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“No one should be lending for 30 years in most of Florida,” financial climate analyst warns

May 15, 2019 06:30PM

TRD MIAMI

Real estate lenders and investors are ignoring the rising threat that climate change poses in Florida, which could spell disaster for the state’s economy,...

Battle of the banks: These were NYC’s most active luxury home lenders in 2018

by Meenal Vamburkar | April 17, 2019 07:30AM

TRD ISSUE

Last year, Luxury Mortgage Corporation’s Mira Dick worked with a former Wall Street banker who was having trouble locking...

Lightstone getting in on the lending game

by Eddie Small | January 17, 2019 01:00PM

Lightstone Group is joining the ranks of real estate companies launching their own debt platforms. The firm announced Thursday that it is setting up Lightstone Capital, which will aim to address inefficiencies and roadblocks...

Nonbanks eat up lending market share with 40% increase in loan origination

August 22, 2018 01:30PM

TRD NATIONAL

While banks struggle with financial regulations, non-conventional lenders are taking a bite out of market share. Nonbanks originated nearly...

The death of the all-cash Chinese buyer

by E.B. Solomont | August 17, 2018 03:00PM

TRD ARCHIVE

Late last year, Steven Ho saw alarm bells on social media: The Chinese government was gearing up for a major crackdown on foreign investment, and on messaging platforms such as WeChat and Line, Ho’s friends...

Moinian ramps up lending with over $200M in NY, SoFla deals

by Chava Gourarie | January 04, 2018 02:00PM

Joseph Moinian’s Moinian Group is building up its lending operation with four new financing deals for projects in Brooklyn,...

“It’s like jungle animals surrounding a dead animal”: Inside the world of mezz debt

August 04, 2017 02:55PM

A mezzanine lender can be a developer’s knight in shining armor, pumping additional money into a project when the...

Real estate lending could be due for the Hunger Games

July 13, 2017 04:55PM

With so many players in the non-bank real estate debt arena, competition could start pushing yields down to levels...

Bank of the Ozarks chief urges “perspective” on deteriorating condo prices

by Katherine Clarke | April 12, 2017 02:45PM

Sometimes it seems like Bank of the Ozarks is the only show left in town, lending hundreds of millions...

The death of the all-cash Chinese buyer – and what it means for NYC banks

by E.B. Solomont | March 27, 2017 08:47AM

Late last year, Steven Ho saw alarm bells on social media: The Chinese government was gearing up for a...