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Bruce Norris interviews Gil Figueroa about market cycles and lending strategies in the current real estate environment.

In this episode of The Norris Group Real Estate Podcast, Bruce Norris sits down with Gil Figueroa, President of First Commercial Capital, for Part 1 of a deep dive into commercial real estate, market cycles, and lending strategy in today’s higher-rate environment. Gil breaks down how interest rates, the 10-year Treasury, cap rates, and investor psychology all interact to influence real estate valuations and decision-making. The discussion also explores lessons from the 2007–2008 financial cri...

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Host: Bruce Norris

Guest: Gil Figueroa

Topics covered

• market cycles
• lending strategy
• commercial real estate
• interest rates
• real estate valuations

Keywords

• market cycles
• lending strategy
• commercial real estate
• interest rates
• real estate valuations
• 10-year Treasury
• cap rates
• investor psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Commercial Capital

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