Colorado Residential Hard Money Fairview is pleased to announce the creation of a new entity that will now be able offer residential loans on non owner occupied properties in Colorado. These Colorado hard money residential loans on Non-owner occupied properties…
New entity to fund non-owner occupied residential loans in CO and GA Fairview is pleased to announce the creation of a new entity that will now be able offer residential loans on non owner occupied properties in Georgia…
Fairview Commercial Lending is pleases to announce the creation of a stand-alone commercial servicing organization (www.fairviewservicing.com) . Commercial Loan Servicing Fairview (fairviewlending.com) has established a stand-alone commercial loan servicing entity. Fairview Loan Servicing (www.fairviewservicing.com) specializes in servicing non-performing, delinquent and/or…
TIC-tenant in common There have been many articles recently on TICs. First, what is a tenant in common (TIC)? A TIC is a tax structure that allows investors to pool their funds with other investors to purchase real estate. For…
Hard Money Commercial LendingI’m commonly asked about hard money commercial lending.Many folks are confused about what it is, how it is different than traditional lending and resources available for borrowers/brokers.Fairview Commercial Lending specializes in hard money commercial loans.The loans are…
I am frequently asked about capitalization rates (Cap Rates). The questions range from what is a Cap Rate, how is it determined, and which direction the cap rate is moving. 1. What is Cap Rate? This is the rate…
Impact of Bailout on taxpayers and commercial lendersIt seems that everyone has thoughts on the current proposed bailout.Before drawing an opinion it is critical that the American public understands the true cost of such a proposal.The last bailout of this…
Many people are wondering what impact the bankruptcy filing by Lehman brothers has on commercial lending. Lehman Brothers was a large player in commercial real estate lending. Up to about 12 months ago their small balance commercial lending program was…
Every time I pick up a newspaper it seems yet another lender is about to go under or has somehow gotten into legal trouble. The most recent victims appear to have been swindled by WexTrust Capital. From the complaint filed by…
It appears that anyone that is asked has an opinion on whether we should drill off the coasts of California and Florida. The current administration feels that it would reduce the price of oil in the near term. Unfortunately this is not necessarily a true statement. Each location would take at a minimum 10 years to develop before the first drop of oil ever comes out of the ground. The price of gas might be reduced a very nominal amount if at all.
Regardless of one’s opinion on whether we should drill for oil offshore, it is important to look at the impacts to the communities near where the drilling would take place. For this analysis, I am going to strictly focus on Florida. According to the various sources, including recent articles in the Houston Chronicle and the Denver Post small oil spill have been relatively common in the last 30 years.