REQUIRED READING: Hotel Buyers And Sellers Turn To Specialized Structures
In today's challenging commercial real estate market, appropriately utilizing creatively structured transactions is becoming a necessity. Understanding what steps need to be taken...
REQUIRED READING: Making SaaS Work For You
Have you noticed the trend among communication companies to supply you with any and all the services it can find? Your television cable...
REQUIRED READING: Do Moratoria Simply Delay The Inevitable?
No fewer than four state governors have said they would consider it. President Obama made it a central part of his election campaign's...
REQUIRED READING: Learn Legal Fundamentals For A Safe, Painless Loan Sale
History will define 2008 as the year of the government's Wall Street bailout. But separate and apart from government intervention on residential loans,...
REQUIRED READING: Is There Still A Place For Jumbo Mortgages?
Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) for non-agency loans have remained locked down for the past year, as the free flow of capital to real estate...
REQUIRED READING: Understanding Loss Ratios’ Effect On Insurance Premiums
One of the conditions imposed upon borrowers under their deed of trust or mortgage is to obtain and maintain homeowners insurance for their...
REQUIRED READING: Focus On Exit Strategies, Diversity When Examining Lending Programs
Capital is precious in today's world, and bankers have grown cautious - to say the least - regarding to whom they will extend...
REQUIRED READING: Brokers Realign Their Business To The Commercial Side
Commercial mortgage lending is being seen as a salvation by many residential real estate brokers. Some of these brokers are brand-new to the...
REQUIRED READING: HUD Program Presents Opportunities And Challenges
Under the new Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has allocated a total of $3.92 billion...
REQUIRED READING: Avoid Common Liabilities Linked To Brownfield Lending
As turmoil continues to sweep across the capital markets, both transactional volume and real estate development have come to a grinding halt. With...
REQUIRED READING: A Housing Market View From The Caribbean
A great number of Americans who head to the Caribbean every year for vacation enjoy the experience so much they end up purchasing...
REQUIRED READING: Automation And Interface Advancements Aid Servicers
'Between a rock and a hard place' is a phrase that has been used liberally in recent months to describe the position in...
REQUIRED READING: In Rough Times, Review Your Commercial Mortgage Brokering Basics
Right now, all commercial mortgage brokers - and especially those that might be arriving from the residential sector - must ensure they have...
REQUIRED READING: Only Loan Investors Can Drive Recovery Efforts For The Industry
Banks and other lending institutions often sell outstanding loan obligations to investors and buyers who are looking for income streams or other access...
REQUIRED READING: Get Ahead Of Foreclosure: Strategies For Home Retention
According to a report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association, the overall mortgage delinquency rate rose from 6.35% in the first quarter of...
REQUIRED READING: The New Capital Stack: Not Just Filling Leverage Gaps
If you are a developer currently seeking to finance a new project or an investor looking to buy a commercial property, you no...
REQUIRED READING: Paying More Attention To Current Subprime Borrowers
As the mortgage industry evaluates all sectors of mortgage lending, there is a serious question as to the future of nonprime lending. Contrary...
REQUIRED READING: Auctions: No Longer A Last Resort
Not that long ago, auctioning real estate was considered by sellers to be a last-resort option. They attracted the wrong buyers and gave...
REQUIRED READING: Experienced Hard-Money Firms Savor Their Augmented Role
Once relegated to risky, extremely unconventional or emergency borrowing situations, hard-money lending has recently surged in everyday popularity as balance-sheet-minded banks continue to...
REQUIRED READING: The Realities Of Starting Up An FHA Division
The new era ushered in by the federal government's takeover of the government-sponsored enterprises on Sept. 8 of this year will have short-term...