
National

Inside Commercial Observer’s 2025 Fall Finance Forum

By Brian Pascus and Andrew Coen
Brookfield Asset Management CEO Bruce Flatt and 620 Eighth Avenue.
Office · Finance
New York City

Brookfield’s $515M CMBS Loan on New York Times Building Sent to Special Servicing

By Brian Pascus
Canyon Partners Real Estate's Robin Potts.
Industry · Finance
National

Canyon Partners’ Robin Potts Can’t Lose

By Brian Pascus
Four Seasons Private Residences in Las Vegas.
Residential · Finance
Nevada

JP Morgan, Sculptor Real Estate, Morning Calm Provide $686M Construction Loan

By Brian Pascus
Axonic Capital's Tyler Kimball (top), Affinius Capital's Tyler Figley (bottom), and a self-storage unit.
Industrial · Finance
California

Affinius, Axonic Loan $45M for San Fran’s First New Self-Storage in 20 Years

By Brian Pascus
Jonathan Roth of 3650 Capital and a rendering of Viking Mill Apartments planned for Philadelphia.
Residential · Finance
Pennsylvania

3650 Capital Provides $38M Construction Loan for Philadelphia Luxury Apartments

By Brian Pascus
3d hand opens drain money from the tap on blue background, gold coins dripping tap, money coins out of the tap, passive Income icon, cash flow concept, financial investments concept, 3d rendering
Industry · Finance
National

Commercial Real Estate Lending Volumes Up Sharply in 2025: CBRE

By Brian Pascus
President Donald Trump.
Industry · Policy
New York City

Is This the Trump 2.0 Commercial Real Estate Players Expected?

By Brian Pascus
Rudin's Michael Rudin (top) and Samantha Rudin (bottom), and 32 Avenue of the Americas.
Office · Finance
New York City

Rudin Secures Extension for 32 Avenue of the Americas’ $425M CMBS Loan

By Brian Pascus
Starwood Capital Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht and the Starwood Capital logo.
Industry · Capital Markets
National

Starwood Reports Record $2.2B of Liquidity, $1.4B of Loan Originations in Q3

By Brian Pascus
Marc DeLuca.
Office · Finance
National

KBS CEO Marc DeLuca Holds Court

By Brian Pascus
KKR co-CEOs Scott Nuttall (top) and Joseph Bae (bottom), and the KKR logo displayed on a mobile phone.
Industry · Finance
National

KKR Reports Record $43B Capital Raised In Q3 During Earnings Call

By Brian Pascus
Joe Sitt, chairman of Thor Equities, and Gordon Logistics Center in Adairsville, Ga.
Industrial · Finance
Georgia

Benefit Street Partners Provides $72M Refi for Georgia Logistics Center

By Brian Pascus
Newmark's Joe Biasi and hundred dollar bills seen through a magnifying glass.
Industry · Finance
National

CRE Investment Sales Rose Nearly 20%, Loan Originations Increased 48% Through Q3

By Brian Pascus
Newmark's Brandon Isner and a customer shopping for boots in a retail store.
Retail · Finance
National

Newmark Finds U.S. Retail Rebounds in Q3 With $16.1B in Sales, Low Availability

By Brian Pascus