Market Insights

June 30, 2021

Mortgage Broker vs. Bank: Which Is Best?

The first steps to securing a mortgage are often the most difficult. Many people don’t even know where to start. If you fall into this category, you’re in the right place! Today,...

• Mortgage industry

June 21, 2021

Florida real estate market predictions 2021 and 2022

Florida real estate may be red hot right now, but what about in the next couple of years? While it’s difficult to make predictive statements, it’s still possible to use data and...

• Commercial loans
• South Florida
• Home buying

June 16, 2021

10 trends to watch in the mortgage industry

While the mortgage industry is notoriously impossible to predict, you can still follow the trends to get a good idea of where it’s at and where it’s headed. The past year or so...

• Commercial loans
• Home buying
• Mortgage industry

June 15, 2021

Real Estate Marketing For Brokers: Top 10 Strategies

If you’re a broker looking to set yourself apart from the competition, consider investing in digital marketing. We understand you’re a broker and not a social media manager, which...

• Mortgage industry

June 15, 2021

What is a mortgage: Overview and FAQs

Mortgages are one of those concepts that you hear about all the time, yet you still don’t have a complete understanding of what they are or how to get one. The good news is that...

• Mortgage industry

June 11, 2021

How To Get a Mortgage Broker License In Florida: What To Know

While becoming a real estate agent is a common choice, another option is to become a mortgage broker. Becoming a mortgage broker is a great career choice that can provide you with...

• Mortgage industry

June 11, 2021

How to find commercial property buyers

Now that we are moving away from a socially distanced world, commercial real estate is on the upswing. Naturally, many people want to take advantage of this environment by selling...

• Mortgage industry

June 5, 2021

Mortgage Rate vs. APR: What’s the Difference?

There are so many different terms within the mortgage world that they all seem to run together. Some of the most easily confused terms are mortgage rates and APRs. Contrary to...

• Home buying
• Mortgage industry

September 14, 2020

Q&A: New COVID-19 mortgage rules for self-employed borrowers

Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s announcement about stricter guidelines has made it tougher for the self-employed to qualify for a mortgage. We ask our VP of Origination, George...

• Home buying
• Mortgage industry

July 20, 2020

Cashout in time of Coronavirus

Investors seek to recapture equity as they look at increasing opportunities in the real estate market.

• Commercial loans
• Mortgage industry

June 30, 2020

A survey of the post-COVID-19 private mortgage marketplace

An entire segment of the mortgage lending industry, known as Non-QM, was severely affected overnight due to the economic wrath created by COVID-19.

• Commercial loans
• Real estate investing
• Mortgage industry

May 15, 2019

Vaster Capital funds $11 million commercial land loan in Aventura, FL

Vaster Capital continues to provide financing to innovative developers in South Florida, as they finalized funding on a development site loan in Aventura, Florida for Shalev...

• Commercial loans
• Real estate investing
• South Florida