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The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, or NCREIF, reported this week that commercial property returns had jumped sharply in the fourth quarter of 2010. The NCREIF Property Index (NPI), which measures unlevered returns on core property investments by its data contributing mem...
01/27/2011
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What we are focusing on in 2011 Part 2 PRIVATE HEDGE FUND LENDING Mostly for deals under $500K. This is private money and the only deals under $500K that I will do for a branch in 2011. However, we can do deals that just can’t get done. We closed a cell phone tower property, we closed a vaca...
01/26/2011
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Albuquerque, New Mexico Borrower came to us after being turned down elsewhere. They needed to pull cash out of an existing property in order to take advantage of another amazing opportunity and finance some needed improvements. Appraisal came in low and we ended up needing to cross collateraliz...
01/25/2011
In-house lending product. : We closed 2 of these in December and I personally have 4 in January alone set to close. I love these deals because we have more control. NICHES THIS PRODUCT FILLS THAT BODE HUGE IN THE MARKETPLACE: -special purpose properties-investor or owner occupied. We can do t...
01/20/2011
I see a lot of confusion amongst people when referring to the above types of loans, they are intermingled constantly. Let me try to share the key differences and what is available. These loans are hot right now and we are closing a lot of them but you need to know what is what. Bridge Loans: ...
01/06/2011
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With new goals, a new determination to get it right this year, to be better, to be the person we are striving to be. It has been said that 80% of New Year’s Resolutions are broken by Jan. 2nd. Sad, isn’t it? So how does one execute these goals and plans, get them done, in a world that careens a...
01/04/2011
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Christopher Hills
Managing Dir. Lending