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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Gas prices are displayed in Brentwood, Tenn., on April 3.
Industry · Finance
National

Inflation Up 3.3% in March Amid Highest Inflationary Period Since 2022

By Brian Pascus
1325 Avenue of the Americas and Michael Nierenberg of Rithm Capital.
Office · Finance
New York City

JP Morgan Chase Provides $282M SASB Loan on 1325 Avenue of the Americas Office Tower

By Brian Pascus
Walker & Dunlop's Dustin Stolly (clockwise from top left), Aaron Appel, Adam Schwartz, and Jonathan Schwartz, and The Fillmore at Copperleaf in Arapahoe County, Colo.
Residential · Finance
Colorado

Prime Finance Provides $71M Refi For Denver-Area Townhome Community

By Brian Pascus
Ares Management CEO Michael Arougheti (top), Whitestone REIT CEO Dave Holeman, and the Ares logo displayed on a cell phone.
Retail · Finance
National

Ares Management Acquires Whitestone REIT in $1.7B All-Cash Deal

By Brian Pascus
Cottonwood Group CEO Alexander Shing and a rendering of the Bunker Hill housing redevelopment in Boston.
Residential · Finance
Massachusetts

Cottonwood Group, City of Boston Provide $172M Construction Financing for New Housing

By Brian Pascus
Dwight Dunton.
Residential · Finance
National

Bonaventure Founder and CEO Dwight Dunton On Investment and Development

By Brian Pascus
CBRE's Tom Rugg (clockwise from top left), Tom Traynor, Arman Samouk, and Mark Finan, and packages moving on a conveyor belt inside a distribution center.
Industrial · Finance
National

Blackstone Provides $851M Refi for 17-Asset U.S. Industrial Portfolio

By Brian Pascus
Greek Real Estate Partners's Alex Motiuk and 200 Linden Logistics Way in Linden, N.J.
Industrial · Leases
New Jersey

Maersk Signs 233K-SF Lease at NJ’s Linden Logistics Center

By Brian Pascus
3650 Capital - Toby Cobb, Jonathan Roth, Justin Kennedy
Residential · Finance
Illinois

3650 Capital Provides $104M Pref Equity Injection Into $455M Acquisition

By Brian Pascus
Mesa West Capital's Brian Hirsh and Domain Memorial in Houston, Texas.
Residential · Finance
Texas

Mesa West Capital Provides $81M Refi for Townhome Complex Outside Houston

By Brian Pascus
Lili Dunn of Bell Partners (left), and Amy Price (center) and Sonny Kalsi of BGO.
Residential · Finance
National

BGO Acquires Bell Partners in $350M Deal, Increases Assets to $100B

By Brian Pascus
Northwind's Ran Eliasaf and a development lot at 10 West 17th Street.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Northwind Group Provides $50M Construction Loan for Luxury Manhattan Property

By Brian Pascus
Construction crane holding a Bitcoin sign.
Industry · Finance
National

Behind Cryptocurrency’s Commercial Real Estate Moment

By Brian Pascus
The Domain Companies's co-CEO Matt Schwartz and a rendering of a planned IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Kimpton luxury hotel in Salt Lake City.
Hospitality · Finance
Utah

Cottonwood Group Provides $102M to Build Salt Lake City Luxury Hotel

By Brian Pascus
A Digital Realty data center in San Francisco.
Industrial · Finance
National

Digital Realty Closes $3.25B Data Center Fund

By Brian Pascus
Access Point Financial's Michelle O'Brien, and Studio 6 Suites properties in Huntsville, Ala., Charlotte, and Greensville, S.C.
Hospitality · Finance
National

Citi, Access Point Provide $286M for Acquisition, Repositioning of 38 U.S. Hotels

By Brian Pascus
President Donald Trump.
Residential · Policy
National

Home Mortgage Rates Hit Seven-Month High, Refinancings Drop Since Iran War

By Brian Pascus