Home-price increases put pressure on rent yields

Mortgage originators who help to finance homes in the singlefamily rental (SFR) space should know that investor yields for these properties are slipping as U.S. home prices continue to increase, according to a first-quarter 2021 report from Attom Data Solutions. This report ranks the top markets across the country for purchasing single-family rental properties by […]

More local buyers bode well for distressed housing

Real estate investors often avoid the extra risk involved with flipping homes from afar. They tend to stay within 50 to 100 miles of their home when purchasing, rehabilitating and reselling an investment property. The majority of distressed-property buyers fall into this category, according to an Auction.com survey conducted in February 2021. More than three […]

Indy Johar, Draper & Kramer Mortgage Corp.

Indy Johar set a goal to break $500 million in annual loan volume before he turned 50. Consider this ambition achieved. Johar, 48, doubled his goal last year by breaking the $1 billion production barrier. He was one of six people in Scotsman Guide’s annual Top Originators rankings who reached this mark, placing No. 5 […]

The quest for housing equality is a complicated one

More than half a century has passed since the landmark Fair Housing Act was implemented by Congress at the tail end of the civil rights movement. Yet in many ways, it remains difficult to measure the progress achieved by this historic bill.  The struggle to create equal housing opportunities across a wide array of demographics […]