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Selling a home can be an expensive endeavor – particularly if you use a realtor. Typically, realtors command a 6 percent commission on every sale they handle. On a $300,000 home for sale, that means $18,000 just to the agent alone. And that doesn’t even include closing costs, repairs and other expenses the seller might ... Read More

Selling a promissory note should not be a complicated undertaking. In fact, the overall process can be smooth and hassle-free when you prepare accordingly and use reputable note buyers or experienced note buying companies. As a leader in loan acquisitions and buying promissory notes, we have put together this functional guide to help you understand ... Read More

Mortgage rates have been rising steadily over the past few months, hitting a new high as of this month. How does this play into the narrative if you are planning on selling a mortgage note? If predictions about future Fed rate hikes ring true (and newly appointed chair Jerome Powell and the Federal Open Market ... Read More

  At the end of November, a number of public bank figures stepped out to make statements about the coming months and the direction of the Fed going forward. There was a good deal of back and forth, as there always is with these things. But in between the hemming and hawing, two interesting pieces ... Read More

When Hurricane Harvey slammed into Houston, the devastation it left behind affected every part of life in the Texas city. The flooding and wind speeds from Harvey caused $1.8 Billion in damage. And thanks to out of date flood plane maps, many of the homes damaged didn’t have federal flood insurance. Homeowners are now left ... Read More

Last month, we took a look at the Equifax hack. 143 million Americans had their information stolen because of an egregious lack of judgement on the part of Equifax and its CEO. The company itself looks as though it will somehow weather this particular storm, though whether they deserve to do so or not is ... Read More

  We’ve talked about this before, but the real estate market across the country is on fire. Inventory is going fast, and there are far more buyers than sellers. This is a boon especially in luxury markets like South Florida. Or, it was. This hurricane season has already seen three major storms, with more possibly ... Read More

If you’ve been watching the news lately, chances are your head is spinning, because there is a LOT going on. But in all the tumult, you probably heard the words “Equifax” and “hack” for roughly .2 seconds before the press was forced to move on to something else. We’re going to talk a bit about ... Read More

  Everyone in real estate, from run-of-the-mill home buyers to note buyers online to real estate moguls, is looking for that once-in-a-lifetime deal. And those deals that do come around in the higher priced markets – they are like realty unicorns. Often talked about, seldom seen. However, if you’re willing to look a little harder, there are ... Read More

Tenants may be familiar with the fear of their home being sold out from under them. But what if, instead of your home, it was your whole street? Residents of San Francisco’s high end Presidio Terrace neighborhood were shocked to discover that their entire street, including sidewalks, common spaces, and parking spots had been sold ... Read More