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John Dolan's contact Info provided at the end of the podcast. Back in July, Redfin paid $610,000 for a two-bedroom single family home in Las Vegas and a few weeks later put it back on the market for $674,900.  However, Las Vegas quickly went into a home price correction and the property currently remains unsold with a list price of $499,900, 18% below the acquisition price. As a result of the nationwide decline in values, Redfin recently announced its shutting down its algorithm-run iBuyer business.  As the market changes direction, how can real estate related investors protect or hedge the downside of their portfolio? Joining the podcast to discuss hedging real estate is John Dolan with HomePriceFutures.com.

The housing slump is the economy's biggest casualty so far from a series of Federal Reserve rate hikes designed to tame inflation. Lobbyists are scrambling to get help from Washington as housing the market demand tanks in response to rising interest rates and falling home prices. What do investors think?  Futures contracts on the Case Shiller Home Price 20 city Index which trades on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are trading almost 20 points down from the peak of 327 a couple of months ago to 268 for January 2024 contracts.  This is slightly lower than what the index was pre-covid. Joining the podcast to discuss home values is Daren Blomquist, Vice President of Market Economics at Auction.com

Recently a nonprofit came under fire via an article published by a local NPR office in the California bay area, KQED.  Southside Community Development and Housing Corporation (SCDHC), a 501(c)(3) with operates its asset management business out of Encinitas CA to use the tools granted by SB 1079 to promote its mission of homeownership. This podcast will provide context and clarity to the outcomes in which the article tried to paint in a poor light for political purposes.

As the nation struggles to get back to some type normalcy, the reality is that we will see further shutdowns as we head into the winter months.   It’s impossible to forecast the full economic and financial impact of the pandemic, but we do know that many people are unlikely to return to normal work and economic consumption patterns anytime soon.  It’s also anticipated that  household and business defaults will likely increase and negatively affect the financial sector.   Joining the podcast to explain the federal government’s response and potential future intervention is Angela Vossmeyer, Assistant Professor of Economics at Claremont McKenna College and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.  Dr. Vossmeyer’s research interests include econometrics, simulation-based inference, financial economics, financial crises, and economic history.

In the past few months millions of people have lost their jobs and we have seen the most rapid spike in unemployment in history.  This is not your typical unemployment event and the way the government reports the unemployment rate may not have caught up with the new economy. Welcome to Capital Markets Today.  I am producing a series of podcasts that demonstrate to investors why distressed debt, specifically, distressed real estate or (REO) and mortgage loans (NPL) may be a good investment to include in your investment portfolio.  Today I will focus on the unemployment rate that is being publish compared to the amount of people who are actually not working.

Welcome to Capital Markets Today.  I will be producing a series of podcasts that help explain to potential investors why distressed debt, specifically, distressed real estate or (REO) and mortgage loans (NPL) may be a good investment to include in your investment portfolio.  There are many issues brewing that could trigger increased REO and NPL opportunities besides the obvious Covid related problems being discussed in the news daily.  Today I will focus on one issue that could cause problems for decades to come. Currently, most of us are focused on the immediate impact of the Covid crisis, the shut down, unemployment, interest rates and government stimulus.  All these issues have caused the immediate scenario that we are operating in today, but what is the long-term impact?  And does this long-term impact create a long-term opportunity for NPL and REO buyers? As most of the news talks about enforcing mandatory lockdowns and handing out money to citizens, there has been a problem that has been rapidly expanding in the background.  In fact, this problem might create a crisis that will not just be felt in the next week, the next month, or even the next year, but it might be felt for several decades to come. 

The latest long-term mortgage default projections from many analyst is now hovering around 7%.   This number will be bifurcated by loan product with FHA loans seeing the bulk of the defaults.  However, this number is pure projection and the long term number will depend on Expiration of the supplemental unemployment benefits due to occur at the end of July A further increase in the unemployment rates and continuing jobless claims. And Potential decline in home values Joining the podcast today to discuss the NPL market and its outlook is myself.  I was recently invited on an IMN podcast where I discuss the market and the launching of our shinning new Reg D distressed asset fund.  We are putting on the final touches on the fund and it should be ready to launch within the month.  I am CEO and Founder of PEMCO Capital Management and our firm has been providing platform for institutional investor to gain exposure in niche sectors within the distressed residential mortgage and real estate markets.  With our Reg D, we are now providing our institutional platform to accredited retail investors as well.

