In the wake of the fires that have hit Southern California as well as the massive destruction of both homes and businesses we are going to deviate from our standard newsletter and hopefully shed some light on how all of this will effect the Southern California economy.

Our heartfelt prayers and thoughts go out to everyone that was effected by this terrible demonstration of mother nature. If there is anything that we at Lightning Commercial Funding can do for anybody effected by the fires please let us know. We have a plethora of resources that we can share with casualties of all of the fires.

We all know through our basic study of economics that war is good for a local economy, especially the rebuilding of a destroyed locale. I believe that San Diego and the rest of Southern California have experienced a war of nature that has taken its toll in so many ways. Homes burnt to the ground fauna and animal habitat reserves that have been leveled and will take years to repopulate, businesses have been destroyed and other industries that will feel a collateral effect.

However in the aftermath of all of this destruction the real estate economy as a whole will rebound much quicker than what the experts were projected prior to this devastation.

I'd like to share with you parts of an article that a good friend and commercial broker Don Zech from CDC Commercial shared with his readers. Don can be reached at his Office number of 760-743-8500. Or visit his website at www.cdccommercial.com

"In a strange turn of events, our devastating fire may come to the rescue of the F.I.R.E. industry (Finance, Insurance and Real Estate). Over the last quarter our regions unemployment rose to 4.8% eclipsing the nations 4.6% rate. This is really bad news and I was going to issue a warning this month that we may have reached a tipping point. HOWEVER, in the aftermath of the fire, the construction industry in San Diego will be getting the boost needed to get it stabilized until the housing market comes back in a year or two. Fire victims will be replenishing households, helping retailers. The great news is that the money for all of this is coming from outside of the area (insurance companies and government).

Insurance premiums are likely to rise in the years to come. Material costs (cement, asphalt, copper, dry wall) are going to rise. World demand is keeping raw materials high and locally public projects (education, healthcare and transportation) are keeping demand high. We have already seen building materials jump 50% - 200% over the last couple of years. Prior to the fires, the projections were for 6% - 8% increases in coming years. Now in the post-fire environment, expect material costs to jump dramatically. Over the next few years this is going to keep new commercial construction restrained and continue to fuel the increase in value and rents in existing projects....

Basically under most any scenario I can paint (inflation, stagflation, falling dollar), real estate continues to hold the prize as the best cash flowing, inflation protected, hard asset with tax advantages and the benefits of leverage.

This is actually a solid time to be a buyer. CAP rates have risen ½% to 1% in response to rate increases. With less buyers, intelligent buyers have the time to select amongst properties, accomplish due diligence, avoid bidding wars and actually negotiate on price, terms and repairs.

Obviously the week of the fires the phones were dead. We are in hope that the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving pick back up before the traditional slow down that occurs between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. I can tell you that up to the fire things seemed slower, but incoming call volume and deals completed (solid signs of activity) are ahead of last year (both monthly and year to date). Nationally, more commercial deals closed year to date than in 2006!"

The above is the express opinion and insight of Don Zech and CDC Commercial and not Lightning Commercial Funding as we are not realtors but Financial brokers to assist you with all of your financing needs.

Key Commercial Loan Indexes

Fed Prime Rate 7.500%

10-Year CMT 4.360%

30-Year CMT 4.640%

USD 6 MOS LIBOR 4.794%

As of November 4, 2007

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Out of respect for so many of our friends there will not be an ask the Broker question, only an offer that if anyone needs to rebuild their business as a direct result of the fires we will reduce our standard points by 50% and waive all retainer fees customarily charged by us.

Next month we will revert back to our normal Newsletter, so continue to send in your thought provoking questions.

Please email your questions to "Ask Your Financial Broker" at Askthebroker@loanforbiz.com.

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If you are interested in joining our GROWING company please contact Harlan. We are expanding this year and would like to have you join us. For those financially astute individuals we offer a proven system to build your commercial finance business along with comprehensive training.

email: harlan@loanforbiz.com

phone: 858-592-0659

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