The U.S. Department of State has published the September 2026 Visa Bulletin. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa categories are as follows: Chart A: Final Action Dates Mainland China – The EB-5 Unreserved category remains unchanged, with a priority date of December 1, 2016. India – The EB-5 Unreserved category remains UNAVAILABLE. All EB-5 set-aside categories remain CURRENT. Chart B: Dates for Filing Mainland China – The EB-5 Unreserved category remains unchang

ARCFE has officially begun principal repayments for ARCFE Group 12. Two investors who satisfied the applicable repayment conditions set forth in the project documents have each received the full repayment of their $800,000 investment principal, for a combined total of $1.6 million. This marks the first ARCFE project launched following the enactment of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 to enter the principal repayment stage—an important milestone in the full-cycle mana

ARCFE × iCross Capital were honored to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the AG21/AG22 project, now officially named The Vera, a landmark residential development in the heart of Long Island City (LIC), Queens. This event marks the beginning of another exciting chapter for one of NYC’s most dynamic neighborhoods and represents another major milestone for United Construction & Development Group, one of the most active and accomplished developers in the NYC residenti

New York-based Prospect Ridge has closed its second commercial real estate debt fund with $800 million in capital commitments and roughly $3 billion in total U.S. lending capacity. The strategy offers a useful look at how institutional lenders deploy capital across different positions in the real estate capital stack.

F&T Group has secured a $123 million construction loan from Maxim Capital Group for a retail and office development at 37-01 138th Street in Downtown Flushing. The financing adds another major capital commitment to a district already seeing continued commercial, community and infrastructure investment.

Another eligible investor in iCross × ARCFE Group 6, a pre-RIA EB-5 project, has received a full $500,000 EB-5 principal repayment. The repayment marks another milestone in Group 6’s ongoing repayment process and adds to iCross × ARCFE’s record of completed investor repayments. Another Group 6 Investor Receives Full $500,000 EB-5 Principal Repayment After the applicable repayment conditions under the project documents were met, the investor received the full $500,000 principa

A DHS proposal to eliminate the H-1B 60-day grace period has cleared White House review but is not yet effective. Here is what H-1B families should know.

Aegon has leased 20,600 square feet at 125 West 57th Street for its future New York headquarters. The decision is part of a broader U.S. relocation strategy and offers another example of global financial firms directing high-value corporate functions to Manhattan.

Thinking Machines Lab has leased 21,500 square feet near Union Square for its first New York office. The deal adds another concrete example of AI-sector growth translating into physical office demand across Manhattan.