In April, the unemployment rate increased from 4.4% to 14.7%, the largest one month increase in history.  It is likely that the unemployment rate hits 20% in May and some forecast a 25% unemployment matching that of the Great Depression rate. However, the more concerning percentage is the estimate by many economists that 40% of the jobs lost will be permanent.  No matter how the numbers turn out, there will be a significant impact to mortgage defaults, especially on modified and FHA mortgage loans.  Joining the podcast today to discuss the outlook for real estate note investing is Cody Faller, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Faller Financial.  Faller financial works with investors across the country from large banks and hedge funds to individual note buyers.

The COVID-19 crisis, like the subprime mortgage crisis a decade ago, has sparked major public interventions to stabilize the financial markets. But the Fed isn’t stepping in to bail out the real estate sector — and the big losers are set to be ordinary households. This is the intro to an article title “Another Real Estate Crash Is Coming” written by Shehryar Qazi, a doctoral student and researcher in political economy at the University of London We are fortunate to have Shehryar on the podcast today to discuss the article and obtain his thoughts on how the real estate market will play out over the next 18-24 months.  Shehryar is a PhD Candidate in the department of economics at the University of London and is the coordinator for the universities “Political Economy of the COVID-19 Crisis” project.

For distressed debt buyers, it could be the calm before the storm.  Some deals are floating about with investors pricing them as a sort of reconnaissance exercise to determine the bid/ask levels. The first wave to hit was leveraged lenders, but most expect a sharp increase in deal flow by the 3rd or 4th quarter once participants on both the buy and sell side have more transparency on how the Covid-19 issue will play out. Joining the podcast to discuss the approaching NPL opportunity is David LeBlanc, Managing Director at DebtX.  David covers banks, investment banks, opportunity funds, hedge funds and other institutional investors active in the secondary market. David previously ran DebtX's trading desk for 10 years, including during the great financial crisis. He has traded over $30B in distressed and performing commercial and residential real estate and corporate debt in the secondary market. 

In just a matter of days, origination of alternative loans, known as “non-QM lending,” came to an abrupt halt.  Non-QM investors worry about risk in an economy shaken by COVID-19 and have stopped buying new loans. Non-QM lenders now have loans sitting in their pipeline with no buyers.  This creates a problem for lenders as most are not set up to own loans and are required to move the loans off their warehouse lines. Joining the podcast to discuss buying and selling in the alternative loan market is Stephen Bone, Head of Whole Loan Trading at Banes Capital Group.  Stephen’s desk trades non-governmental guaranteed residential and commercial whole loans.

More than 10 million people applied for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks of March due to Covid-19 and some analysts predict the unemployment rate could climb to 25%.  Florida was hit hard in the 2008 crash and many in the state fear the Covid-19 shut down could result in more foreclosures and bankruptcies seen in past recessions. Joining the podcast to discuss what to do now to prepare your portfolio for increased defaults in Florida is Harris Howard, managing partner of the Howard Law Group.  Harris focuses his practice on the representation of servicers and investors in real estate litigation. 

As we head into the spring home selling season, economist are predicting a dismal performance.  There are estimates that home sales could fall by 35% annually compared with previous years.  Analysts are watching closing to see if the strong monetary policy implemented in conjunction with pent up demand will create a positive rebound over the summer. Joining the podcast to discuss housing is Daren Blomquist, Vice President of Market Economics at Auction.com.  Daren analyzes economic data trends within the real estate market in an effort to create a more efficient marketplace for distressed sellers and buyers.

The bond purchasing program initiated by the fed along with the impact of COVID-19 has created extreme volatility in the 10-year treasury which influences long-term mortgage rates.  Just this month, the 10-year ranged from 45 basis points to 1.2%. As a result of the erratic bond movement, there has been a wave of margin calls by broker-dealers who sold hedges to mortgage bankers quickly eroding the bankers working capital. Joining the podcast to discuss the mortgage market is Brent Nyitray, Director of Capital Markets at Ark Mortgage.  Brent is also the author of the Daily Tear Sheet’s, “Morning Report”, a daily update on financial markets and the economy.

