Shortcuts and workarounds inside lending firms are opening the door to systemic abuse. A common misconception is that fraud in lending originates primarily from borrowers, such as falsifying income or inflating property values. However, unethical practices within lending institutions often create fertile ground for fraud to flourish. Examples of concerning practices include coaching borrowers on [...]
Rising delinquencies, stricter lending conditions, and declining property valuations are reshaping the commercial real estate landscape. The commercial real estate (CRE) lending market, including both traditional and private lending sectors, is facing significant challenges in 2025. Delinquency rates have surged, rising from 0.77% to 1.18% year over year, marking a 53% increase. This translates into an [...]
Meanwhile, shifting demand from office space and traditional multifamily to mix-use development heralds a new wave of opportunity in commercial real estate. As 2025 kicks off, commercial real estate (CRE) is buzzing with opportunities and trends worth exploring. According to one Deloitte report, the market size is tracking to be $412 billion. If you’ve been [...]
More consolidation is coming—which coalition of federated solutions is going to lead the way? Is private lending following in the footsteps of the owner-occupied lending market and becoming a commodity? Is the pace accelerating in the market? By late 2019, we witnessed the perfect combination of four key factors that drove the private lending lineup, [...]
Here’s how 2020 is shaping up for private lenders. What is the state of the private lending industry in the U.S.? Unlike the national housing market, there is no such thing as a national private lending market. There are 392 defined Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the country. If you consider the distribution of the remaining regional economic [...]
Growing up, I was very confused by my dad and the way he chose to invest. I thought investing was just a way to get money fast and to turn money you have now into even more money for the future. Yet when my dad was asked to name the price for a building he [...]
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