Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify I’m welcoming Clint Harris, real estate investor and general partner at Nomad Capital, to the Real Estate Lowdown, who takes us through his journey from a highly demanding career in medical sales to achieving what he refers to as independence of purpose – where time, financial, and location independence merge together and you get to choose what’s important for you and how you want to spend your life – and how he’s doing this through real estate investing.Clint shares his investing adventures, starting with the purchase of a duplex, which ignited his passion for property investment.…
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Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify DDC Financial Group is one of Europe’s leading intelligence platforms for the distressed debt, non-performing loans and alternatives investing industries. They will be hosting their 11th annual DDC Investor Summit in Athens, Greece, November 14-15, 2024, which serves as a pivotal gathering for alternative investors and asset managers to discuss asset allocation, debt alternatives, distressed assets, NPLs, sustainable practices, and more. I’ve been invited to speak at the conference about the Evolution of ESG in Investment Decision-Making, so I wanted to have a conversation with Lee Pollard, Head of Business Development at DDC Financial Group and…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify Join us for a compelling episode with the Marina Walsh, Vice President of Industry Analysis in MBA’s Research and Economics Department, specializing in industry performance benchmarking for residential lenders and servicers.Marina shares her unique ability to make the world of finance captivating as we discuss the latest trends in mortgage delinquencies, highlighting both slight increases and historical lows, and future projections and innovative solutions for mortgage rates and the challenges they pose for homeowners, particularly in terms of taxes and insurance.Marina sheds light on the growth of non-QM and DSCR loan markets, the influence of short-term…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify Unlock the secrets of today’s commercial real estate market with Adam Gower Ph.D, founder of GowerCrowd.com and a 30+ year real estate veteran with over $1.5 billion of CRE investment and finance experience who today builds digital marketing systems for real estate professionals who want to raise equity capital online.Adam and I are talking about his experience managing over a billion dollars in investments, real estate syndication, crowdfunding and his unique insights into wealth preservation. I’m revealing some of First Lien Capital’s innovative strategies for investing in sub-performing and non-performing first lien mortgages, including how he navigate…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify How does one transition from a civil industrial engineer to managing a real estate portfolio worth $2.1 billion? Join our conversation with Lane Kawaoka, a real estate powerhouse from Hawaii, as he takes us through his transformative journey from buying rental properties to leading massive syndications and private placements. Lane unveils the “Wealth Elevator,” a revolutionary framework from his book that helps you identify your current financial stage and provides strategies to climb the wealth-building ladder. We zero in on the strategies that have fortified Lane’s success in real estate; like securing top-notch, real estate-backed investments,…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify Could the #commercialrealestate market be the ticking time bomb that triggers the next #economicrecession? Non-performing loans, steeply discounted commercial assets, and high deficits hiding deeper economic woes – my guest and I tackle these pressing issues head-on. From our June 12, 2024 Win-Win Webinar, I bring together three eminent voices in banking and real estate finance – William Erbey, President, Salt Pond Holdings, LLC, Bill Moreland, Partner, BankRegData.com and Chris Whalen, Chairman, Whalen Global Advisors LLC. In a riveting discussion, we unveil the hidden dangers of non-performing loans #npl that federal spending might be masking, unpack…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify Ever wondered how to navigate life’s chaotic moments and find joy in the everyday? In this episode of the Real Estate Lowdown, we take a momentary step away from the hustle of the housing market to find balance and embrace the beauty in life’s chaos, so we can be more effective personally and professionally. Join us for this crucial conversation with life coach, Nisha John, as she shares her unique perspective on living a purposeful and joyous life, despite our everyday circumstances, by unlocking your true potential – through transforming closed mindsets to open ones, nurturing…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify What if the collapse of an entire financial sector could be the biggest opportunity of your life? Join us as we chat with Fred Karlton, President of Karlton Investment Group, a seasoned real estate investor who turned the chaos of the 1980s Savings and Loan crisis into a goldmine. His tales of strategic maneuvering and creative problem-solving offer a masterclass in making the most of economic downturns. From the rise of remote work to the shifting landscapes of major urban office spaces, we dissect the evolving trends in the real estate and banking sectors. Fred helps…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify This episode is your compass to navigate the complexities of loan portfolios, with insights that could shield banks from the stormy consequences of oversight neglect. Listen in as I unpack the urgent necessity for banks to bolster their oversight of commercial real estate loan portfolios and unlock the secrets of robust risk management in the ever-turbulent sea of commercial real estate lending. Recent bank failures and the uptick in interest rates have cast a glaring spotlight on the potential risks festering within the banking sector’s commercial loan books. With maturity mismatches looming over commercial real estate,…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify Ever wondered how the gears of mortgage banking truly operate behind the financial facade? Prepare to be enlightened as I bring you an exclusive chat with none other than Richard Christopher “Chris” Whalen, a vanguard in the financial sector whose career has been as varied as it is impressive. From his early days as a Volcker appointee to his pioneering efforts in founding Institutional Risk Analytics, Chris shares unparalleled insights that unravel the industry’s complexity, forecast the future of banking indexes, and even tease an upcoming ETF launch. In our thought-provoking exchange, we navigate the tumultuous…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify Could cryptocurrency be the new frontier for homeowners? Join us for another groundbreaking episode of Real Estate Lowdown, as we unlock the mysteries of cryptocurrency’s impact on everything from your morning coffee to your first home with our returning guest; innovative entrepreneur, investor, and real estate titan Bill Erbey, founder of Ocwen Financial Corporation. In our riveting discussion, we strip away the skepticism surrounding digital currencies and examine ForumPay, the revolutionary crypto payment solution platform co-founded by Bill, which is smoothing out the volatility of crypto transactions. You’ll be intrigued by our exploration of how cryptocurrency…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify When Dani Hampton, Team Lead at Hampton Group of Dallas-Fort Worth area, stepped onto the scene with her home buying story straight out of high school, it was clear that this was a tale not just about real estate, but about the resilience and adaptability required to thrive in it. In Dani’s candid discussion on the Real Estate Lowdown, we peel back the curtain on the often glamorized world of property acquisition, showcasing that it’s not all about shiny new keys and flawless transactions. She reflects on the adversity faced when her first home purchase at…