As Q4 2020 wraps, we are in the midst of an absolute housing boom. This is undeniable and beyond that, it’s happening in the middle of a recession. Existing home prices are surging. New home building is up. Sales are way up! Many construction company stock prices are at record highs. The fed has taken [...]
There is a lot of money to be made in the real estate investment business. But while the HGTV celebrities make it look easy, for the rest of us, success is all about putting in that sweat equity. Of course, you probably also need access to cash to make your flipping or new construction dreams [...]
What does this mean under a Biden presidency? This is a follow-up to “The Future of the CFPB Is at Stake,” published in the Q2 2020 issue of Private Lender. On June 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its highly anticipated decision in Seila Law vs. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [...]
Government intervention in the housing and lending markets through eviction and foreclosure moratoriums is impacting private lenders’ ability to deploy capital and originate loans. To say things have changed in 2020 would be the understatement of the century. Efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 have impacted all facets of life. Real estate and real [...]
CIVIC Financial Services LLC (CIVIC) has a new parent company in a deal its president says was truly a boon for all parties. “The win-win moniker is grossly overused and overstated. But, God as my witness, this is one of those deals where each of the three parties won,” CIVIC President William J. Tessar told [...]
Today, as Wall Street is looking for measured risk and maximum yield, private money for business-purpose residential loans is reemerging as an ideal market for their investments. COVID delivered a major blow to the private lending space for a brief period. However, it is unlikely to have any significant, permanent impact on the market. In [...]
Whether the results of the presidential election have left you elated or disappointed, it’s a good reminder that as a real estate investor, you have far more important things to focus on. Don’t let the election noise distract you from seizing the opportunities that are happening now. For example, many parts of the country are [...]
More than a year after proposing an expansion to its definition of “accredited investor,” the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its final ruling on the matter. This represents the first meaningful modification of the definition since its inception in 1982, when it was created in an effort to govern the sale of unregistered [...]
Building on the success the company has had in transforming access to real estate debt, the company is launching the Credit Opportunity Fund to match investor demand with current market opportunities. LOS ANGELES, Calif.--August 19, 2020 — PeerStreet, a platform for investing in real estate backed loans, today announced that it is launching a new [...]
AAPL and Geraci LLP support many of the changes. On Dec. 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed modifications in its rules to modernize the definition of “accredited investor.” Accredited investor status is significant because it enables individuals and entities to take advantage of investment opportunities that are not offered to the general [...]
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