Recently much has been written about the fate of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and its role as conservator over Fannie Mae and F...

We are in the midst of the 30 days of content from TRET and on the heels of our post about the W Hotel, here is a quick guide on how to pric...

By Sharon Wagner Navigating the journey towards buying a home can be both exhilarating and challenging. Understanding and managing your debt...

Mortgage rates have been news for some time now. Coverage about mortgages has recently turned toward news of a potential rate decrease. This...

By Sharon Wagner Embarking on the path of higher education as an adult can be a financially daunting endeavor. In the quest to secure fundin...

Thanksgiving has passed and the holiday season has officially begun, so it is only natural that TRET finishes its real estate asset class se...

Throughout the years that I have written this blog, I have regularly connected the activity of the financial market with the real estate mar...

Ok, I’ll admit it…I wasn’t prepared for the impact that returning to work in person would have on my life and on TRET. Now, 2021 is coming t...

Stephon Martin August is coming to a close and although Summer isn’t officially over until September 23 rd , the end of August has an unoffi...

Hello TRET Readers/Followers: Please check out the Tembo article below regarding  mortgage acronyms in the UK: 12 Baffling Mortgage Acronyms...

Stephon Martin The Biden administration has extended the COVID-19 moratorium on foreclosures to July 31, 2021. Totally avoiding the policy a...

Stephon Martin Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMs) are a viable financing option for both single, multifamily and owner-occupied commercial pro...

Stephon Martin Initially, I intended this post to be a continuation of my prior post on how to get rich in real estate. I was going to addre...

Stephon Martin Welcome the first post of the New Year! A number of years ago I wanted to start a business purchasing residential mortgages i...

2020 has been a life-changing year for everyone, literally everyone. From the global pandemic, to the fluctuating economy, not to mention th...

Default happens, hopefully not often, but it is a fact of lending. Upon default, however, a holder of a second mortgage must find an objec...

Real estate crowdfunding has been a hot topic for the past few years and continues to gain notoriety. Praised for its flexibility and lo...

Today's banks are unabashedly international businesses which thrive on providing services and taking advantage of opportunities through...

In his book Mortgage Wars , former CFO of Fannie Mae, Timothy Howard explains how Fannie's realization that mortgages behave like bonds...

Early in my whole loan trading career, an investor once offered to fund a partnership that would purchase second position liens, also known...