Investing in Individual Deeds of Trust vs. Funds
Investors must consider regulations, liquidity, taxes and other factors that impact the rate of return. Options for investors clamoring for yields often include investing in individual assets. Those assets might be dividend-paying stocks, bonds, alternative [...]
From the Corner Office
Looking back on 2019—the year that marked our 10th as your association—it’s clear that it’s been both our busiest and, in my perspective, our best. Although we’ve had a smaller team than ever before, we [...]
PeerStreet Promotes Ellen Coleman to Chief Financial Officer
Previously EVP of Finance, Coleman brings extensive mortgage finance experience to the company’s C-suite LOS ANGELES, Calif.--January 22, 2019 — PeerStreet, a platform for investing in real estate backed loans, has promoted Ellen Coleman to [...]
AAPL and Zelman & Associates Unveil First Industry Survey
Kansas City, Missouri - January 16, 2020 – The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) and Wall Street housing research firm, Zelman & Associates, are partnering to launch the private lending industry’s first and [...]
Strong Fundamentals Drive Maturing SFR Market
Demographic trends should generally support strong single-family rental demand into the future and provide opportunities. The single-family rental (SFR) market appears poised for continued growth, even amid concerns about a weakening economy and the potential [...]
Lessons From a Real Ransomware Attack
Our firm takes cybersecurity seriously, but we were still impacted by attacks on our third-party providers. It never occurred to us that a ransomware attack on a third-party provider would affect our business. Cybersecurity has [...]
Part 6 of a 6-part series: You Can’t Do it “A Loan”
Other Articles in this Series: Part 1 of a 6-part series: The Very Last Nail Part 2 of a 6-part series: Cover Your Asset Part 3 of a 6-part series: The Foreclosure Process Part [...]
New York Wants to Kill Your Deal
Senate Bill S3060E introduced in the New York state legislature would dramatically increase the transfer tax on fix-and-flip residential property. The New York state legislature is trying to pass a law to dramatically increase the [...]
What You Need to Know About the Centralized Partnership Audit Regime
Fund managers may not be aware of their new role during an IRS audit of companies with partnered members. The new centralized partnership audit regime (CPAR) introduced by the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) started with [...]
Driving Development in Texas
Vincent Balagia has kicked Stallion Funding into full gear to provide hard money loans to real estate investors in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Vincent Balagia was 26 years old when he founded Stallion [...]
ABS Appoints New Chief Sales Officer
LONG BEACH, Calif., December 12, 2019 - Applied Business Software, (ABS), the leader in loan origination and loan servicing software, announced today the appointment of AJ Poulin to Chief Sales Officer, (CSO). Poulin began his [...]
Last Call with Paul Jackson: Finding the Silver Lining
In March 2008, our firm closed on a multifamily development site in Uptown Dallas—one of the hottest submarkets for development in the city. The hallmark of our firm’s investment strategy was to acquire value-add real [...]
The “Platformification” of Private Lending
Technology is ushering in a new generation of private lenders armed with the tools to drive growth and achieve scale. Peer-to-peer lending may have exploded with the advent of the internet, but savvy private investors [...]
Member Spotlight | Nema Daghbandan
Go on, we dare you to ask this self-proclaimed "car nut" what his all-time favorite automobile is. You'll enter a world of detail, and if you have a serious interest, can embark on an hours'-long [...]
American Association of Private Lenders Announces New Ownership
Kansas City, Missouri – November 8, 2019 - As of November 5, 2019 ownership of the American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) was transferred to a new majority owner, Eddie Wilson. Wilson joined the association [...]
6 Exit Strategies for Multifamily Investors
Your borrowers should have an exit strategy from the beginning to prevent problems later. An exit strategy is a plan that an investor uses to liquidate their position in a financial asset. Real estate investors [...]
Look Before You Leap Into Faraway Deals
Assessing the risks of low-rent/high-cap rate investments in out-of-state markets. Many investors, primarily those in California, have investigated purchasing rental property in states they would have previously not considered. The reason? The low capitalization rates [...]
4 Ways a Green New Deal Could Present Opportunity for Private Lenders
The GND can create opportunities for private lenders to make money while playing a role in rebuilding and renewing the country’s vital infrastructure. Suspend disbelief for a moment and imagine the Green New Deal (GND) [...]
CIVIC FINANCIAL SERVICES SURPASSES $3 BILLION IN FUNDING
Institutional private money lender announces funding milestone Redondo Beach, CA, – Civic Financial Services proudly announced today it has surpassed $3 billion in historical loan funding volume to date. The institutional private money lender has [...]
CoreVest American Finance announces acquisition by Redwood Trust
NEW YORK, NY and Irvine, Ca.—October 16, 2019— CoreVest American Finance, LLC (“CoreVest”) has announced that Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT) has purchased CoreVest American Finance Lender LLC, a leading nationwide originator and portfolio manager [...]
