Wilshire Finance Partners Update http://wilshirefp.com/news/rss.php Press Releases for Wilshire Finance Partners Age-based Saving with Gold and Real Estate http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=1dee09fc0d63721d1dfdc1a8c49127f5 Business Week Age-based Saving with Gold and Real Estate Posted by: Lauren Young on December 22 Today's installment of age-based investment tips for 2009 focuses on gold as well as real estate. 25 to 35: The key for investing for this age group is thinking long... Wilshire Finance Partners Reports High Yields for Investors During First Year of Operation http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=bd819842df3e236a69f4a8bb0fa42be7 Business Wire LOS ANGELES--Wilshire Finance Partners? annual audit of its Wilshire Income Fund II demonstrated that investors realized a yield of 9.91 percent in 2008, the company?s first year of operation, according to CEO Thomas OBryon. Formed in the midst of the... Security of Steady Income and High Yields In Retirement http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=e9f00c2a76742aa86126e781805b2582 California Broker Mortgage Pools Give Clients the Security of Steady Income and High Yields In Retirement by Thomas O'Bryon Planning for retirement has become even more complicated as sources for investment income are drying up and people are facing greater financial... Part of Big Island ranch back on market http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=994307787449295a5812054a6dff9807 HonoluluAdvisor A 2,800-acre piece of a Big Island ranch long slated for homes and a golf course near Keala-kekua has been listed for sale after the near-failure of project development partner American International Group Inc. Two California-based brokerage firms have... California Firms Co-List 22,000 Acres of Hawaiian Land http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=85151da7dd3b13d5ba40dcbabc5fbbbd KeeferPr California Firms Wilshire Finance and Strand Equity Group Co-List 22,000 Acres of Hawaiian Land Tuesday January 27, 3:01 pm ET 2,800 Acres Approved for Subdivision and Golf Course; 9,000 Acres Slated for Conservation KONA, Hawaii-- BUSINESS WIRE --Thomas... $375,000 Junior Debt towards Purchase of Mall http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=9b12008920985cec07d091fffe1d9dd4 KeeferPr WILSHIRE FINANCE PARTNERS PROVIDES $375,000 JUNIOR DEBT TOWARD PURCHASE OF MINNESOTA MALL LOS ANGELES?Wilshire Finance Partners, a commercial real estate lending organization, announced that it provided New Ulm Retail and Development, LLC, Irvine, CA,... New Ulm Retail and Development Donates Vacant Space... http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=4ed3faf1e923d6b8f29a84ba105e682f Ulm Retail & Development NEW ULM RETAIL AND DEVELOPMENT DONATES VACANT SPACE TO COMMUNITY AND NON-PROFITS DURING RENOVATION IRVINE, CA--New Ulm Retail and Development, which recently completed negotiations on the purchase of the Marktplatz Mall, will begin repositioning of the... Distressed Developers Push Demand for New Funds http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=188872d099c2b862cfeeddae82facd3c Crittenden Research Look for smaller funds from newer advisers to put pension fund cash into equity commitments, first mortgages and bridge loans for properties in the four food groups. Two-year-old Mesa West Capital?s follow-on fund to Mesa West Real Estate Income Fund... Finding Capital Through Private Lending http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=2b175372a9e527549b5190d28c3f9300 Scotsman Guide It pays to know when and why to seek hard-money loans With the growing scarcity of institutional funds, finding the best financing option for hard-to place commercial loans is becoming increasingly difficult. As a result, hard-money loans from private... Why Lending on Real Estate Could Be Better Than Owning http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=ffad842c662e2ce5f0686a6f218e8033 July 21, 2008 In today’s market, lending on commercial real estate is proving to be fiscally more prudent than buying it. Due to the weakening economy, the availability of commercial space is on the rise. Businesses across the nation are closing their doors.... Creative financing can provide capital for property in transition http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=5e4886e89950d72b0b0ce36b6e60a64d June 27, 2008 Traditionally, creative financing has been synonymous with buying property with no money down. Today, creative financing has evolved into finding options and solutions for borrowers that don?t fit into the mainstream. Unlike traditional financing, creative... New Firm Foregoes Performance Fees http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=7038b7b6487f05c2645726b5feb27d50 June 25, 2008 Recently formed Wilshire Finance Partners is raising money for a high-yield-debt fund with an unusual fee structure. The vehicle, Wilshire Income Fund, is aiming to gather $100 million that it would use mainly to write bridge loans on transitional properties... Raising $100 Million For New Commercial Real Estate Mortgage Pool Fund http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=79334123b8fa4a534e568ac42ebb919c June 24, 2008 LOS ANGELES, CA–Wilshire Finance Partners is raising $100 million for a mortgage pool fund, for making commercial property loans. Company Targets 10% or Greater Annual Returns Specialists in short-term, hard money loans, Wilshire Finance Partners... Loan Startup Sees Opportunity in Credit Crunch http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=bfa2a2e9edad6f1535ce4b5d0f3fa810 June 16, 2008 LENDING: Wilshire Finance Partners backs bank-rejected projects A common complaint by developers amid the credit crunch has been that even good projects are having difficulty getting financing by big banks and other established lenders. Now, a Los Angeles... Investor Report: New Private Fund http://wilshirefp.com/news/news.php?id=46be67aa91b8ebc66e4eb9eb2b30dfe4 May 23, 2008 Every troubled real estate market offers opportunities for investors who can recognize them - and who have the cash and experience to capitalize on them. Here at Realty Times we've talked about the pluses and minuses of picking up distressed condo...