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Optimizing the Loan Life Cycle

NTC Keeps Focus on Core Competencies, Client Success by Carole VanSickle Ellis When it comes to protecting the interests of the nation’s largest investors, servicers, and mortgage lenders, Nationwide Title Clearing, Inc. takes an innovative, research-based approach to perhaps the most intimidating and complicated facets of real estate and lending. NTC’s official description is often listed as that of a “document processor” or “research service provider,” but that relatively simple

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What Lenders Should Look for in a Capital Provider

Choose Your Partners Carefully to Avoid Risk by Eli Novey A Demand for Housing Means a Demand for Capital The need for capital in the residential real estate market has never been more acute. The lack of available housing inventory, already an issue before the pandemic, has only become more complex and widespread in the past 18 months. For more than a decade, the United States has massively underinvested in

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What’s Driving Strong Investment Demand In the Multifamily Sector During COVID-19?

CBRE Econometric Advisors (EA) Analysis of the Strength of the Multifamily Asset Class by Nathan Adkins, Jing Ren, and Neil Blake The multifamily sector’s share of overall transaction activity has grown steadily over the past 15 years. Starting from a quarter of all transactions in the mid-2000s, multifamily expanded to a third of all transactions by 2016, overtaking the office sector, and giving multifamily the largest share of any property

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Offices Face Quantum Shift Post-COVID

The Metamorphosis of the Office Market by Paul Fiorilla No sector of commercial real estate faces more uncertainty going forward than offices. Companies found during the pandemic that work can be accomplished productively from home, and many workers found that they prefer shorter commutes and more flexibility. Demand for office space will be reduced, and workspaces will be redesigned. The only question is how much of a disruption will occur.

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Real Estate Investing Outlook

The Pandemic Gave the Real Estate Industry a Crystal Ball to Identify Emerging Trends by Erica LaCentra Despite the global pandemic, the real estate investing space, in particular single-family rental, is booming. The SFR market was one of the best performing areas of real estate in 2020 as it mirrored the strong performance seen with single-family purchases. The thing with SFR is that it is a very attractive asset class

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Investors Face Challenges Today, See Better Times Ahead

The RealtyTrac Investor Sentiment Survey™ by Rick Sharga Individual investors today face unprecedented challenges in the real estate market. Limited supply, soaring prices, and unprecedented competition from both institutional investors and traditional homebuyers. How do investors feel about market conditions today? Is the investment market better or worse than it was a year ago, and will it be better or worse six months from now? What are the biggest barriers

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