The 19th annual California Mortgage Bankers Association Western States CREF Conference took place September 7th through 9th 2016 at the Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas Nevada. Below are my 5 largest takeaways from the three day conference. 1. Attendance…
The Mortgage Bankers Association is asking the Federal Reserve to include commercial MBS on the list of assets eligible to meet liquidity requirements proposed for insurance companies that are deemed to be “systemically important.” The pending rules are part of a…
Over half-dozen of our originators were in San Diego last week for ICSC’s annual “Western Conference and Deal Making” event at the San Diego Convention Center and nearby venues. We spent several days connecting with principal/owner clients and colleagues active…
August 30, 2016 – September 1, 2016 – San Diego, CA Hope to see you at the ICSC Western Conference & Deal Making! A select group of our producers will be attending this coming week and would be honored to…
Questions about the real estate bubble, Brexit and more were addressed by Daniel Friedeberg, President of Barry Slatt Mortgage, for an upcoming article featured in the CMBA (California Mortgage Bankers Association) Magazine. 1. What input (if any) will the Brexit…
Since the 1990’s, San Francisco zoning laws have changed from light manufacturing and industrial use to office use of tenants of the South of Market Area, known as the SoMA District. Tech companies like Twitter, Zynga, Salesforce.com, Square, Kabam and Zipcar have taken…
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