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Real estate investors cast watchful eye on Las Vegas' high stakes housing game SFGate Home Business Sports Entertainment Travel Jobs Real Estate Autos SFGate News Web by Real estate investors cast watchful eye on Las Vegas' high stakes housing game Kelly Zito, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday, March 7, 2005 now part of stylesheet -- More... Printable Version Email This Article Las Vegas' lucky number last year was 52 -- as in 52 percent. That's how much real estate prices jumped in the nation's fastest-growing city in one year, as a housing shortage set off a wave of speculation by investors from California and other states. But as any gambler knows, Lady Luck eventually turns a cold shoulder. Las Vegans wanted to cash in, too, and so many put their houses up for sale that they flooded the market. By the end of the year, some homebuilders were slashing prices. For investors from states like California where prices seem to move in only one direction -- up -- it was a stark example of a deflating bubble. "When you lose money in real estate, you really feel it,'' said Igor Doncov, a software engineer in Half Moon Bay who bought two new houses in Las Vegas early in 2004 but sold them at a loss after his builder, Pulte Homes, cut prices on its new models by $180,000. "I thought I couldn't lose," he said in a telephone interview. "But it turned into a total disaster." Housing analysts don't think Las Vegas' slowdown is a sign that prices will soften soon in other fast-appreciating regions. But they say it is a warning of what could happen in the Bay Area as interest rates go up -- particularly for people trying to "flip" houses for a quick profit. "Everyone is watching Las Vegas with its price appreciation and flipping," said John Karevoll, an analyst at DataQuick, the La Jolla real estate research firm. "If something weird happens, it'll happen there first." For years, Las Vegas real estate was cheap. Myrna Kingham, president of the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, remembers not-so-distant days of driving around in a pickup wearing high heels and showing clients dusty 5-acre parcels listed for $20,000. But as the population of Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County grew 81 percent in the 1990s, adding 621,160 people, housing prices caught up, matching the national median of $145,000 in 2001. Then last year, the market caught fire, boosted by healthy job gains, a growing stream of retirees, Californians drawn to lower home prices and an influx of investor money. Builders, faced with a shortage of workers, had trouble keeping up. Add rock-bottom interest rates, and the scene resembled the go-go days of the Bay Area's tech boom. Hundreds of would-be buyers descended on open houses, and home prices seemed to increase as quickly as the progressive jackpots in the slot machines on the Strip. Record appreciation In the spring of 2004, the median price for a single-family house was $269,000, 52 percent higher than the year before -- a national record for appreciation, according to the National Association of Realtors. "The market was hotter than blazes," Kingham said. "People were looking for affordability -- they wanted a nice home in an area with nice weather that they could buy for $200,000." Californians, who pay some of the highest home prices in the nation, took notice. Golden State residents have snapped up nearly 27,000 Las Vegas properties since 2000, according to DataQuick. In 2004 alone, California residents bought 11,600 homes -- 12 percent of the transactions in Clark County for the year. Bay Area residents bought nearly 7,800 Las Vegas properties over the past five years. In the second quarter of 2004 alone, the number who bought Las Vegas property doubled from the same quarter the year before, to more than 800,surpassing investment in Sacramento, the Tahoe region and Palm Springs for the seventh straight quarter. But in less time than it takes to build a single house, the market changed. Egged on by the stratospheric prices their neighbors were asking -- and getting -- homeowners in Las Vegas flooded the market with "for sale" signs. The number of existing houses posted for sale on the Multiple Listing Service ballooned from about 1,400 in February to more than 16,000 by October. Among them were never-lived-in homes offered by investors who had bought