Hard Money Lending Blog
Discover the latest trends in real estate investment. Our experts share their knowledge of hard money lending aimed at brokers, borrowers, investors, and vendors.
Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate – What Are The Target Markets?
American commercial and residential real estate has been an increasingly popular investment vehicle for foreign investors. While only recently Canada...
Read More
The Sacramento Zoo aims to become the best ‘Little Zoo’ in the country.
90 years ago, a collection of 40 animals—ranging from exotic monkeys to not-so-exotic raccoons—were brought together to form the William Land Park...
Read More
Sacramento children’s home has been serving the community’s most vulnerable populations for 150 years.
Residents of Sacramento, past and present, have long advocated for support services for the region’s homeless population. What most don’t recognize...
Read More
Mortgage Fraud Rates Increasing for Homes and MFRs
One of the lessons learned from the housing crisis of the last decade was that an increase in mortgage fraud is a key red flag. Such fraud occurred...
Read More
Why Non-Judicial Mortgage States are More Inviting to Investors
When a homeowner fails to make their agreed upon payments, sooner or later their home will enter foreclosure. This allows a lender to recover the...
Read More
2018 State of the California Real Estate Market: Correction Incoming?
As we move past the middle of the year and 2019 looms on the horizon, a wealth of midyear real estate market data has become available. The...
Read More
Peer-to-Peer Lending Runs into Trouble in China, Raises Concerns About U.S. Platforms
Not too long ago, we voiced concerns about the increasingly popular concept ‘crowdfunding’ (also known as peer-to-peer or P2P lending). In short,...
Read More
Underwriting Private Loans – Core Principles & Processes
Conventional lenders typically evaluate loan opportunities by analyzing what is known as the “Five C’s” – character, capacity, collateral, capital,...
Read More
Real Estate Market Compression Endangers Lenders & Investors
For the first time in several years, lenders are raising their rates, in response to the rising prime rate and the continued shortfall in home...
Read More