The Private Lending Space Offers Benefits to Lenders and Borrowers
The roots of private lending date back thousands of years to Ancient Rome, when wealthy landowners and feudal lords used their land and property to obtain collateralized loans. Fast forward to modern times. Private lending [...]
Home Price Trends on a Regional Level
Home prices have increased in all four US regions over the past five years with some regions experiencing greater gains than others (see chart below). An analysis of nationwide trends provides insight to why this [...]
Truth or Consequences
An Employee’s Lapse in Ethical Behavior—No Matter How Small it May Seem—Can Have a Compounding, Negative Effect on the Entire Workplace. Think you are a person of integrity and that you bring the highest standards [...]
A Quick Guide on Lending to Foreign Nationals
How many times have you seen an ad about loans provided to foreign nationals but once you call, the answer you receive only causes more confusion? There is a very simple way to correct the [...]
Noble Capital Launches $250 Million Texas Real Estate Income Fund in Partnership with US Capital
Leading Texas-based private lending firm, Noble Capital, today announced the launch of a $250 million Texas real estate fund in partnership with San Francisco-based private investment bank, US Capital Partners, through the firm’s private securities [...]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Anyone Can Claim to be a Leader, but the Key Question is: Will Your Team – and Success for your Business – Follow? Good leadership is like the light, permeating into every aspect of the [...]
A Fair Housing Primer
Private Lenders Need to Be Aware of How the Fair Housing Act Can Impact Their Success. The Fair Housing Act was designed to protect against discrimination and unfair practices in the process of purchasing residential [...]
Deeper Meaning: Today’s Concept of Fair Housing Goes Beyond Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
The Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) originally introduced meaningful federal enforcement of laws guaranteeing that no person could be denied the ability to buy or rent a dwelling [...]
How an Investor Can Capitalize from Fannie Mae’s Rubber Stamp.
January 2017: Fannie Mae announces it will back $1 billion in debt collateralized by single-family rental homes owned by Blackstone. Whether you are a private lender, new or seasoned real estate operator, or real estate [...]
Serial Entrepreneur Bill Green Pays It Forward With New Book For Entrepreneurs
You have the Big Idea. You have the drive and ambition. You see the market. You’ve identified the customers. You want to be wildly successful. You wonder how certain entrepreneurs have achieved success without a [...]
Fighting Fraud: How SBA Lenders Can Avoid FCA Violations.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides loan programs available at most banks and commercial lending that are U.S. government-backed and guaranteed. Each year, the administration guarantees billions in loans and assists thousands of U.S. [...]
The Outlook for Federal Housing Under the Trump Administration.
As the Trump administration embraces rapid change across many spheres of government, it is the approach to Section 8 housing that has the potential to bring opportunities for builders and the private finance industry. In [...]
A Handy Checklist for Hard Money Loan Monitoring
So you made a high-risk loan...now what? The actions a lender takes during the term of a loan can make or break the return. This article provides a best-practice checklist to help increase the likelihood of [...]
The Conference Advantage
Pick your business conference opportunities carefully, then make a plan to get the most out of your attendance. Last year was a very busy one for us all, and now it is time to dive [...]
Financial Engineering for Real Estate Debt Can be a Market Differentiator
Welcome to the world of financial engineering. Allow us to introduce you to the power and simplicity of some basic financial engineering techniques that will expand your business opportunities, allow you to entertain new lending [...]
Finding Funding
According to a study conducted by the online real estate site Trulia.com, becoming a homeowner is still as important as ever among consumers. In 2016, 75 percent of those surveyed said they dream of becoming [...]
The Future of Leadership
Throughout the last decade there was a considerable investment made in executive training. A poll conducted by researchers from Harvard University showed 70 percent of Americans considers leadership crisis a significant factor in the national [...]
Mortgage Industry is Unclear About CFPB’s New Servicing Rule
The mortgage industry is anticipating significant changes when it implements the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 2016 Servicing Rule, but determining how those changes will affect operations will have to wait until the rule is fully [...]
How the JOBS Act opens deal flow for non-accredited investors.
In historic fashion, investing opportunities for ordinary Americans took on new meaning in the spring of 2016 when equity crowdfunding rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission took effect. Besides opening up a whole new [...]
Self-directed IRA holders are finding more freedom in how to invest in loans.
The private lending landscape is coming into its own as a popular alternative to loans from banks and other traditional lenders who follow strict regulations for borrowers and loan qualifications. Private lenders are tasked with [...]
