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Rating Agencies Should Rate Foreclosure Timelines
Source: Forbes --- When Wall Street turns real estate mortgages into commercial mortgage-backed securities, those securities must first be given a rating. To do that, rating agencies scrutinize an exhaustive list of data points for each loan included in the...
Challenges abound in New Jersey’s hot cannabis real estate market
Source:MJ Biz Daily --- Marijuana businesses entering New Jersey are facing a sizzling market for retail and industrial cannabis real estate ahead of the launch of recreational sales, forcing them to search aggressively for appropriate sites in limited areas and pay...
Frenzied real-estate market imperils land conservation in Washington, Idaho
Source:Seattle Times --- There is a 1,000-acre ranch in North Idaho, a mix of timber and cattle lands, that borders a “gem lake” with waters that recharge the Spokane aquifer. “It’s habitat. It’s water,” said Dave Schaub, executive director of the Inland Northwest...
Why lenders should build a referral-based business
Source: Housing Wire --- HousingWire recently spoke with John G. Stevens, President at SRE.com, about the challenges mortgage loan officers and brokers face as the market continues to shift toward purchase money business and how human-assisted eCommerce can help them...
Foreign Real Estate Investors Plot Their Return
Source: DSNews--- As signs that the second wave of COVID-19 is beginning to wane and travel restrictions loosen, foreign investors are looking to return to the U.S., potentially driving up home prices in an already record-breaking market. According to a MarketWatch...
Career Coach: real estate photography
Source: Journal --- Live or die by the photo Great photographs are more important than ever for hooking up with online house-hunters. Unless you’re listing million-dollar homes or you (or your broker) have a big budget for marketing, chances are you’re the...


















