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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? Market conditions have certainly trended downward for residential or commercial real estate. Right now, we’re generally seeing more mixed-use developments and multifaceted commercial projects.

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Planet Home Lending adds new regional sales manager

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Planet Home Lending hired Matt Kingsborough as regional sales manager, the Connecticut-based lender, servicer and asset manager announced Thursday. It’s an opportunity to align with an organization that not only values excellence and innovation in mortgage lending but also deeply invests in the growth and success of its sales professionals.

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Bankrupt AmeriFirst Financial wants court to green light private sale of loans  

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Bankrupt retail lender AmeriFirst Financial is seeking approval for a private sale of loans from a Delaware bankruptcy judge to pay off two warehouse lenders and fund restructuring costs. If approved, AmeriFirst’s retail and commercial loans worth more than $5 million will be sold to a non-QM lender Oaktree Funding Corp.,

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DataDigest: Study shows agents are aplenty, most with few or no sales

Housing Wire

It relies on examinations of agents’ sales for five major real estate firms in each of four geographic areas; out of a sample of 2,000 agents, 100 were selected randomly from each firm in each area. To Brobeck, the fact that so many agents rely on residential sales for occasional, marginal or supplemental income is a problem.

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Coldwell Banker Realty welcomes new Boston team

Housing Wire

His expertise spans condominium conversion and development, residential sales, buyer representation and commercial transactions. joined the business in 2009, bringing extensive experience in sales, marketing and strategic management. The team mostly serves the Greater Boston area. DelRose Sr. DelRose Jr.

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Private equity and insurance companies piling into residential mortgages

Housing Wire

This increased flow of funds appears to be driven by strengthening macro factors that favor residential mortgages over other yield assets such as commercial real estate (CRE) and commercial (C&I) loans. This is resulting in new balance sheet strategies for institutional investors.

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Marcus Skenderian Real Estate Group returns to Compass

Housing Wire

The Marcus Skenderian Real Estate Group works across commercial real estate , architecture, construction , development and residential sales. million in sales last year. As part of the move, Skenderian is also opening an office in Laguna Beach, California. In 2023, the team was ranked No. The team recorded $24.1