Making Sense of Current Economic Indicators
What the mixed economic signals mean for commercial real estate Despite a couple of developments to the contrary, certain economic indicators suggest the U.S. may be at the later stage of an economic cycle. How [...]
4 Good Reasons to Get to Know Community Banks
Working with community banks may help you grow deal flow and returns. Since the banking crisis of 2007, the landscape for traditional lenders has changed dramatically. The most obvious, and ironic, change is that big [...]
Tokenizing Real Estate
A modern industry overhaul The real estate industry has been long overdue for a technological overhaul. This overhaul is taking place right now through the “tokenization” of real estate. Tokenization is the process of representing [...]
Part 4 of a 6-part series: Strategies for Loss Mitigation and REO Disposition
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 [...]
Understanding Housing Market Shifts
Long-term rentals offer investors an attractive opportunity. House flippers have had a long and profitable run during the current real estate cycle. But as home prices moderate, real estate investors and private lenders are increasingly [...]
Lender Limelight with Spencer Bakst: The Finance Industry’s MVP
Spencer Bakst leads his team through education and care. First and Ten Since childhood, Spencer Bakst had set his sights on making a living in a role that would benefit others the most. The charitable [...]
A Decade of Innovation in Real Estate
The start of a technological renaissance in buying and selling, investing and lending We can look back at the 2008 mortgage crisis and think of it as a wildfire. When flames rip through forests and [...]
Is a Mortgage REIT Right for You?
A mortgage REIT is a real estate investment trust with a portfolio comprised of primarily real-estate secured loans. REITs, REMICs (real estate mortgage investment conduit) and similar vehicles were a mainstay in private lending during [...]
Last Call with Alex Sifakis: Getting Stuff Done, Despite Yourself
I am incapable of managing people. My focus shifts so quickly that people end up with workflow whiplash. I cannot evaluate anyone’s performance or character because I like everyone. I have the memory of a [...]
Member Spotlight | Tim Boord
Tim Boord, managing director of Navigator Private Capital, grew up picking crabs and shucking oysters in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay area. He still finds time to get to his beloved Baltimore Orioles games, fondly recalling watching [...]
Member Spotlight | Thomas Meade
Thomas Meade, founder and CEO of Touchstone Capital Partners, lives by a powerful motto: "Create more value than you capture," a quote from Tim O'Reilly, media CEO and web visionary. It's a motto he's built [...]
CIVIC LAUNCHES RENTAL PROGRAM
New long-term rental product gives investors the opportunity to diversify their portfolios Redondo Beach, CA, June 25, 2019 – Civic Financial Services (“CIVIC”) announced the release of its new Rental Program, designed for real estate [...]
RCN Capital Announces CEO Transition Plan
After nearly a decade of filling the role of Managing Director at RCN Capital, Jeffrey Tesch will be stepping forward as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1st, 2019. Mr. Tesch, who has [...]
Member Spotlight | Cort Chalfant
It's rare to find someone who's had a career in real estate — and is still actively involved — for more than forty years. You might say that Cort Chalfant, managing member of Nexus Private [...]
Member Spotlight | Ted Parker
Each day the New York Stock Exchange opens and closes with a ring of "The Bell."It takes a special someone to wrangle the opportunity regardless, but it's nearly impossible if you're not a company directly [...]
PRIVATE MONEY LENDER ANNOUNCES $108 MILLION SINGLE-MONTH FUNDING
Civic Financial Services achieves mortgage milestone in private money space Redondo Beach, CA, May 28, 2019 – Civic Financial Services reached a mortgage milestone in the private lending arena, funding over $108 million in the [...]
Residential Real Estate Rallies
Surprise! After talk of a downturn, a housing and mortgage rally emerges. After much recent talk about a slowdown in the housing and mortgage markets, the residential real estate industry appears to have done an [...]
Special Feature: Forecasting the Future of Private Lending
AAPL’s Government Relations Committee makes some long-term projections. AAPL announced its inaugural Government Relations Committee (GRC) earlier this year to serve as the implementation arm for the association’s advocacy goals. The GRC monitors state and [...]
What Your Attorney Didn’t Tell You
Beware of consumer laws that apply to business purpose loans. Private lenders are often surprised to hear that some consumer laws apply to business purpose loans. Worse yet, some private lenders have been told by [...]
Tax Season: When Retirement Accounts Can Really Shine
A self-directed IRA allows you to invest in private, hard and “alternative” assets without sacrificing the plan’s tax advantages. The 2018 tax filing deadline has come and gone. Last year was hopefully a prosperous one [...]
