Don’t overlook these five common examples of budget omissions. As the saying goes, a picture speaks a thousand words. The problem in real estate? There aren’t enough photos! Let’s be honest. How do often do you receive more than just a few basic photos of a subject property when ordering an appraisal or BPO? It’s [...]
Helping lower-income households achieve their dream of home ownership can offer private lenders and investors an opportunity to profit while revitalizing neighborhoods. When most private lenders think about affordable housing, they think of people living below the poverty level. That’s why most private lenders avoid investment in marginalized communities. The problem is most people don't [...]
Previously unavailable industry data made accessible through AAPL gives members a competitive edge. Earlier this year, Lightning Docs, the official loan document platform of the American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) joined forces with AAPL to bring to light up-to-date state-of-the-industry data that had previously been unavailable for those in the private lending sector. The [...]
Second quarter 2023 trends are similar to first quarter. Overall, we're seeing the same trends as we did in the first quarter: rising interest rates, rising fees, movement toward safer investments. Closing ratios are down significantly, indicating lenders are more selective about the loans they are willing to do. Note: These data include detailed breakdowns [...]
The term “capital markets” is broad—so is its reach and impact. In private lending circles, “capital markets” are often defined, at least implicitly, as the sources of institutional capital. Although often associated with fixed-income markets such as debt security or bonds, capital could also be derived from other institutional sources, including insurance companies, larger REITs, [...]
Private lenders should anticipate these five developments among CRE asset classes in 2022. Despite the initial shockwaves felt at the onset of COVID-19, certain sectors of the real estate market have proven to weather the storm with resounding resilience, and some asset classes have barely missed a beat. Soaring e-commerce sales have accelerated the demand [...]
Words have power. We use them to define our place in the world and to communicate that position to others. Recently, one phrase long used in our industry has come under fire: hard money. What is a hard money lender? Is it the same as a private lender? An asset-based lender? Non-agency? Balance sheet lender? [...]
Housing supply gradually began to increase in the second half of 2021, both in the larger retail market and in the narrower distressed property market—as predicted in a July 2021 article in this publication. The inventory of existing homes for sale increased to an 11-month high of 1.3 million in July 2021 and remained near [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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