Entries by Lee McCormack

SailGP in San Francisco

On the docks  We hosted clients and friends at the Golden Gate Yacht Club this weekend for SailGP, the sailing league founded by Larry Ellison after he lost the America’s Cup in 2017. Our little club became the home club for Team Oracle Racing. The fantastic book “The Billionaire and the Mechanic: How Larry Ellison […]

CMBS.com has a new office in Manhattan

At the end of last year, we signed a lease for office space in downtown Manhattan at 40 Exchange Place, which is one block south of Wall Street and kitty corner from the NYSE. We acquired Closer last fall. Last week I visited the team at 40 Exchange Place, where they had their original office. […]

Backshop owner CMBS.com expands its offerings in partnership with SitusAMC

Sausalito, CA (Aug. 20, 2024) – CMBS.com, owner of the industry leading Backshop commercial real estate loan origination, management and servicing platform, today announced a strategic partnership with SitusAMC, a leading provider of services and technology to the commercial and residential real estate finance industry. As part of the partnership, SitusAMC will transition ownership of CLOSER, […]

Checking in on 9/11

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 and the 15th anniversary of this blog. If you read the first post you’ll see how the events of 9/11 are part of our founding story: The history of Backshop and CMBS.com The anniversary of 9/11 always gets me thinking about the formation of this company and the […]