Servicers are required to advance principal and interest on securitized mortgage loans to investors even if the borrower stops making payments. Earlier this week, to the dismay of many in the servicing industry, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced it has no plans to create a federally backed liquidity facility to assist struggling servicers.  In fact, The Agency will simply transfer servicing in the event a servicer lacks enough cash on hand, most likely causing another round of servicing consolidation or perhaps forcing some servicers out of business. Joining the podcast to discuss servicing in todays COVID-19 environment is Gagan Sharma, President and CEO of BSI Financial Services.  Gagan acquired BSI Financial from a bank in 2006 and has grown BSI to one of the top nationwide special servicing platforms

Welcome to Capital Markets Today.  This month, we are producing a series of podcasts featuring industry experts to discuss the impact of the covid-19 crisis on mortgage origination and distressed mortgage and real estate related assets. Today, we are going to explore the difference between todays COVID-19 based economic collapse versus the 2008 financial and mortgage induced collapse. Many will argue a collapse is a collapse and as a result, we’ll see job loss, mortgage defaults and home value declines.This may be true, but there are 4 major differences today then in 2008. The first is that FHA is a much larger percentage of the mortgage market than in 2008. Second the fed cannot cut rates further unless we go negative Third, any fiscal stimulus will add to an already gigantic deficit. And Fourth, everyone will be dealing with a large healthcare crisis on top of a recession. Joining the podcast to discuss the comparison of the 2008 and 2020 financial crisis is Brad Staley, Managing Member of Pinnacle Rock Capital.  Brad is also the author of a white paper title “2008 Subprime Mortgage Crisis vs. the 2020 COVID-19 Economic Collapse.

Welcome to Capital Markets Today and the MWM Fund Note Investing podcast series.This is the 2nd in a series of 5 podcasts discussing the creation and strategy of the MWM Fund, a req A fund enabling the smaller investor to participate in the non-performing note investment niche. Joining the podcast today is TJ Osterman and Rick Allen, founders of the MWM Fund.  In the last podcast, we discussed the opportunity in the note space as well as the overall strategy of the MWM Fund.  Today, we will get more into the weeds and discuss the fund structure, how to participate, fees and anticipated return.

Freddie Mac just announced it began marketing a non-performing loan sale with about $400 million in Unpaid Principal Balance.   The loans are being sold via five pools, four standard pool offerings and one extended timeline pool designed for smaller investors and non-profits. The definition of smaller investor is relative, for example the smaller expo pool is in excess of $20 million in UPB.   Over the past few months, a portion of our audience made up of the smaller investor have asked how they can participate in the growing non-performing mortgage loan asset class.  As a result, we are putting on a series of podcast to educate our listeners on how they can participate.   Joining the podcast today is Kevin Shortle, a seasoned investors with over 25 years of experience in the real estate and mortgage space.  Kevin is also the author of the book “Real Estate Without Renters” and trains note investors nationwide.

The IMN Opportunity Zone Forum is being held in Chicago on September 19th. Listeners of the podcast can use code NSCM20 when registering for a 20% discount It was recently announced that PTM Partners and Estate Investments Group secured a $55 million construction loan to build an 18-story apartment project in an Opportunity Zone.  The development group also secured about $18 million in mezzanine financing in addition to the construction loan. The developers are building a 360-unit multifamily building in Miami near the Miami Central train station.  The deal marks one of the first construction loans given to an Opportunity Zone project in South Florida. Joining the podcast to discuss Opportunity Zones is Brad Molotsky, attorney and partner at Duane Morris.  Brad practices in the area of real estate law and is co-head of the firms Opportunity Zones practice group.      

The IMN Opportunity Zone Forum being held in Chicago on September 19th. Listeners of the podcast can use code NSCM20 when registering for a 20% discount Silverback Development recently announced it has raised  $50 million in capital to seed a new Opportunity Zone Fund.  The capital will be used to accelerate its expansion to markets including Louisiana and North Carolina.  Silverback currently has four OZ sites which include Astoria, Long Island City, South Bronx and Stamford, Connecticut. Joining the podcast to discuss Opportunity Zones is Craig Bernstein, Principal of OPZ Bernstein, a subsidiary of The Bernstein Companies, a Washington, DC based real estate investment management firm.  Prior to founding OPZ Bernstein, Craig the Chief Investment Officer of White Star Investments, a prominent single-family investment office in Bethesda, MD.

The IMN Opportunity Zone Forum forum is being held in Chicago on September 19th.  Listeners of the podcast can use code NSCM20 when registering for a 20% discount Normandy Real Estate Partners is the latest major real estate player to launch an opportunity zone fund.  The New Jersey-based fund announced its first development deal acquiring a property in Prince Georges County, Maryland.  Normandy bought the property for 6.3 million and plans to demolish the existing building and develop at 160 thousand square foot warehouse. Joining the podcast to discuss OZ markets and risk is Gavriel Kahane, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Opportunity Development Group or (ODG).  ODG has launched a Qualified Opportunity Fund to invest in opportunistic development and redevelopment projects in targeted growth markets.