them only months before from national homebuilders -- who were selling their own brand-new houses literally across the street. In early fall one of those builders, Pulte Homes, took the extraordinary step of slashing prices by $25,000 to $180,000 on more than 20 of its Las Vegas-area developments. The move sent shock waves through the Las Vegas building industry and angered investors like Igor Doncov. Doncov, a 57-year-old engineer who was a victim of the technology flame-out, was one of thousands of investors who hoped to turn a quick profit by buying and selling Las Vegas property within a few months. Early last year he bought two new houses from Pulte Homes for $515,000 each. By the end of the summer, he said, the houses were worth well over $600,000, based on Pulte's prices for the same models. Then Pulte cut the price by about $180,000. Doncov sold the two properties in December and January for $480,000 and $490,000; after closing costs and sales fees, he estimates he lost $100,000. He is working with a lawyer to try to recoup the losses from Pulte, on the grounds Pulte misled investors by systematically raising new home prices, then abruptly lowering them. Many people in Las Vegas shrug at tales like Doncov's, saying any plan to get rich quick is fraught with risk. "There are people who come here and lose all kinds of money on the card table," said Keith Schwer, an economist at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. By December, it was clear the peak of the frenzy had passed. Residential building permits that month were 34 percent below the previous December's, as measured by the Center for Business and Economic Research, which Schwer directs. And 15 percent fewer people were moving to Las Vegas -- some undoubtedly spooked by the region's steep jump in home prices. Pulte officials would not comment on the price reductions. In the wake of Pulte's move, other builders also cut prices but made no formal announcements. KB Home, the region's largest home builder, didn't cut prices but did tighten its policies on sales to investors. Contracts now stipulate, that, barring the loss of a job or other major problem, those who resell their properties within a year have to give KB Home the profit. Despite the builders' moves, Schwer and other experts say the Las Vegas market remains healthy. In recent months, they say, the number of homes for sale has declined and homes are selling faster. In January, however, there were still 13,800 homes for sale. Though the median price for a new home climbed 6 percent to $307,500, the median for an existing home -- $251,000 - was up only one half of one percent from a year before, according to Schwer. Over the long term, the area's job growth -- including a new 8,000-employee casino opening in April -- warm climate, entertainment options and well-equipped airport will continue to draw buyers, Schwer said. On a Friday morning in February, Bill Jeffers, who owns Valley Furniture in Livermore, toured a $731,000 home in a subdivision called Inverness. By buying a home in Las Vegas, Jeffers, who has lived on Maui for several years, will shorten his twice-monthly commute to the store and put his grandchildren into strong school systems. "I tried to get in last year, but there were just too many other buyers," said Jeffers, a Livermore native. Some making profits And some investors who bought wisely are making profits. Stephanie Wedge, a San Jose real estate agent who also brokers property in Las Vegas, bought a house for $625,000 last May. She put the 5-year-old home on the market on Feb. 23 for $775,000, and she expected to get an offer the following week. "That's a really good turnaround," said Wedge, who also has reserved a condo in a yet-to-be built high-rise. "I think it depends on where the property is -- and this is in a gated, country club community." The continued pace of construction serves as an outward sign of the region's confidence. On a stretch of freeway south of the Strip, a sign reads "KB Home, Next 5 Exits." Adding more houses to a market already flush with them would seem to only exacerbate any stagnation in the market. But Dennis Smith, president of Las Vegas' Homebuilders Research Inc. pointed out the vast majority of new homes are presold. The market "is still in correction mode because of the high inventory in the resale segment,'' he said. "It will probably take at least six months for that to end." So, will