CRE Lending

The following Mission Valley Condo complexes are eligible for FHA and VA financing (as of 8/6/09): Friar's PointeFriar's HollowFriar's MissionCreekwood at River RunThe FranciscanFriar GardensUnion SquareRiver SceneMission GateMission GreensMission HeightsMission PlaymorMission PlazaMission Villag...

This isn't a sales pitch; it's some straight talk about the reverse mortgage market.  If you're considering a reverse mortgage, you ought to do it now.  Not tomorrow, not next year, ....now. The reverse mortgage market has a ticking time-bomb in it much like the sub-prime market did; it's priced ...

I grew up in a neighborhood of minor celebrities, in Cherry Hill, NJ.  My mother was a REALTOR who sold many of the Philadelphia Flyers' players their homes. Hockey players were the lunch-pail professional athletes in the 70s; they didn't get huge contracts.  They lived amongst the lawyers, engin...

Many Californians who are close to me have heard me query this; " If the last 50 years were the 'California half-century', will the next 50 years be known as the 'Texas-half century?' "  I've had this conversation with Texas-phile Jeff Brown, mortgage partner Sean Purcell, and Texas buddy and mon...

Do you remember this party, from 2007 ?  Active Rainers from all over the country came to the World Famous Del Mar Race Track to enjoy thoroughbred racing in our private infield pavilion.  We had a buffet lunch and a free concert followed the races. We're doing Del Mar again!  From Meetup: It's a...

I talked about how I see potential in disclosing property offers to all parties, in an open, real-time marketplace.  The discussion on Bloodhound Blog was predictably philosophical; xenophobia was displayed by some folks on Active Rain. The Big Idea was that this added transparency might engender...

Buyers don't trust real estate agents, lenders, nor appraisers, because we willfully withheld material market data from them.  I talked about this on Bloodhound Blog: What If The Real Estate INDUSTRY Didn’t Control The Real Estate Market? Please click the link and read the full article before you...

I talked about how to use the principles of the Millionaire Real Estate Agent, when soliciting business from REALTOR partners, over on the Mortgage Cicerone.   I suggested that originators implement a 33-touch program for REALTOR partners so that you stay in front of them.  The Top of Mind Surefi...

What a great opportunity to relax and network among other San Diego Real Estate Professionals at the D Street Bar & Grill, in Encinitas, on June 23, 2009. There will be no educational agenda for this meetup; just good ol' fashioned fun and networking. We're trying to "rebuild" the fun and educat...