The IMN Opportunity Zone Forum is being held in Chicago on 9/19/19, listeners of the podcast can use code NSCM20 when registering for a 20% discount To stimulate greater multifamily residential and commercial development in Opportunity Zones, Ben Carson recently announced that FHA will now insure mortgages on mixed-use development under the agency’s Section 220 Program in thousands of lower income communities across the country.  The 220 program insures lenders against loss on mortgage default. Carson’s announcement expands eligibility of mortgages insured under this program to all Opportunity Zones, including those located in rural areas. Joining the podcast to discuss opportunity zones is Jill Homan, President of Javelin 19 Investments, a Washington DC based real estate investment, development and advisory firm.  Since January, Jill has worked with legislative and administration members to develop a comprehensive understanding of the opportunity zone incentive.  Jill testified at the first IRS Opportunity Zone hearing in February 2019 and is scheduled to testify at second upcoming IRS Opportunity Zone hearing in July.

Welcome to Capital Markets Today and the IMN NPL Notes & Default Servicing Forum podcast series.The forum is being held Dana Point on June 3rd & 4th.Listeners of the podcast can use code NSCM30 when registering for a 30% discount A new foreclosure bill in New Jersey was just signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy.  The objective of the new Bill is to resolve the surge of new foreclosures and streamline pending cases.  In 2017 New Jersey led the country with nearly 70k foreclosures. Some highlights of the new Bill are Increasing the notice of intention to foreclose notice from 30 days to 180 days. Require any person acting as a mortgage servicer to obtain a license from the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance for each main office and each branch office where business is conducted. Reduce the statue of limitations in foreclosure actions from 20 years to 6 years. Revise certain procedure under the “Fair Foreclosure Act” to expedite foreclosure proceedings Require the county sheriff to conduct a foreclosure sale within 120 days of the sheriff’s receipt of a writ of execution. Joining the podcast to discuss the changing default environment is David Chen, Partner with Activist Legal. Activist Legal is a nontraditional law firm based in District of Columbia.  Activist Legal LLP facilitates legal services in the areas of real estate, mortgage, banking and private investor transactions for non-performing loans & assets.      

Welcome to Capital Markets Today and the IMN NPL Notes & Default Servicing Forum podcast series.The forum is being held Dana Point on June 3rd & 4th.Listeners of the podcast can use code NSCM30 when registering for a 30% discount Fannie Mae recently announced their latest sale of non-performing loans.   Fannie’s NPL sale includes six larger pools of approximately 4,660 loans totaling $822 million in unpaid principal balance (UPB) and the Community Impact Pool of approximately 80 loans totaling $17.7 million in UPB. Freddie Mac last week announced the completion of its auction of 1,789 non-performing loans (NPLs) totaling $307 million.  The winning bidders across the three pools include InSolve Global Credit Fund for the first pool, and Elkhorn Depositor LLC for the second and third pool. Joining the podcast to discuss the changing NPL and default environment is Paul Johannsson, Founder & CEO of OLAF Consulting.  Paul and his teams throughout his career have managed hundreds of thousands of defaulted mortgages’ legal processes through oversight of 250+ nationwide law firms and over 300 servicers’ default administration practices. CREATE VALUE WITH STATE OF THE ART PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY

The outlook for the U.S. economy is dimming with several institutions lowering their growth forecast after April economic reports were published.  JPMorgan Chase cut its forecast for second-quarter economic growth to 1% from 2.25% Oxford Economics lowered its estimate to 1.3% from 1.6% and Barclays forecast went down to 2% from 2.2% April reports showed retail sales unexpectedly declined, factory output was below forecasts, business equipment orders declined, sales of previously owned homes fell and permits for single-family homes hit the lowest in almost two years. April data is does not consider Trump ratcheted up his trade war with China this month by raising tariffs on some goods and threatening more levies. Joining the podcast to discuss the economic outlook and how it could impact the NPL market is Daren Blomquist, Vice President of Market Economics at Auction.com. CREATE VALUE WITH STATE OF THE ART PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY

The DDC Financials' Distressed European Investment Summit is being held in Stockholm Sweden on March 20th and 21st.  Listeners of the podcast can use code NSCM30 when registering for a 30% discount Late last year, Angelo Gordon, a $28 billion dollar alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, announced that it has successfully closed its second European realty fund.  The Fund will seek to identify complex and off-market investment opportunities with a focus on U.K. and Western Europe sub-performing distressed debt, office, retail, hotel, industrial and residential assets. Joining the podcast to discuss European real estate investment opportunities is Richard Horton, Managing Director of DDC Capital.  Richard has over 30 years of finance, investment, real estate and restructuring experience across Europe and North America.