what happened in Vegas, stay in Vegas? Schwer doubts Las Vegas' deceleration will bleed into the Golden State -- or any other state -- in part because Las Vegas growth rates were so far above the norm. Others say the arc of Las Vegas' recent experience may contain a hint of the Bay Area's future. While the nine-county region saw much lower price appreciation last year than Las Vegas -- an increase of about 17 percent -- Ed Leamer, a UCLA economist, contends that both regions are enveloped in a speculative frenzy. In Las Vegas, an oversupply of homes relative to demand may spell price declines. Back in the Bay Area, Leamer thinks rising interest rates will take some of the air out of the market as fewer people qualify to buy expensive properties -- though any correction would be far less dramatic than Las Vegas'. "Because the market has cracked in Las Vegas doesn't mean it's imminent in other areas," Leamer said. "But it gives you a sense of what may happen in these areas in the face of rising interest rates." E-mail Kelly Zito at kzito@sfchronicle.com . Page A - 1 Get up to 50% off home delivery of the Chronicle for 12 weeks! MARKETING Compelling writer? Action 36 Cable 6 (KICU-TV) MECHANIC SF tugboat co POKER Expert poker player needed REAL ESTATE Sales *FREE TRAINING! Prudential CA Realty SALES Can you sell the President? IPA SALES Benefit package AGI Publishing SALES $125K PLUS In-Home Kitchen Kitchenworks, Inc. 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Geographic: International with emphasis on projects in North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. Types of projects: All types of large residential and commercial real estate developments, mergers and acquisitions financing for successful companies seeking to expand or buy out other companies, energy projects such as power plants, ethanol plants, oil and gas refineries, large infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, railroads, cement plants, hotels, and casinos. Types of financing: Loan terms and conditions would be dependent upon the perceived risk of the project and the strength of the principals; however the rates and terms are very competitive. Please e-mail a summary of the International Project Loan request. LAND ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCING CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCING Loan amounts: 1,000,000 and above. Very large loan requests welcome. Types of properties: Land , construction and development of multi-family , hotels, motels , casinos, shopping centers, office buildings, industrial complexes, mixed use properties, nearly all general and special purpose properties will be considered. Rates and terms are reviewed with the principals and /or broker after submission of loan submission form and executive summary of the project has been received. Geographic areas: Throughout the United States with loan amounts 1,000,000 and above. International loans 20,000,000 and above. Projects in Mexico can be reviewed in loan amounts of 1,000,000 and above. Types of loans available: Land loans , acquisition and development financing, bridge loans, fast equity loans, and long term financing of 5 years and longer. Small, medium and large size developers are invited to submit loan requests. Types of land projects that we have reviewed recently are residential subdivisions, land lots, commercial development of land lots and subdivisions of mixed use properties. Interest rates are reflected by the perceived risk of the project and the financial strength of the principals and the willingness of the principals to guarantee the loan requests. Also the amount of time the principals have to act upon the loan request, very fast loans can be provided but the cost of capital will be higher because funds are derived from private funds. For projects that have a 30 to 60 day window to close interest rates can be lower because a greater amount of time is available for due diligence and greater amount of documentation can be provided and supported. We are able to assist developers in virtually all phases of their development whether it be a commercial or residential development, and sometimes there may be more than one solution to their financing request and they will be presented after review of their construction and development loan request . Special purpose property types such as amusement parks, casinos, power plants, and owner