Even experienced private lenders miss these important details when titling a property. Nothing can be more frustrating than discovering last-minute titling hiccups before your closing or being told your closing date has to be moved. Why do these glitches occur? Here, in no particular order, are several of the items often overlooked. Make sure none [...]
What will the long-term impacts look like? Albert Einstein once stated, “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” In response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the economy, new thinking has been employed because of lessons learned from the 1998 financial crisis and [...]
An alignment of interests may solve the oncoming foreclosure flood. It feels as if every other article these days focuses on the effects of forbearance across various asset classes. From agency-backed paper to service non-QM loans, the consensus is there will be a drastic increase in overall foreclosure activity. Although most industry professionals agree the [...]
While macros are unlikely to change, investors and lenders should take local people movement into consideration. During the last decade, before the pandemic, a simple rule governed housing investment: The lesser the density, the higher the risk. The lesson emerged from the financial rubble of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-2009. The view was caricaturized [...]
When comps are scarce, use these strategies to determine accurate values. In an upward trending market driven by rapidly changing supply and demand dynamics, comparable sales (comps) that reflect the current market may be lacking. How does one arrive at a reasonable property valuation in such a situation? As a starting point, if selected comps [...]
Cindy Nasser's early life experiences taught her lessons about business, empathy, and leadership that drive her success. Cindy Nasser’s career path has been anything but typical. But her life experiences have equipped her with insights that uniquely qualify her to lead teams at PCV Murcor. As chief operating officer, she touches nearly all parts of [...]
Most distressed sales are going to smaller-volume buyers and, increasingly, owner-occupants. Large-volume homebuyers ramped up property acquisitions in the first half of 2021, but these are not your father’s institutional buyers. Unlike a decade ago, when Wall Street-backed hedge funds and other institutional investors swooped into the housing market and scooped up hundreds of thousands [...]
Personal property assets can be used as collateral when the value of the borrower’s property does not meet a lender’s requirements. Nearly every mortgage broker and lender has dealt with a loan in which the value of the real property offered as collateral is insufficient to meet the underwriting requirements. As an alternative to changing [...]
A development project near the West 7th neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas, provides much-needed housing inventory in one of DFW’s hottest districts. The DFW area has experienced astounding growth in recent years. Companies like Charles Schwab, Toyota, and Amazon have moved to the area, and in 2020, DFW ranked first in raw population growth. The [...]
Simple spreadsheets may seem like an easy way to manage your leads, deals, and client data; however, there are better solutions. From the get-go, many private lenders use Microsoft Excel as the software solution for tracking all aspects of their businesses. That’s really not surprising, given its familiarity and versatility. It is a well-known tool [...]
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