How will competition affect the sector? Private lending is more competitive than ever, and that’s good news for real estate investors. Why? There are far more choices where one can obtain financing today compared to five years ago. Lenders operating in this hypercompetitive marketplace must be on their toes and offer fast and innovative products—or [...]
The transformation of East Orange starts at 461 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. In 2010 the East Orange population consisted of 64,270 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2016, Data USA recorded the East Orange median household income at $38,403, less than the U.S. 2016 median annual income of $55,322. While many [...]
What does that mean for lenders? As this long summer stretch ends, you can bet investors will be pouring over their portfolios. Just a year ago many bearish prognosticators thought the Dow certainly could not sustain its momentum through the first half of 2018, only to be proven wrong. As of this writing, the Dow [...]
Imagine how powerful your message could be if you had all your ducks in a row. With so many events to choose from throughout the year, those who are planning the event spend a lot of time on the “what” elements of their events. That’s the stuff that includes selecting the right food and beverage [...]
Flips purchased with financing rise to 9.5-year high Housing analysts have recently expressed caution about the residential real estate investment market due to rising home prices and competition. But, investors continue to find deals and set records while increasingly tapping the debt markets to finance their flips. Home flipping set a record during the first [...]
Financing helps flippers overcome market challenges. Flipping houses is becoming more challenging as profits get squeezed by higher home prices and increased competition. Home flippers can still be successful in these market dynamics if they flip with smarts and discipline, and private lenders still have plenty of opportunity to tap this market too. Home flipping [...]
A process for adding digital currencies to a self-directed retirement plan may still materialize. Over the last few decades, the internet has redefined commerce. As a result, brick-and-mortar businesses increasingly are going the way of VHS. Goods from entire markets, from books and toys to cars and houses, are available from the comfort of one’s [...]
As the market changes, private lenders must change along with it. The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a report on the future of housing, predicted the U.S. housing market would undergo one of the largest expansions in its history between 2014 and 2024, adding 15.9 million additional households. The growth is being driven by baby boomers, [...]
One of Arizona’s largest private real estate financing firms, INCA Capital, LLC (INCA), has acquired Scottsdale Private Lending (SPL) and named Phil Sollomi as vice president. Sollomi will leverage 30 years of experience in commercial real estate financing to be largely responsible for loan origination and underwriting. In addition to having brokered deals together throughout [...]
If you’ve been watching the news lately then you know one of the largest topics being discussed is cryptocurrency. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Dash – the list seems to continue forever. As an individual retirement account (IRA) custodian for alternative assets I’ve been asked this question more often as the days pass: “How do I [...]
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