occupied business properties such as offices, gas stations, truck stops, and other special purpose properties can be considered. We understand the needs of the developer, and whether you need a fast loan to take advantage of a special acquisition opportunity or need a complex financial structure to build out your next project we are ready to consider your construction and development financing request. Please submit an executive summary of your construction and development loan request to Mortgage Cap Financial by E-Mail . Brokers and principals invited to acquire about all of our financing programs, information and checklists about the requirements of the various financing programs can be obtained by reviewing our entire web site. If there are any questions, please contact us . Domestic and International Financing Program: Loan amounts: 20,000,000 and above, all size projects that are 20,000,000 and above can be considered. Geographic: USA and Internationally based projects can be reviewed. Types of projects: Real estate, energy, and all type of infrastructure projects. Types of projects can include residential and commercial real estate development, hospitality and medical related facilities, power plants, oil and gas mining projects, infrastructure projects such as tunnels and railroads and other large scale projects that are needed throughout the world. Terms and conditions: That is dependent upon the specific project and the perceived risk of the project. Please e-mail us a summary of your project. Land / Construction Loans Quality Properties and Borrowers Loan Amounts: $3,000,000 - $20,000,000 Terms: 12 to 36 months Amortization: Interest Only Use of Proceeds: land acquisition, refinance for infrastructure and construction Loan to Value (LTV): Purchase: to 90% of cost Refi: 60- 75% of as is value Construction: to 100% of construction cost Recourse: Yes. Non-recourse will be considered Advance Fees: NONE in most cases, until Term Sheet/LOI is issued. Then 3 rd party costs and out of pocket expenses. Loan Fees: 5-7 points Interest Rates: 11-14% Term Sheet / LOI: 5-7 days Commitment Letter: Within 7-10 days of receipt of complete loan package Funding: 30 to 45 days from Commitment Letter Preview Checklist: 1. Executive Summary: 1-2 page Deal Summary. Include property history and any challenges that exist. Please be sure to include exact property location and description, detailed use of proceeds and Exit Strategy (how and when loan will be paid. 2. Purchase price or year of purchase and purchase price, if refinance 3. Executive Summary from latest appraisal 4. Resume and Personal Financial Statements on all Borrowers 5. Most recent business and personal tax returns on Borrowers 6. Current Credit Bureaus with FICO scores on Borrowers 7. Cash equity investment by Borrowers AND detailed use of cash to date. 8. Detailed use of funds and construction budget, if applicable 9. Status of required entitlements and approvals 10. project timetable for remaining entitlements, infrastructure, construction to Lease-up or full sell out 11. Pro-forma financial projections and operating statements. Digital aerial photos of property, if available LAND LOANS: Loan Amounts: 1,000,000 to 100,000,000 Geographic areas: USA, Canada, and Mexico Acquisition land loans up to 80% of purchase price and refinancing up to 70% of the value of land. SMALL LOAN PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTIES: Loan Amounts: 500,000 to 3,000,000 Property Types: Apartments, retail, industrial and office buildings, hotels and motels. Mixed use properties such as apartments over commercial use property are acceptable. JUMBO COMMERCIAL FINANCING: Loan Amounts: 5,000,000 to 750,000,000 Terms: 5 TO 25 YEARS Property Types: MULTI-FAMILY, COMMERCIAL, DEVELOPMENTS, HOTELS, RESORTS, CASINOS, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS Loan To Value: UP TO 90% Geographic: USA, CANADA, plus NORTH, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH AMERICA RATES ARE BASED ON RISK INHERENT WITH PROJECT. Types of Loans: CONSTRUCTION AND LONG TERM LOANS SECURED BY LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS BELOW PRIME RATE - FIXED RATE FINANCING: Owner User and Investment Properties Available in all 50 states . LOAN AMOUNTS: $500,000 to $5,000,000 LOAN PURPOSE: Permanent financing for purchase, expansion or refinance (with or without cash out) DOCUMENTATION: Full Doc only min DCR of 