The Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates in June if economic data points to stronger second-quarter growth as well as firming inflation and employment, according to minutes from the U.S. central bank’s April policy meeting released on Wednesday. That…
Cost Segregation is a strategic tax savings tool that allows companies and individuals who have constructed, purchased, expanded, or remodeled any kind of real estate to increase cash flow by accelerating depreciation deductions and deferring federal and state income taxes….
Top executives from prominent lenders weighed in on many capital market hot topics at Barry Slatt Mortgage’s recent Lender’s Panel luncheon. The event featured speakers from a variety of lending institutions that included Symetra Financial, StanCorp Mortgage Investors, EverBank and…
Originations by the top 30 insurance-company lenders soared last year, shattering the previous record, according to an annual review by Commercial Mortgage Alert. The largest mortgage holders among insurers wrote $76.2 billion of commercial and multi-family mortgages, up 26% from…
Barry Slatt Mortgage was recently honored to sponsor the 2016 USC Lusk Casden Real Estate Economics Forecast, released this past Tuesday. Big names from throughout the state were in attendance to hear this year’s forecast findings, which were followed by…
No matter the situation, just about every commercial real estate transaction involves one universal question: What is the best way to take title? Of course there is no one right answer. The choice of entity structure depends on the investor’s…
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