A composite measure of DM banks’ lending standards shows they are the tightest since 2009. Tighter credit conditions will be an impediment to central banks’ preference to keep rates “higher for longer.”
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US bank lending contracted by the most on record in the last two weeks of March, indicating a tightening of credit conditions in the wake of several high-profile bank collapses that risks damaging the economy.
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Real estate investors have largely done well for the past few years. But with higher interest rates, things could be about to change. The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rates by 0.75 basis points on Wednesday, marking the third such hike in a row.
Old Capital Lending What we like best about the Old Capital Lending team is that they do one main thing … and they do it REALLY well. That’s Commercial Loans on Multifamily Apartment Buildings! They’ve been the go-to provider for real estate investors looking for apartment loans for over 20 years … Have we mentioned
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High housing prices continue to be a concern in many major markets. While there are varying opinions on how to solve the problem, history says … and recent headlines concur … that adding fuel to the fire will be the likely “solution.” Here’s how it works and why it’s likely to create a lot of equity right up until it doesn’t … First, it’s important
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Lending is a big part of real estate investing … but sometimes your situation doesn’t fit the traditional lending mold. If you … or your deals … require out-of-the-box funding … have no fear! There is a great, big, wide world of alternative funding solutions just waiting to be discovered. And the payoff can be
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As of this writing, we’re not sure what the Fed will do with interest rates, though it’s widely expected they’ll cut. So as much as we’d like to talk about what it means to real estate investors, we’ll wait to see what happens. And even though mainstream financial media are finally paying attention to gold
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These days, it seems like industry and social changes are happening at a faster pace than ever before. Take the emergence of companies like Uber and Lyft. Unheard of just a few years ago, these businesses allow everyday drivers to repurpose their cars and moonlight as freelance drivers to earn some extra change. While the
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In another intriguing rendition of Ask The Guys, we dig deep into the email grab bag and pull out another great batch of listener questions. Behind the mics but ahead of the times for this Ask The Guys edition of The Real Estate Guys™ radio show: Your Answer Man host, Robert Helms His questionable co-host, Russell Gray
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Apartment buildings are the logical step up for most single-family home investors. And apartments are where many of the “big boys” play. In a low interest rate world, the cash flows on multi-family properties has attracted gobs of capital…creating a many funding options, but also a lot of competition for viable deals. In this episode, we
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