SGF Contracting Services Inc. is now Radius Renovation Group, a name signifying its commitment to providing full circle renovation services to real estate investors SGF Contracting Services Inc., a national provider of rehab and renovation services for real estate investors, asset managers, property management companies and REITs, has re-branded as Radius Renovation Group, underscoring the [...]
Toorak Capital Partners Closes Increased KKR Investment as Company Reaches $1 Billion Milestone Toorak Capital Partners (“Toorak”) announced that KKR has increased its investment in the company to $250 million, after initially committing $75 million in 2016. The investment comes at a momentous time for Toorak as the company recently reached the $1 billion milestone [...]
Purchase better connects real estate investors to education, property acquisition services and insurance products Affinity Worldwide has made an equity investment in OwnAmerica. The purchase deepens the partnership between OwnAmerica and two of Affinity Worldwide’s real estate-related entities, Think Realty and National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG). The terms of the investment were not disclosed. [...]
John Devereux will lead the firm’s strategic expansion across the real estate industry PeerStreet, an award-winning platform for investing in real estate backed loans, is excited to announce the appointment of John Devereux as Chief Real Estate Officer. He will be based in the firm’s headquarters in Los Angeles, California. As PeerStreet's Chief Real Estate [...]
Patch of Land, a leading online real estate lending marketplace engineered to help real estate investors build wealth and generate cash-flow, has announced that Paul Deitch, the company’s CEO since April 2016 will be stepping down for personal reasons. As a result, Jason Fritton, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, will return to the role [...]
American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) has partnered with Private Money Lending Guide (PMLG). The partnership brings together an association that provides education, ethics and networking opportunities for private money lenders and a tool for deal-flow that enables borrowers and lenders to find the appropriate counterpart for their deals. The partnership will work to better [...]
Louis Nees brings more than 30 years of experience to the growing fintech firm PeerStreet, an award-winning platform for investing in real estate backed loans, is excited to announce the appointment of Louis Nees as Head of Capital Markets. He will be based in the firm’s headquarters in Los Angeles, California. Louis Nees [...]
Applied Business Software (“ABS”) announced the upcoming update to The Mortgage Office™ Loan Origination System (LOS) will be ready for the collection and reporting changes of the 2018 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and Regulation C (HMDA). The upcoming enhancements will enable our users to easily collect and report the loan data as defined in HMDA [...]
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