The IMN NPL Mortgage Notes Forum is being held on February 7th and 8th in Fort Lauderdale.  Listeners of the podcast can use code SP20 when registering for a 20% discount According to the annual Altisource 2018 default survey published last week, servicers are expecting increased delinquencies in their FHA loan portfolios in 2019. Post-crash, FHA, which some consider as government backed non-prime lending, is at least 50% of new originations.  In addition, Experian recently put out a report that indicates defaults across all loan types increased in the last quarter of 2018. Joining the podcast to discuss the note investing business is Paige Panzarello, founder of The Tryllion Group, an NPL investment firm.    Paige also teaches the “Building Wealth with Notes” workshops.  The workshops train on buying non-performing notes, what to look for in due diligence and how to mitigate risk.

The IMN NPL Mortgage Notes Forum is being held on February 7th and 8th in Fort Lauderdale.  Listeners of the podcast can use code SP20 when registering for a 20% discount The distressed asset space has been evolving briskly post-crash.  There are new buyers and sellers, new servicers and servicing consolidation, new valuation methodologies and access to big data, new impact funds that measure social impact as well as financial returns and new technology that provides transparency and workflow from acquisition to disposition, just to name a few. However, potentially the most transformative change is crowd funding.   Several crowd funding platforms have entered the space drastically changing the way operators can raise capital. Joining the podcast to discuss servicing and crowdfunding is DeAnn O’Donovan.  DeAnn is President & CEO of AHP Servicing and AHP Capital Management. She is responsible for the oversight and strategy of the companies. DeAnn has over 25 years of experience in real estate, financial services, asset management, mortgage lending, and residential loan servicing.  

IMN NPL Mortgage Notes Forum is being held on February 7th and 8th in Fort Lauderdale.  Listeners of the podcast can use code SP20 when registering for a 20% discount One of the more notable trends in the mortgage servicing business is the continuous growth of non-bank servicers.  Non-bank servicers pursue efforts to expand their servicing business through portfolio purchases and consolidation. Just this month, Mr. Cooper announced the acquisition of Seterus Mortgage Servicing adding over 300,000 customers to its platform. Joining the podcast to discuss the NPL servicing business is John Dunnery, Vice President of Government Loan Servicing at Bayview Loan Servicing.  Bayview is a nationwide servicer of both residential and commercial mortgage loans.

IMN NPL Mortgage Notes Forum, February 7th and 8th in Fort Lauderdale.  Listeners of the podcast can use code SP20 when registering for a 20% discount The U.S. housing market will continue to face headwinds that likely will grow in strength according to seven leading housing economists interviewed by Think Realty’s Housing News Report for their annual housing outlook. Home affordability challenges exacerbated by rising mortgage rates will slow home price appreciation in 2019 to the low single digits.  In addition, a slowing economy and inflated equity markets could further weaken demand for housing Joining the podcast to discuss the investment landscape in 2019 is Jay Tenebaum, Founder & Vice President at AZP Capital.  AZP Capital is a real estate investment firm specializing in acquiring assets nationwide. Jay is also Editor in Chief of the US Real Estate Journal, an online publication covering all facets of real estate for investors.

IMN NPL/RPL Notes Forum, February 7th and 8th in Fort Lauderdale.  Listeners of the podcast can use code SP20 when registering for a 20% discount According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, unconventional loans are on the rise.  Credit agency DBRS has predicted a comeback for these loans as lenders try to boost business which has stalled due to increasing interest rates, home prices and a shortage of inventory. The Wall Street Journal indicated non-prime loans could bring renewed risks to the housing market as an increasing number of traditional mortgage lenders look to non-QM loans to shore up profits in a tough mortgage market. Joining the podcast to discuss distressed real estate and mortgage assets is Robert Napolitano, Principal and Fund Manager at Global Realty Investor Trust.  Global Realty Investor Trust’s investment strategy is designed to capitalize on a variety of distressed real estate related assets nationwide.

IMN NPL Mortgage Notes Forum is being held on February 7th and 8th in Fort Lauderdale. Listeners of the podcast can use code SP20 when registering for a 20% discount According to the latest data report from the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, First mortgage default rate rose from November to December in 2018.  In addition to raising default rates, the housing sector is pressured by rising prices and higher mortgage rates. Sales of both new and existing homes are weakening. Joining the podcast to discuss the changing economic environment and to provide color on the NPL market is Cody Faller, President of Faller Financial.  Cody has worked with many of the most sophisticated real estate and note operators in the country. Since 2011, Cody has personally facilitated and/or purchased over $150 million in residential notes across roughly two hundred transactions under the Faller Financial brand.

