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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Renovate-and-resell profits have soared during the pandemic, but does that make it a good time to flip? When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March, Chicago-based investor Michael Hallman scrambled to mitigate any home flipping losses that might result from the shock to the economy and housing market. “I’ve got about 10 properties right now [...]
As the oldest and largest association representing the private and peer-to-peer lending industry, we regularly receive requests from lenders, researchers, and legislators about everything from the size and scope of the industry all the way down to the minutiae of origination fees and average loan terms. While this data is readily available for the conventional [...]
Investors in Dayton, Ohio, provide template for converting distressed homes into cash-flowing rentals. Not commonly known as a housing hot spot, Dayton, Ohio, has become the market of choice for real estate investors Scott Stuber and Tyrone Velasquez. The Denver-based married couple employs an investing strategy in which they purchase distressed properties at a discount [...]
Despite the pandemic, the U.S. housing market continues to outpace last year’s performances in new home sales, existing home sales, and housing starts. Resilient. It’s the word that keeps coming up in industry conversations with contractors, lenders, and even portfolio managers at Wall Street titans. In the face of an economy-crushing pandemic, the U.S. housing [...]
Many investors are approaching acquisition opportunities with caution, even as they prepare for future buying opportunities that haven’t materialized. Real estate investors took a licking in late March following the coronavirus pandemic and national emergency declarations. “It’s going to be tough the next few months. Investors are scared,” said Chicago-area investor Michael Hallman in a [...]
The industry is focused on strengthening itself rather than rebuilding. On March 19, 2020, California announced the nation’s first statewide shelter-in-place order. Within weeks, 44 more states followed suit. The national economy was effectively shut down. In the private lending industry, where we think of ourselves as insulated from Wall Street’s whims, we were quickly [...]
The U.S. federal $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill included a $349 billion relief for small businesses called the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to support job retention and other specified expenses. The PPP loan is an addition to the existing federal loan programs, including SBA’s traditional 7(a) loan and the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) [...]
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