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Preparing for Institutional Capital

Construction Business Owner

Institutional capital providers, which include non-local lenders, bank syndications, specialty lenders, insurance companies, pension funds, university endowments, private equity funds and family offices, can be a resource for working capital, acquisition capital or a means to harvest value built throughout the years.'

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Everyone Wants in on Housing Flipping

Pro Builder

Mortgage trusts, pensions, hedge funds, private-equity firms, investment banks and insurance companies all want so-called flip loans, drawn by yields in the range of 8% to 12% at a time when one-year Treasurys pay less than 0.1%. to make more loans to house flippers as well as landlords, who buy a lot of rehabbed houses.

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Markets With Extreme Weather are Only Affordable to the Wealthy

Pro Builder

A Tulane University associate professor of real estate told CNBC that these resiliency fixes create a “game of musical chairs” with home equity. . Eventually, however, a homeowner or bank could end up losing everything if a flood or other disaster destroys the house and makes the property unlivable.

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A journey through masonry reclad litigation

BD+C

The original contract documents for construction, design, and construction administration provided contractual notice requirements, forum requirements whether trial or arbitration, choice of law which is this case was Texas law, applicable standards of care for the general contractor and architect, and insurance policy coverage amounts.

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Construction Bookkeeping Unique Features

Contractor Bookkeeping

Business Owners - Need three basic reports, Cash, Profit and Equity. Bank Balance - Un-cleared Checks) = Cash. Assets - Liabilities) = Equity. -. Bank Account - Escrow Deposits. Bank Account - Operating. Bank Account - Job Deposits. Bank Account - Payroll. Bank Account - Operating.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Negative equity is not a good sign for any segment of our market – new construction, existing home sales, new construction, commercial work as well as the support services that cater to the real estate market. On the commercial side, there are plenty of Private Equity funds set up to purchase Class A facilities.

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How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow

Pro Builder

This strategy is most likely driven by current equity shareholders more so than a genuine desire to own less land; after all, wouldn’t the appreciation of land purchased five years ago be conducive to higher margins today? In fact, that question is not easy to answer. . But what happens during an industry slowdown ?