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 [...]
Yield Compression
Why rates for alternative real estate financing are declining in this rising interest rate market The prime rate has been increasing slowly over the past six months, but real estate financing in the alternative sector [...]
The Next Baby Boomer Boom
How the postwar generation will shake up the housing market. Due to their sheer numbers, the baby boomer generation has had an outsized impact on society. They have been driving cultural change and economic expansion [...]
Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions Expands Correspondent Lending Unit, Welcomes Four New Executives
ATLANTA (May 13, 2019) – Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, LLC is enhancing its correspondent lending channel with new technology, infrastructure and high-level talent that reflect the stunning growth in the non-qualified mortgage marketplace. The company [...]
STRATTON EQUITIES’ HARD MONEY MEET AND GREET ON MAY 22
Loan Officers, Real Estate Agents, Developers and Investors are invited to the Son Cubano Restaurant in West New York in May to learn more about Stratton Equities April 17, 2019 - Parsippany NJ – New Jersey [...]
Florida Business-Purpose Checklist
How to determine what qualifies as a business purpose mortgage loan Florida House Bill 935 goes into effect July 1, 2019. It adds stiff penalties for misrepresenting a consumer mortgage loan as a business purpose [...]
Lender Limelight | Michael Schumacher & Aaron Roth
Striking a Balance at 15,000 Feet Michael Schumacher and Aaron Roth follow a big picture formula to keep their portfolios in an upright position. Now Boarding Like many small company leaders, Michael Schumacher and Aaron [...]
