Striking the Right Balance by Carole VanSickle Ellis Justin Fordham, CEO of Fordham Enterprises, believes firmly in that now-famous axiom: “If you build it, they will come.” Unlike Kevin Costner in his classic baseball movie, however, Fordham is not building ballparks in corn fields. Instead, he...
Watch These Markets Carefully by Carole VanSickle Ellis In February 2024, the United Nations released its annual Environmental Report, warning “nearly two-thirds of our world’s population experiences severe water shortages for at least one month a year” and suggesting water use be “decoupled from...
The Data is Clear by Nate Zielinski A recently proposed ban by the current administration to prohibit institutional investors from buying too many homes has made shockwaves across the real estate investment industry for the past few weeks. The sense of confusion within the industry stems from the...
NPLA Launches the Broker Certification Course by Amy Kame A year ago, at our National Private Lenders Association (NPLA) member meeting in Miami, broker education was the main topic of conversation. Lenders were clear that the industry needs a higher standard. Brokers represent their investor...
Why Responsible Operators Should Stop Fighting and Start Shaping by Ali Nasir Let me say something that will make a significant portion of the manufactured housing community industry uncomfortable: We are losing the rent control fight, and the way we are losing it is making our situation worse....
Applying the Right Products, Processes & Policies to Drive Continued Growth by Carole VanSickle Ellis When Genesis Capital was founded in 2014, it filled a gap in the industry by adding an element of innovation to traditional real estate lending. Joe Bleyle, president at the company, described...
A Guidebook to Making Moves in Today’s Challenging Market by Amy Daniel It is a tale as old as time, at least it feels like it these days. Relatively high interest rates coupled with increasing home prices have left investors in a holding pattern. With so much at play, including supply chain...
Jose Berlanga, Former Owner and CEO of Tricon Homes When Jose Berlanga, former owner and CEO of Tricon Homes and present-day real estate developer with Onyx Land Partners, arrived in Houston, Texas, in the mid-1980s to attend the University of St. Thomas, he did so propelled, in part, by his...
Updates to Real Estate Titling Laws Could Reduce Costs for Borrowers by Adam Staveski and Rachel Siegel Manufactured homes could help address the nation’s critical housing shortage, but outdated state laws often prevent manufactured home buyers from obtaining a mortgage, thus limiting the reach of...
