Clearest sign yet commercial real estate is in big trouble

Clearest sign yet commercial real estate is in big trouble

Foreclosures are surging in a risky corner of commercial real-estate finance, offering one of the most profound signs yet that turmoil in the commercial property market is just beginning.  Lenders this year have issued a record number of foreclosure notices for...
Rising Rates increase Distressed Homeowners. Regulators have a fix.

Rising Rates increase Distressed Homeowners. Regulators have a fix.

I always cringe when I see a press release that “regulators” have a solution!  FHA has yet another new proposal that sounds great on the surface, but as typical misses some very important items that will cost taxpayers millions or considerably more as government...
Real Estate Market continues outperforming, what time period are we beginning to resemble?

Real Estate Market continues outperforming, what time period are we beginning to resemble?

  Although the spring real estate market has slowed drastically from the pandemic days, the bottom has not fallen out.  Quite the opposite has occurred, in suburban markets and sunbelt cities, real estate keeps charging higher.  A good example is Boulder, CO, a...

Close your hard money loan by year end

As the holidays are well upon us, many borrowers have asked: “can you close my loan by year end?”. The answer is yes. Fairivew is a private hard money lender that strictly lends their own money. Fairview has the ability to close loans quickly without the...

Loan broker fraud

Do you know your loan broker?   There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com ) regarding mortgage brokers / Loan arrangers.  In this article the author discussed a drastic rise in the fees that borrowers were being taken for without...

Lehman Bankruptcy impact on commercial lending

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 probably one...