Source: Forbes — If you’re new to investing in real estate, don’t get seduced by a sexy-looking building or great projected returns. To ensure a higher rate of success, understand the basic elements of the offering and then decide if it’s right for your...
Source: Forbes — In the volatility of today’s economic climate, many investors are looking for stable and consistent returns with low exposure to risk. Preferred equity is a special financing structure that provides investors the opportunity to achieve...
Source: Scotsman Guide — Here’s a line slung around a lot in the past year: “These are unprecedented times.” But it’s absolutely true in the sense that the mortgage industry is facing the biggest housing inventory shortage in decades. In the past, there have...
Source: Scotsman Guide — Commercial mortgage underwriting is usually discussed in terms of asset performance, such as rents, occupancy, expenses, valuations and debt loads. But we can’t forget that traditional lenders, especially banks, also are evaluating the...
Source: CNBC — Many Americans are suddenly house rich. On paper, anyway. Soaring home prices have resulted in a record amount of home equity on hand. By the end of last year, roughly 46 million homeowners held a total $7.3 trillion in equity to tap, the largest...
Source: Forbes — There’s a problem inside the multifamily industry. I’m not the first person to point it out, but I will join the chorus of people speaking out about it. That problem is cliquish behavior. If this was about everyone joining together to push the...
CMBS Delinquency Rate Dips by Single Basis Point
