Design-build business model when land no longer provides a moat.
Scott FInfer outlines parallel clean-tech stacks, retail studios and payment-tied engineered financing, highlighting structured cash-flow and collateral use.
Five questions for loan officers before preapproving complex income.
Concise assumption memos help private lenders avoid underwriting surprises by documenting income sources and assumptions, reducing last-minute adjustments.
New Hampshire’s first C-PACE deal finances 474-home Brickyard development.
New Hampshire's first C-PACE backs a 474-unit Brickyard in Lebanon: $23.2M C-PACE paired with $31.5M senior construction loan, capital-stack profile brief.
Compass adds See It First to Compass.com redesign.
A major brokerage conglomerate is citing a 56% year‑over‑year increase in traffic to its consumer site as the basis for a national advertising push, signaling a strategic pivot toward brand‑driven digital growth. For mortgage professionals, the development highlights the growing importance of brokerage‑owned portals [...]
The mortgage industry assists borrowers only after it is too late.
Lenders increasingly recognize a persistent gap between consumer curiosity about mortgage options and the point when borrowers are ready to submit an application. Treating readiness as a distinct customer-stage acknowledges that many prospects need education, affordability insight and reassurance rather than an immediate push [...]
NAR receives Meta award for AI ad automation.
A test of an automated audience optimization tool, Advantage+ Audience, produced significant reach and efficiency gains for a mortgage marketing campaign: it generated 432,000 landing page views while reducing cost per view by 29%. For lenders and brokers, that kind of scale can materially [...]
Mortgage forecasts revised downward as interest rates climb.
Analysts pricing in additional Fed hikes and a higher-for-longer rate backdrop are reshaping the mortgage market’s near-term economics. Anticipated upward pressure on short- and intermediate-term yields is translating into higher quoted mortgage rates and wider spreads on mortgage-backed securities, compressing refinance activity and reducing [...]
Heirs face a limited timeframe when a reverse mortgage becomes due.
When a homeowner dies, heirs often face immediate uncertainty about mortgage obligations, servicer communications and the future of the property. HUD‑approved housing counseling agencies provide impartial, federally recognized guidance that helps heirs understand loan terms, loss‑mitigation options and servicer processes. Counselors can assist with [...]
Massachusetts Court Upholds Transit-Oriented Zoning for 177 Communities
High court upholds MBTA zoning, allowing by-right multifamily in 177 transit communities — reduces entitlement risk, expands private-lender opportunities.
Two men plead guilty to embezzlement at 924-unit Connecticut cooperative.
Federal convictions in a 924-unit cooperative reveal embezzlement, $4M+ restitution, lender exposure and recovery issues; private lenders must reassess risk.