June 18, 2018

Keep an eye out for conventional banks to become more active in construction lending over the next year after the recent loosening of HVCRE regulations.  However, debt fund and private money lenders will continue to dominate the construction sector.  Count on lenders to be more disciplined with construction lending during the second half of the More

The recent rollback of the Dodd-Frank banking regulations should offer some relief for banks.  The changes bring clarity to certain provisions related to HVCRE loans and free up additional bank capital.  As a result, banks will be able to price and size construction loans more aggressively after losing some business to non-bank lenders due to More