Author name: Ricky Vasquez

AREC raises $390 million to finance lot and land deals for builders

Avila Real Estate Capital closed $390 million in new institutional commitments and co-investments, bringing its total capital base to more than $750 million to finance land, lot and construction loans for homebuilders and residential developers across the U.S., the firm announced Sept. 15. The Corte Madera, California-based lender, founded and led by Tony Avila, focuses

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Today’s non-QM borrower is harder to define and pinpoint

Self-employed workers, real estate investors, high net worth borrowers, foreign nationals and homeowners with significant equity are increasingly using nonqualified mortgage (non-QM) and other nonagency products across the country. And while California, Florida and Texas remain some of the biggest markets for non-QM lending, the diversified borrower base is becoming increasingly difficult to pinpoint on

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