Institutional investors are scooping up Kiavi's 'fix and flip' bridge loans
Kiavi upsizes its 16th securitization to $350M and says oversubscribed offering is company's biggest since November 2021, bringing total issuance since 2019 to $4B
by Matt Carter Feb 26
Backflip excels in funding, facilitating home investing: Tech Review
App is an outstanding example of just how well technology can flatten the long-manual, vexing real estate practice of finding and eventually flipping, single family properties
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 21
Home flippers search for ‘creative deals’ as high rates cool the market
The fix-and-flip housing market continues to shrink as real estate investors struggle to find deals. High interest rates are to blame, according to a new John Burns Real Estate Consulting survey
by Taylor Anderson Nov 15
Kiavi says it's still making loans to real estate investors after layoffs
After unloading $218M in unrated residential transaction loans in June, CEO Michael Bourque said markets for such deals 'are certainly tough right now'
by Matt Carter Jul 18
Home flipper activity jumps, while profitability plummets
Slowdown in bidding wars is 'having a predictable impact on profit margins for investors,’ said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence from Attom, in the latest report
by Taylor Anderson Jun 22
House flipping is resurgent. But is it still profitable?
Investors flipped more homes in 2021, balancing a welcome fast-moving market with an unwanted and precipitous decline in gross profits that brought them down to 2008 levels
by Daniel Houston Mar 31
Everyday real estate investors power GroundFloor's rapid growth
The company has experienced 212 percent revenue growth over the last three years as a result of its model that democratizes the backing of residential real estate construction and rehab investments
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 19
IBuyer Sundae to open traditional brokerage in Southern California
In essence a fix-and-flip iBuyer, Sundae spends an average of $65K on each home it buys to ready it for the market. Now, its homes will sell through its sister brokerage, Sundae Homes
by Craig C. Rowe Mar 10
3 investing truths from a tenured agent and investor
Opinion
Cher Castillo shares what she's learned after having jumped into real estate simultaneously as an investor and an agent
by Chris Haddon Apr 26
Fundrise LA E-Fund home
Fundrise VP of Investments Kendall Davis explains the startup’s eFund strategy for rehabbing homes with small amounts from thousands of investors nationwide
by Emily Gertz Dec 5
How to squeeze every last dime out of a fix-and-flip
Maximize profitability when flipping a home by providing value to investors
by Chris Lazarus Sep 11
How technology is putting a new spin on fix-and-flip financing
4 ways to help clients get the most out of a fix-and-flip investment
Coach your investing clients to reap rewards
by Megan Barry Nov 30
Is a buy-and-hold investment worth it? 5 questions to ask yourself
A man looking at samples of paint and flooring
Borrowing costs tumbling, home prices rising and how flippers are managing it all
by Octavio Nuiry Oct 4