Welcome to Capital Markets Today, and the IMN NPL Mortgage Notes Forum podcast.  The forum is being held on February 7th and 8th in Fort Lauderdale, listeners of the podcast can use code SP20 when registering for a 20% discount According to many experts, housing could be heading for its worst year since the last housing crash as predictions of home sales continue on a downward trend for the next 12-plus months. In addition, talks of a possible recession looms as equity markets remain unstable. NPL/RPL investors are gearing up for a brisk year of trading as uncertainty about the economy and housing remain in the headlines. Joining the podcast today to discuss buying and managing NPLs is Nathan Turner, known as the Canadian Note Guy.  Nathan started his business in Canada but shifted to the U.S. and has grown his portfolio substantially over the past few years.

According to the Real Estate Roundtable’s Q4 2018 Economic Sentiment Index released just a few days ago, Commercial Real Estate executives continue to see strong and balanced market conditions for the remainder of 2018 and moving forward into the new year. It was noted that supply and demand in major markets are essentially in balance, and access to debt and equity remains strong. Concerns do exist about interest rate and construction cost increases, as well as labor shortages.  However, these concerns have not yet caused significant market disruption Joining the podcast today to discuss the CRE market is Gary Mozer, Principal & Co-Founder of George Smith Partners, a leading national real estate capital advisory firm.  Gary has arranged in excess of $30 billion of debt and equity financing for a broad array of real estate transactions. 

NoteExpo, November 2nd and 3rd, Dallas Tx. - www.noteexpo.com Today, Fannie Mae announced the winning bidder for its fourteenth Community Impact Pool of non-performing loans. The transaction is expected to close on December 18, 2018 and includes approximately 66 loans totaling $22.9 million in unpaid principal balance; the loans are geographically focused in the New York City area. The winning bidder was VWH Capital Management, a minority woman owned business.  The cover bid, which is the second highest bid, for the Community Impact Pool was 90.0% of UPB or 48% of the home value. Joining the podcast today to discuss the acquisition of NPLs and REO is Fuquan Bilal, CEO of NNG Capital Fund.  Fuquan heads up a multi-million-dollar alternative investment fund that Primarily invest in Real Estate Notes and REO's 

NoteExpo, November 2nd & 3rd, Dallas TX - www.noteexpo.com Headlines about 600-point drops in the Dow Jones industrial average and pessimistic pundits predicting more declines have become more frequent in October. The three main descriptions of down markets are: a "pullback," or drop of 5 percent to 9.99 percent; a "correction," a decline of 10 percent to 19.99 percent; and the "bear market," or 20-percent-plus drop Joining the podcast to discuss alternative investment strategies is Ryan Parson, Chief Investment Officer at Heritage Capital USA.  Ryan focus on working with accredited   investors seeking exclusive capital placement option that provides diversification, capital preservation, and passive income while teaching exclusive wealth strategies to be successful in today’s complex market.

The NoteExpo, November 2nd & 3rd, Dallas TX - www.noteexpo.com Several influential analysts predict a current bubble and near-term crash that could boost the NPL markets.  The argument is that wealth that outpaces economic growth is artificial and unsustainable.  The last two times the share of household wealth growth exceeded GDP was during the late 1990’s dot-com bubble and the mid-2000 housing bubble.  Currently, household wealth as a share of nominal GDP is running at 505%, vs 473% in the housing bubble peak and 429% in the dot-com bust. The primary driver of the current bubble are common stocks and housing prices, both large contributors to middle class wealth.  The argument continues in that the Fed will put the breaks on the economy by increasing interest rates and tightening monetary policy which will start the downward spiral.  Just last week, the federal reserve unanimously backed an increase in interest rates over president Trump’s objection. Joining the podcast to discuss the NPL market is Cody Faller, President of Faller Financial.  Cody has worked with many of the most sophisticated real estate and note operators in the country. Since 2011, Cody has personally facilitated and/or purchased over $150 million in residential notes across roughly two hundred transactions under the Faller Financial brand.

NoteExpo, November 2nd & 3rd, Dallas TX - www.noteexpo.com There are several real estate strategies that can boost your retirement income. They include real estate investment trusts, purchasing mortgage notes, rental-property purchases and shares in crowdfunding ventures that fix and flip houses or buy commercial property.  Joining the podcast to discuss using real estate to boost retirement levels is David Phelps.  David, who formally ran his own dental practice, now manages his real estate investments and develops passive cash flow via real estate and mortgage note acquisitions.  David is also a nationally recognized speaker and author.  