1.2 CREDIT SCORES: 650 FICO PROPERTY TYPES: Owner User or Investment Properties: Mixed Use, Office, Retail, Light Industrial and Warehouse. Special use properties considered - case-by-case. NOTE: Flagged hotel/motel and restaurants ARE eligible for this program. TERM and AM: 25 year fully amortizing, with no calls or balloon LOAN TO VALUE: to 75% LTV on multi use properties INTEREST RATES 2 year fixed rate: Prime less 1.25% AS LOW AS: 5.75% Current APR NOTE: At end of 2 yr term, Borrower will have option of quarterly adjustable at P +1% or 5 yr fixed at then current rates. PREPAY POLICY: Standard: 10% yr 1, declining by 1% per year Optional: 5% for 5 years (increase rate by .625%) Other programs available with 5,7,10 and 25 yr* fixed rates. Call 212-631-4272 for details and quotes. * 25 yr fixed rate available only on Owner User Properties. COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION FINANCING: LOAN TO COST: UP TO 90% OF THE PROJECT CAN BE FINANCED, IN CERTAIN CASES UP TO 100% OF THE PROJECT CAN BE FINANCED. LOANS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE USA. ALL 50 STATES CONSIDERED. MORTGAGE FINANCING: FIRST AND SECOND MORTGAGES AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. CONSTRUCTION LOANS ALSO AVAILABLE. LOAN AMOUNTS OF 500,000 TO 200,000,000. PROJECT TYPES CAN INCLUDE APARTMENTS, SHOPPING CENTERS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, HOTELS, MOTELS, INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES. WE FINANCE THE HOTEL AND MOTEL PROJECTS: WE CAN FINANCE THE TO BE BUILT HOTEL OR MOTEL FLAGGED OR UNFLAGGED. WE ARE READY TO PROVIDE THE CONSTRUCTION OR BRIDGE LOAN SO YOU CAN GET THE PROJECT OFF THE GROUND OR TO REHABILITATE. CONTACT: RICHARD MILFORD - PHONE: 212-631-4272 FAX: 212-208-3069 OR JUST PRESS THE E-MAIL ENVELOPE AND LETS START TALKING ON HOW WE CAN FINANCE YOUR PROJECT. INVESTMENT PROPERTY FINANCING Available in all 50 states. LOAN AMOUNTS: $500,000 to $6,000,000 LOAN PURPOSE: Permanent financing for purchase, expansion or refinance (with or without cash out) PROPERTY TYPES: Mixed Use, Office, Retail, Light Industrial and Warehouse. Special use properties considered on case-by-case basis. TERM and AM: 25 year fully amortizing, with no calls or balloon LOAN TO VALUE: to 75% LTV on multi use properties FIXED RATE TERMS: 5 or 10 yr fixed rates available INTEREST RATES 5 year rate: 5 yr FHLB + 2.65% AS LOW AS: 10 year rate: 7 yr FHLB + 2.90% PREPAY POLICY: Standard: 10% yr 1, declining by 1% per year Optional: 5% for 5 years (increase in rate will apply) ATTENTION: DEVELOPERS 100% FINANCING NOW AVAILABLE Pre-Leasing : Not required Property Type(s): All property types are eligible under this program including apartments, condos, hotels, motels, office buildings, resorts, golf courses, and a wide variety of commercial and residential developments . Geography: Nationwide USA, Canada, Mexico, and other countries considered. Minimum Deal Size (all-in cost): $5,000,000 Maximum deal size (all-in cost): $750,000,000 Development Type: All types of residential and commercial developments are considered under this financing program including hotel resort projects and speculative residential and commercial projects and rehab deals. Timing: Maximum Five (5) Year Hold Period. We are seeking developers and investors who have a successful track history and can demonstrate a successful history in residential and commercial development as well as real estate investing. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES MORTGAGE LOAN PROGRAM - PRINT OUT AND FAX OR E-MAIL INVESTMENT PROPERTIES MORTGAGE LOAN APPLICATION (in Word) or in Adobe Acrobat format Property Types: - Office / Medical / Apartment properties / Industrial buildings / Retail centers / Warehouse properties / Mobile home parks / Self Storage Loan Amounts: $1,000,000 - $20,000,000 Terms: 10 to 25 year term mortgages dependent on property type. Amortization: Up to 30 years. Property types: Apartments and commercial income producing properties. Loan Types: Fixed and variable rate loans for property acquisition, refinance, and permanent financing. Loan to Value (LTV): Up to 80% LTV: $1,000,000 to $3,000,000. Up to 85% LTV on apartments, office properties or anchored retail, $3,000,000 and above up to 20,000,000. Recourse: NON RECOURSE Origination Fees: PAR RATES NO POINTS FOR THIS SPECIFIC LOAN PROGRAM ONLY. Rates: 10 yr fixed rate w/ 30 year am: - Apartments: as low as 5.2% (10yr T + 100 bp 145 bp) - Commercial: as low as 5.6% (10yr T + 140 bp 170 bp) Pre-qualification: 72 hrs Commitment Letter: Within 7-10 days of receipt of complete loan package Funding: 30 to 45 days from Commitment Letter NOTE: For the investment properties loan program only: - No seller carry or secondary financing permitted for this specific loan program - No restaurant, hotel/motel, auto related or land loans for this specific loan program - No construction loans under this specific loan program PRINT OUT AND FAX OR E-MAIL INVESTMENT PROPERTIES MORTGAGE LOAN APPLICATION (in Word) or in Adobe Acrobat format MULTI FAMILY INVESTMENT PROPERTY FINANCING Available in all 50 states. LOAN AMOUNTS: $500,000 to $5,000,000 LOAN PURPOSE: Permanent financing for purchase, expansion or refinance (with or without cash out) PROPERTY TYPES: Multi family properties in MSAs with populations greater than 50,000 TERM and AM: 25 or 30 year fully amortizing, with no calls or balloon LOAN TO VALUE: Max 1 st lien: 75% LTV. Secondary financing not to exceed 85% CLTV CASH OUT REFI: 70% max LTV with 85% minimum occupancy FIXED RATE TERMS: 5 or 10 yr fixed rates available INTEREST RATES 3 year rate: 3 yr FHLB + 2.65% AS LOW AS: 5 year rate: 5 yr FHLB + 2.65% 7 year rate: 7 yr FHLB + 2.65% PREPAY POLICY: Standard: 10% yr 1, declining by 1% per year Optional: 5% for 5 years (increase in rate will apply) OCCUPANCY: 80% minimum at time of origination and projected FLAGGED HOTEL / MOTEL PROPERTIES Quality Properties and Borrowers Loan Amounts: $2,000,000 - $10,000,000 Term / Am: 10 year term with 25 year amortization Loan Types: 10 year fixed rate loans for property acquisition and refinance Loan to Value (LTV): 70 precent maximum for purchase or refinance (no cash out). 65% maximum if cash out refinance unless being used to enhance value of property. Recourse: Full recourse for this particular program, non recourse loans may be available at different rate, terms and conditions and may have yield maintenance prepayment penalties, this particular program have different prepayment penalty scenarios are dependent upon the specific project. Origination Fees: NONE Loan Fees: 2 to 4 points Rates: 10 yr fixed rate w/ 25 year am: 6.5% to 7.5% Pre-qualification: Completion of our loan submission form, once reviewed and there is interest the documentation below will be requested. Click here for Loan Submission Form, please complete and e-mail or fax back to us so we can review your project (in Word). or in Adobe Acrobat format Commitment Letter: Within 7-10 days of receipt of complete loan package. Funding: 30 to 45 days from Commitment Letter. NOTE: - Good credit and cash flow. DCR: 1.3 minimum. - Established properties only. No turnarounds, startups or construction. - Value based on lower of purchase price or appraisal, if purchase. - Borrower must be experienced or hire recognized hotel management company. Please note that we have other hotel/motel financing programs that will review turnarounds, both franchised and non franchised hotels and motels, rates and terms are subject to change and underwriting. NEEDED TO PRE-QUALIFY: - L ast 3 years property tax returns. - Y ear-to-date financial statements. - C urrent credit bureau with FICO on Borrowers. - Executive Summary from latest appraisal. - Current Personal Financial Statements for Borrowers. - Latest personal tax returns from Borrowers. - Digital photos of property, or web site with photos. - Last 3 years occupancy annual reports. - Year to date occupancy monthly reports. - Amount of loan request. - Detailed use of funds. Commercial Bridge and Construction Loan Program $3,000,000 to $25,000,000 Purpose: Commercial construction loans and or commercial bridge financing for the ground-up development of new commercial properties, or the renovation and repositioning of existing properties, for both pre-leased and speculative development. Loan structure, pricing, advance to cost ratios and recourse requirements are flexible and will be tailored to meet the needs, risk profiles, and requirements of individual transactions. Acceptable Property Types: Apartments Condominiums Office Retail Industrial Mixed-Use Hotels Loan Term: Typically 12 to 24 month interest only term, with extension options when appropriate. Loan to Value: 75% on most property types; 65% on special purpose and hotels Maximum Loan to Cost: 75% to 85% (up to 100% on