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Progress Residential unveils 36th private-label SFR offering 

Housing Wire

Another single-family rental (SFR) securitization deal sponsored by a large institutional player, Progress Residential , is slated to hit the private-label market this month, bringing the total securitization-deal count for Progress to seven so far this year. billion; FirstKey Homes , $10 billion; Amherst Residential , $6.3

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HUD creates research grant to analyze office-to-residential conversions

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to examine the intricacies of converting office space into residential living units. Each new goal, while worthy, widens the disconnect between buildings constructed decades ago and what regulation requires today.”

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Kiavi attracts new investors with latest fix-and-flip mortgage securitization

Housing Wire

Kiavi , a San Francisco-based lender for residential real estate investors , announced on Tuesday the closing of a $400 million rated securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs) in an “oversubscribed” transaction. The notes are backed by 659 mortgage loans with a total principal balance of approximately $168 million.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

Let’s face it: joint ventures (JVs) and affiliated business arrangements (ABAs) are all the rage in the residential real estate space right now. So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? And why not?

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Banc of California selling $2B in DSCR loans

Housing Wire

Roughly eight months after acquiring PacWest Bancorp in a rescue deal , Banc of California is selling roughly $2 billion in business-purpose residential mortgage loans, according to Bloomberg. billion of single-family residential loans at a discount. The bank entered into an agreement to buy $1.8

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HUD issues $3.8 million in funding opportunities to research ways to boost inventory

Housing Wire

million, which will go toward organizations aiming to boost housing inventory and availability through methods including off-site construction and office-to-residential conversions. “As We need to think creatively, from innovative construction methods to office-to-residential conversions.

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UBS sells mortgage servicer to Sixth Street-led investor group

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Fitch Ratings said in a report that SPS has been servicing residential mortgages since 1989 and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transactions since 2000. billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB). CEO Sergio Ermotti added on a media call that a “consortium” acquired the business. 36 in the IMF ranking.

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