NoteExpo, November 2nd-3rd, Dallas TX Sharestates, an online crowdfunding real estate investment platform, has introduced financing for non-performing loans aimed at providing private real estate investors access to leverage.  By offering to finance up to 80% of the unpaid principal balance or value of the NPL, the crowdfunding company is opening up the NPL market up to a much larger pool of potential private investors.  This is yet another indication that private investors will continue to expand and maintain their presence in the NPL space. Joining the podcast to discuss the buying of mortgage notes is Eddie Speed.  Eddie founded NoteSchool which is a highly recognized training company specialized in the teaching of buying both performing and non-performing discounted mortgage notes. He is the owner and president of Colonial Funding Group LLC, which acquires and brokers discounted real estate secured notes.

NoteExplo - November 2nd-3rd 2018 - Dallas TX Freddie Mac announced this week that it sold via auction 3,247 delinquent non-performing loans from its mortgage investments portfolio. The loans, totaling $569 million and settling in December, are currently serviced by Specialized Loan Servicing LLC.  The loans were offered in three separate pools of which the winners were Balbec Capital, Lone Star and MCM Capital Joining the podcast to discuss the non-performing loan market is Bob Repass, Managing Director at Colonial Funding Group.   Over the course of his career, Bob has purchased over 40,000 performing and non-performing mortgage loans totaling over $2.5 billion dollars in volume.  In addition to managing the firm, Bob is a Managing Partner for Colonial Capital Management, where he is the Chief Investment Officer of CCM’s Colonial Impact Fund II.

DDC Financial Group’s European Investment Summit podcast series.The Summit is being held on September 25th in London England.Listeners can use code NSCM30 for a 30% discount when registering. Political upheaval in some Central and Eastern European counties have raised concerns in Europe about the CEE’s economic outlook.  However, the real estate market and other investment sectors remain strong with growth in capital deployed and favorable investment analysis.  It’s estimated that if interest rates stay relatively low, property and commercial investments in the CEE will remain attractive throughout 2019. Joining the podcast to discuss investment opportunities in the CEE is Nicholas Tymoshchuk, CEO at UFuture Investment Group.  Nicholas is responsible for coordinating the group’s international activity and facilitating its transition into the industries of the future.

DDC European Investment Summit Series - Sept 25, 2018 - London England According to recent reports, 56% of loans held be Ukrainian banks are non-performing. According to new rules, loans that are 90 days delinquent (30 days for banks) or loans that are unlikely that the debt can be collected without seizing the collateral are considered non-performing In December, Moody's published an updated forecast for the country's banking sector. The agency says the proportion of problem loans in Ukraine will still be at 50 percent by the end of 2019. Joining the podcast to discuss the Ukrainian NPL market is Krill Lukin, Director of Investment Banking and Head of the Financial Institutions group at Dragon Capital.  Dragon Capital is a group of companies in the field of investment and financial services offering a range of products in equities and fixed income sales, trading, asset management and research.

Welcome to Capital Markets Today and the DDC Financial Group’s European Investment Summit podcast series.The Summit is being held on September 25th in London England.Listeners can use code NSCM30 for a 30% discount when registering. The methods for deal origination, sourcing and marketing have changed rapidly. Traditional methods for connecting investors with opportunities lack the same impact and scale required for today’s most promising deal opportunities. Joining the podcast to discuss creative technology solutions for business networking and deal origination is Brian Pallas, CEO & Founder of Opportunity Network.  Opportunity Network is the invitation-only platform that enables clients of the world’s premier banks to connect around business and investment deals. In just a few years, Opportunity Network has grown to include over 17,000 members from 122 countries and has hosted deal flow of over $145Bn.

At the MBA Secondary Marketing conference last week, it was apparent that investor appetite for non-QM loans is growing at a brisk pace. Qualified mortgage applicants are getting harder to find and the market potential for non-QM borrowers is only growing. It’s estimated by many that the huge swath of would-be non-QM borrowers are likely the future of the mortgage industry.  Growth in non-QM lending is predicted to grow by over 400% next year.  It’s reasonable to associate increased non-QM lending with a stable NPL and RPL business for the foreseeable future. Joining the podcast to discuss the non-performing asset space is Tom Constantine, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at BofI Federal Bank.  Prior to joining BofI in 2010, Tom was a senior examiner with the Office of Thrift Supervision.  BofI Federal Bank is unique in that it is a branchless bank with over 10 billion in assets.

