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Treasury Suspends Second Home, Investment Property Loan Caps The Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency have loosened loan restrictions, drafted in the final days of the Trump administration, for second homes and investment properties. So reports Millionacres.

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Morningstar Parries Lawsuit Over Commercial Mortgage Ratings

Sunday, 25 April 2021

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

Morningstar has asked a judge to throw out a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit concerning the company’s ratings of commercial mortgage-backed securities. So reports Reuters. Read more...

Foreign Investment Firms Rushing Into Suburban Housing

Saturday, 17 April 2021

Commercial Lending

Written by Chris Frankie

Overseas investors have started joining forces with housing companies to buy or build thousands of single-family rental homes in the U.S. suburbs. So reports Dow Jones. Read more...

More Investors Are Crashing the Fix-and-Flip Party

Friday, 09 April 2021

Commercial Lending

Written by The Mortgage Leader Staff

Pension funds, private equity firms, individual punters and other investors are buying single-family homes, renting or flipping them in a quest for yield. So reports The Wall Street Journal. Read more...

Austin Tops List of Hottest Commercial Property Markets

Friday, 02 April 2021

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Written by Chris Frankie

Austin, Texas, is No. 1 in the hearts of commercial real estate investors. So reports CultureMap Austin. Read more...

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House-Flipping Financiers Pile Into Sizzling Market

Friday, 26 March 2021

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Written by Chris Frankie

Fix-and-flip investors are enjoying a surge of attention from lenders chasing a booming market. So reports Bloomberg. Read more...

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Billion-Dollar Hotel Investor Wagers on Business Travel

Thursday, 18 March 2021

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Written by Chris Frankie

Dreamscape Cos. has $1 billion for hotel acquisitions, and its CEO, Eric Birnbaum, is looking to bet on a resumption of business travel. So reports The Dallas Morning News. Read more...

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Is the Single-Family Rental Market a Bubble?

Friday, 12 March 2021

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Written by Chris Frankie

With investment money pouring into single-family rentals, some experts have warned that the market’s boom could be unsustainable over the long-term. So reports GlobeSt.com. Read more...

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Commercial Real Estate Behemoth Steps into Home Rental Biz

Friday, 05 March 2021

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Written by Chris Frankie

Office-leasing giant Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. is entering the booming market for rental houses. So reports The Wall Street Journal. Read more...

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Zillow Turns Price Estimates Into Cash Offers

Friday, 26 February 2021

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Written by Chris Frankie

Fix-and-flip investors have a deep-pocketed new rival: Zillow Group, which has begun taking its hotly discussed “Zestimates” and making them into cash offers. So reports Bloomberg. Read more...

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SEC Sues Over Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Ratings

Friday, 19 February 2021

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Written by Chris Frankie

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a complaint against Morningstar’s credit ratings business for alleged securities violations in its ratings of commercial mortgage-backed securities. So reports Reuters. Read more...

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Fed Includes Commercial Real Estate in Stress Tests

Saturday, 13 February 2021

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Written by Chris Frankie

The Federal Reserve has revealed the scenarios it will use in its 2021 stress tests of large banks, and “substantial stress” in the commercial real estate market is among them. So reports Reuters. Read more...

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Fintech Cadre Launches Fund for Small Real Estate Investors

Friday, 05 February 2021

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Written by Chris Frankie

Fintech firm Cadre has announced a $400 million fund aiming to make it easier for individuals to invest in commercial real estate. So reports The Real Deal. Read more...

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