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  What is a Hard Money Loans? A loan that is secured by real estate property is known as a  hard money loans . These are considered loans of desperate remedy or short-term bridge loans. These loans are used in real estate transactions, with the lender who is not a bank but an individual or company. The Working of a hard money loan Instead of the financial stability of the borrower, hard money loan lenders rely on the value of the property that is being used as collateral. Banks that are traditional mortgage lenders, do not provide hard money loans these lenders are private individuals or companies. Property   flippers who plan to renovate and resell the collateralized real estate quickly within a year sought hard money loans. The costs are higher and the borrower needs to pay off the loan faster than he would otherwise with a  traditional loan . Most this types of loans duration is from one to three years. Hard money lending is a type of investment business and many ...

  Investing in mortgage notes is an interesting alternative to  purchasing properties  outright. When you secure a  mortgage note  you don’t own the property like a hard real estate purchase. Instead, you take the bank’s place in the transaction and become the borrower’s new creditor. If you want to earn passive income without purchasing a physical property, mortgage notes are an ideal real estate investment. Every month you will receive income in the form of principal and interest repayments on the underlying mortgage. You have the choic e  to hold the note until maturity or resell it in the secondary market so it completely depends on your long-term strategy. What is a mortgage note? A mortgage note is used exclusively in real estate transactions it is a promissory note. These mortgage notes do not have any listing in the public record but are legally binding documents. Once the borrower signs the required documentation and provides the note it is held by...

  According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest monthly CREF Loan Performance Survey, in July the delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial and multifamily properties reduced. The Survey Reported: Compared to the previous month when the outstanding loan balances were 95.2% now they are 95.5%. In 90-plus days delinquent or in REO last month was 3.0% now down to 2.9%. 60–90 days delinquent remained unchanged from last month at 0.2%. The 30–60 days delinquent were 0.6% now they too are down to 0.3%. Less than 30 days delinquent were 1.1% and have remained unchanged. The Gist: Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s vice president of Commercial Real Estate Research said that the commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies dropped in July to the lowest point since the time the pandemic began in 2020. He added that depending on the property type the loan performance continues, the worst hit was on the lodging loans that too is now showing good improvement. In overa l l deli...

  A new ban on evictions was issued by the  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . This happened when the lawmakers in the U.S. House failed in an attempt to extend the previous moratorium. The order and its impact on small housing providers and looking at all legal options are being assessed by the policy analysts of the National Association of Realtors. Only counties with major covid impact qualify for the new eviction moratorium from the CDC. He expected 90% of renters would be covered said President Biden in a news conference. The new  o rder will face more legal challenges because housing providers are trying to make up for more than a year of lost rent and face a slow issuance of nearly $50 billion in emergency rental assistance. During the last moratorium, more than $13 billion per month in rent went unpaid. NAR President Charlie Oppler, a broker-owner from New Jersey said that half of all housing providers will not be able to pay their own bills or main...

  Refinancing your mortgage has become an even better option. According to a calculation done by the Mortgage Bankers Association, a top lenders trade group the refi will now cost you $1,400 less. Last year during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic an adverse refinance fee of 0.5% was levied by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, leading to only 22 % of eligible homeowners taking advantage of  refinancing  their mortgages said online real estate marketplace, Zillow. On Aug. 1, the fees formally ended helping millions of Americans to take advantage of the historically low rates and save further. The   low rate in the market doesn’t guarantee you to receive it automatically, you need to take a look at your credit score the higher the score the more eligible candidate you will become. Then comes your  DTI ratio  which goes towards paying your monthly debt payments which determines how risk or safe you are to a lender. If you have higher debts above 36% then yo...

  About Debt to Equity Ratio When a company’s financial leverage is evaluated and calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholder equity it is called the  debt-to-equity ratio . The debt to equity ratio is an important yardstick used in corporate finance. It is a measure to understand how much does a company finances its operations through debt versus  wholly-owned funds . In the event of a business downturn, it reflects the ability of shareholder equity to cover all outstanding debts. All the information needed for the debt-to-equity ratio can be found on a company’s balance sheet. The balance sheet equation is: Ass e ts = Liabilities + shareholder equity In a balance sheet, some categories containing individual accounts would not be considered debt or equity as per the traditional sense of a loan or the book value of an asset. Because the ratio can be twisted by retained earnings or losses, intangible assets, and pension plan adjustments, to unde...