Fannie Mae announced its latest sale of non-performing loans, including the company's thirteenth Community Impact Pool know as (CIP).  The CIP pool will consist of roughly 700 loans totaling $134 mm in UPB.  States include New Jersey, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, Cook County, Illinois, Miami and other Florida areas. CIP pools are designed in to increase the inclusion of non-profits and minority & women owed business and have subtle requirements to increase the chance of home owner retention and neighborhood stabilization. Joining the podcast to discuss the NPLs and distressed real estate is Marcos Morales, Executive Director of Hogar Hispano, Inc.  Marcos is very active in the non-profit NPL and real estate space and manages a portfoliol of over $30mm from recent acquisitions.

Fannie Mae announced its latest sale of non-performing loans, including the company's thirteenth Community Impact Pool.   The four larger pools include 10,300 loans totaling $1.7 billion in unpaid principal balance and the Community Impact Pool of 700 loans totaling $134 million in UPB. Among other elements, terms of Fannie Mae's non-performing loan transactions require the buyer of the loans to pursue loss mitigation options that are sustainable for borrowers. In the event a foreclosure cannot be prevented, the owner of the loan must market the property to owner-occupants and non-profits exclusively before offering it to investors, similar to Fannie Mae's FirstLook® program. Joining the podcast today to discuss NPL & real estate opportunities is Alex Goldovsky, Founder and CEO of ProTitle USA.  ProTitle is a Nationwide Residential and Commercial Title Search, Analysis and Due Diligence firm. 

There has been an uptick in subprime mortgage securitizations issued by private lenders.  In 2014, $100 million in mortgage-backed securities were issued and in just the first half of 2017, $2.6 billion in subprime mortgage-backed securities were issued.  With the increase in subprime origination, we will likely see an increase in defaults as the market evolves and normalizes. Joining the podcast to discuss managing non-performing mortgage loans is Ron Brandenburg with Cal RE Fund Management.  Cal RE Fund is a real estate investment management company which has overseen and co-invested in the acquisition, restructuring and liquidation of $350 million of non-performing mortgages and REO since 2008.

The DDC Financial's European Investment Summit is being held on May 8th and 9th in Athens, Greece.  Listeners can use code NSCM30 for a 30% discount when registering.  According to the European Central Bank’s Chief supervisor, Daniele Nouy, Greek banks need to do more to reduce their very high stock of non-performing loans.  Nouy indicated that NPLs are the biggest challenge facing the banking sector in the country which is set to exit its third international bailout in August.  European Central Bank regulators are attempting to shrink NPLs by 40 percent by the end of 2019.  The reductions will be driven by restructurings, collections, write-offs and loan sales. Joining the podcast to discuss Greek NPLs is Dr George Mountis, Managing Partner at Delfi Partners & Company.  Delfi Partners specializes in corporate finance, strategy advisory, turnaround & restructuring, real estate asset management & NPL workouts.   

It has been widely recognized that the high level of nonperforming loans in certain European countries is an obstacle to economic growth and a burden on their banking sectors.  A report published by the European Commission in January 2018 indicates that a comprehensive package of measures for tackling high NPL ratios is being put in place.  One such measure is to set up Asset Management Companies at a national level to more effectively manage distressed debt and real estate.  The report stated that the Asset Management Companies should be modeled on best practices adopted by other more experienced countries. Joining the podcast to discuss the European distressed market is Matt Browndorf, Founder & Chief Investment officer at Distressed Capital Management.  Distressed Capital Management is an asset management firm that employs a vertically aligned group of companies centered around residential real estate in the US and European markets.

CAPITAL PRO CITY SUMMIT - PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - MARCH 21-22, 2018/ USE CODE NSCM30 FOR A 30% DISCOUNT According to a recent Euromoney article, Changes in legislation in some South Eastern European countries, combined with improving fundamentals, have sparked a brisk trade in bad-debt portfolios as well as facilitating internal work-outs. Joining the podcast to discuss NPLs in the SEE is Dr. Lukas Fecker, Managing Partner at Innovation Brain LLC.  Lukas is a highly regarded turnaround professional who focuses on defining and implementing restructuring strategies within banking.  His current engagements include clients in Cyprus, Greece, Germany and the Middle East.

CAPITAL PRO CITY SUMMIT - PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - MARCH 21-22, 2018/ USE CODE NSCM30 FOR A 30% DISCOUNT Over the past two decades, Central and South Eastern Europe has experienced remarkable economic transformations.  It is estimated for every single percentage point of growth in the eurozone, the CEE and SEE countries are expected to grow by up to 1.5 to 3.5 percentage points. Joining the podcast to discuss opportunities in Central and South Eastern Europe is Patrick Wigan, Director at Wigan Acquisitions.  Wigan Acquisitions is a family office and private equity backed investment company targeting direct real estate and non-performing loan portfolios across Central and South Eastern Europe.