Mosaic Real Estate Credit listed as one of the Top Direct Lenders. The rankings reflect total dollar volume financed in calendar year 2017. The numbers encompass direct loans, credit lines, CMBS loans and other forms of direct investment in the commercial real estate industry.
The figures were collected via an online survey pushed out by NREI and reviews of company reports…
A run-down former hotel at one of downtown Sacramento’s seediest intersections is about to get a dramatic upscale remake. Construction starts this week on an 11-story boutique Hyatt Centric Hotel at the corner of 7th and L streets, to be built from the shell of the Marshall Hotel, a shuttered, century-old structure that has lived through downtown’s ups and downs…
That was one of my Granny’s favorite teachings. Granny wasn’t a wealthy woman or one who fancied expensive things, but she had a great clarity about the world. Observing today’s institutional investment industry, it seems as though many participants never got Granny’s message.
This week I read an article about a company that offers personal loans to folks who are seriously down and out. One of their strategies involves mailing checks for $2,000 to these people’s homes and if the check is cashed it activates a loan agreement that calls…
Ethan Penner, MREC Management Managing Partner discusses the U.S. 10-year treasury yields reaching 2.99%. Penner also sees a credit bubble in non-bank lending. He speaks with Betty Liu and Yvonne Man on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
The heavily anticipated correction finally arrived and somehow it caught everyone by surprise. As is the case in any correction, the market seems fraught with panic and confusion. “How low will it go?” What is the cause? These are the questions being asked broadly…
In the midst of the financial crisis in late 2008 I recall feeling like things in the world would never again be the same. I remember wondering if the money printing called Quantitative Easing by the Federal Reserve Bank would cause even the average working person…
The Resolution Trust Corp.’s success with securitzation gave insight to a new rising star in the financial markets. Andy Stone, who worked as a mortgage trader under Lewis Ranieri at Salomon Brothers, saw potential in parlaying Ranieri’s success with residential mortgage-backed…
Should you be investing as if interest rates are about to bounce back to 7%? Historically speaking, how does the current lending environment compare to cycles of the past? How can politicians’ incentives impact your portfolio and investment strategy?
Ethan Penner, managing partner at Mosaic Real Estate Investors, discusses the common misunderstandings related to risk.