How to Give Yourself That Elusive Edge By William Gottfried Tough times for your rental portfolio lately? You may be thinking you should get conservative by hunkering down, reducing headcount, cutting software expenses, and riding out the down cycle. You’re welcome to try that approach, but you just might end up becoming that distressed seller everyone is waiting on. At least for now, the easy times are over in multifamily
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A Conversation About the Real Estate Industry and Private Lending Brian Valdivia is the Chief Executive Officer of Beltway Lending, a highly specialized “refi shop” for real estate investors, which was also founded by seasoned real estate investors. Their firsthand industry knowledge and experience allows them to more quickly understand real estate investors’ goals and financial strengths. Beltway’s team processed over $100 Million in loans last year alone while maintaining a
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Toni Moss & AmeriCatalyst Present the 2024 Climate & Housing Conference Toni Moss, CEO of AmeriCatalyst LLC, never intended to produce conferences. An expert on global mortgage markets, Moss spent much of the 1990s in Europe working as the Director of Corporate Development for Bouwfonds, a division of the Dutch government that was created to rebuild Holland after World War II. Moss’s background in corporate intelligence, scenario planning and due
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A Case Study in Leadership By Adolfo Villagomez It is no secret that communities across the United States are experiencing a growing crisis: access to housing. With consumers facing increasingly complex and evolving economic challenges in a post- pandemic world, the demand for affordable housing options continues to grow, as the demand for housing overall continues to outpace supply. According to the 2023 Gap Report from the National Low Income
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The Case for Legislation That Encourages and Incentivizes New Investment and Development in Housing By David Howard America’s housing market has a problem – we are not producing enough homes. Just consider the following: » In 1970, America built 420,000 “starter” homes; in 2020 we built just 65,000. » Fannie Mae has reported there were fewer homes built in the U.S. in the 10-year period ending in 2018 than in
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What to Understand Before Jumping into the Fire By Todd E. Chvat, Esq. and T. Robert Finlay, Esq. SB 567 directly impacts two sets of property owners — fix-and-flip investors planning to substantially remodel or rebuild a property for resale AND property owners planning to move into an occupied property either themselves or by a family member. To Understand the New Laws, We Must Understand the Old Laws Civil Code
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