November 2024

Fannie and Freddie Dominate Apartment Financing

The GSEs offer incentive programs for low-income housing

(via Scotsman Guide)

New Jersey Tries Commercial Financing Disclosure Bill Again

For the 7th year in a row the legislature in New Jersey is trying to pass a commercial financing disclosure bill. While a notable component is an APR requirement it also applies a broad warning to brokers.

(via deBanked)

How Securitizing Bridge Loans Will Change Private Lending

Commercial mortgage originators and brokers should understand the securitization process and how its use has greatly expanded within the commercial real estate sector as a way to finance projects and gain investors. And a new way of securitizing a type of bridge loan could be a game changer for commercial real estate.

(via Scotsman Guide)

Private Lenders Need to Sweat the Details

It may seem like an obvious standard, but the most credible lenders originate loans they know will perform. Confidence and an unrelenting commitment to realizing good outcomes are integral principles to incorporate across a business. This attitude has an impact not only in the origination stage, but it is also the key to reaching securitization.

(via Scotsman Guide)