64% expect purchases to increase in 2025, up from 60% in 2024 and 54% in 2023 33% expect home price decline in 2025, down from 40% in 2024 43% describe market as overvalued, down from 49% in 2024 26% of auction buyers describe themselves as owner-occupants, up from 13% in 2024 Irvine, Calif. — April [...]
Driven by strong secondary market conditions, bridge and DSCR loan originations grew rapidly in 2024, setting the stage for continued momentum in 2025. During the last six years, Lightning Docs, a platform built for private lenders to generate their short-term (bridge, fix-and-flip, construction, etc.) and long term rental (DSCR) loan documents and the official loan [...]
How does a company navigate rapid expansion, market shifts, and industry challenges to become a major player in private lending? Eddie sat down with Kyle Concannon, VP of Product at Constructive Capital, to uncover the story behind their explosive growth, strategic pivots, and what’s next for the lending space. What you’ll learn: A journey through [...]
As residential refinance activity declines, the origination-starved conventional mortgage industry has more than doubled its appetite for debt service coverage ratio loan products. Originations—both conventional and private—have been increasing annually since 2019, peaking in 2022. Current levels remain higher than those in previous years, and projections suggest even more originations in 2024 than in 2023. [...]
In 2024, private lenders are witnessing an unexpected uptick in bridge and DSCR loan activity, reflecting growing investor demand for flexible financing options amid market uncertainty. Lightning Docs is a software company specializing in loan documentation for private lenders. The data gathered from the Lightning Docs system provides deep insights into trends shaping our industry, [...]
New data shows fewer than one in four purchases at foreclosure and REO auctions involve financing, underscoring a substantial, untapped opportunity. Nearly eight in 10 homes purchased at distressed property auctions are not financed by the buyer, representing a largely untapped market for the private lending industry. An Auction.com analysis of 200,000 properties sold at [...]
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 [...]
What if we told you there’s $340 billion in institutional capital waiting to transform the real estate industry? In this special lending edition, Eddie sat down during the American Association of Private Lenders Annual Conference with Alex Offutt from Business Purpose Capital, who shares his journey from fixing and flipping to building a billion-dollar business. [...]
Is your real estate portfolio working as hard as you are? Eddie sat down with Benn Jackson from Constructive Capital to break down the strategies and tools every real estate investor needs to succeed in today’s market. They dive into: What exactly is DSCR and how does it open doors for real estate financing? Benn [...]
Auction demand down in Q4 overall but posts decisive rebound in December following election KEY POINTS Uptick in scheduled auctions indicates possible Q1 rebound in completed auctions Q4 demand increased annually in 59 percent of local markets Price buyers are willing to pay accelerates to six-month high in December Auction bid-ask spread narrows as buyers are [...]
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