pre-leased projects) Loan Structuring: Loans typically structured with holdbacks for funding of all renovation and/or construction costs, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, and interest carry until stabilization, with monthly draws as costs are incurred. Earnout Provisions: Earn out of up to 75% of the stabilized value funded upon achieving specified occupancy and NOI hurdles. Loan Pricing: 3.00% to 4.00% over six month LIBOR (interest only), plus Loan Fees of 2% to 4%. Liability: Loans are typically non-recourse, except for standard carve-outs. Speculative development projects will generally require completion and/or debt service guarantees. Closing Time Frame: Approximately 45 to 60 days. Quick closes available for time sensitive transactions Permanent Loan: Permanent takeout option offered with all construction / bridge loans. An Exit Fee of 1% is charged if the takeout is not elected. Nationwide Bridge Loan Financing $2,000,000 to $75,000,000 Program Guide Project Types: Interim financing used to complete a time sensitive transaction, to reposition or renovate existing properties, or to overcome temporary credit or property challenges that make the transaction unsuitable for traditional lenders. Virtually any income producing property, including retail, office, medical, apartments, industrial/flex or special purpose properties. The primary considerations for bridge loan financing are the LTV and a compelling exit (repayment) strategy. Loan Amounts: $2,000,000 - $75,000,000 Terms: 12 to 36 months Amortization: Interest Only Use of Proceeds: Property conversion or renovation or other need Loan to Value: 50% to 90% depending on project specifics and deal strength Recourse: Typically, Yes. Interest Rate: As low as Prime + 1.5%, depending on transaction strength Loan Fees: Dependent on deal strength Term Sheet/LOI: 3-5 days from receipt of all requested information Funding: 10 to 45 days from acceptance of LOI OWNER USER / SINGLE TENANT Commercial Property Financing Available in all 50 states. We offer very aggressive rates to for Owner User Commercial properties where the Borrowers business is the primary tenant or there is a single credit tenant Lessee. LOAN AMOUNTS: $500,000 to $6,000,000 LOAN PURPOSES: Permanent financing for purchase, expansion or refinance with cash out. PROPERTY TYPES: Office, retail, wholesale, light industrial and Special Purpose Properties (lower LTV); restaurants, flagged hotels, auto & truck dealers, RV Parks, self storage, bowling alleys, funeral homes, etc. TERM and AM: 25 fully amortizing, no calls or balloons LOAN TO VALUE: Purchases: max 85% LTV on multi use properties, 65% max LTV on Special Use Properties Cash Out Refi: max 75% LTV, lower on Special Use Properties FIXED RATE TERMS: Fixed rate loans available for 5, 10 or 25 years INTEREST RATES 5 yr fixed: 5 yr US T SWAP + 2.50 AS LOW AS: 10 yr fixed: 10 yr US T SWAP + 2.55 25 yr fixed: 10 yr US T SWAP + 2.65 PREPAY POLICY: Standard: 10% yr 1, declining by 1% per year Optional: 5% for 5 years (increase in rate will apply) OWNER USER PROPERTIES Conventional Loan Programs (Not SBA) Property Types ; - Office / medical - Restaurants - Industrial buildings - Auto related - Retail properties - gas station/C-store - Warehouse properties - other special purpose Loan Amounts: $1,000,000 - $30,000,000 Terms/Ams: 15/30, 20/20 and 25/25 (>$2 mil) Loan Types: ARM and Fixed rate loans for property acquisition, refinance and construction Loan to Value (LTV): * Multi-use properties: 85% LTV. To 100% LTV with Seller financing or other real estate equity as additional collateral. ** Special Purpose Properties: 65% - 75% LTV. To 85% LTV with Seller financing or other real estate equity as additional collateral. Recourse: Yes Loan Fees: 0 1 point, dependent of deal strength Interest Rates: Qtrly Adj: Prime to P + 1.5% 5 yr fixed: P + 1.0% 2.5% 10 yr fixed: P + 1.4% 2.8% 20 yr fixed: P + 1.75% - 3.25% 25 yr fixed: P + 1.85% - 3.45% Note: rates are subject to underwriting approval and may change without notice. Pre-Qualification: 72 hrs Commitment Letter: within 7-10 days of receipt of complete loan package Funding: 30 to 45 days from Commitment Letter NOTE: - Seller carry may be permitted. - Construction loans: all interest and principal accrues during construction - Prepay Policy: 5/5/4/3/3 - Owner Occupancy: 25% minimum. Must have cash flow without rental income. Nationwide Commercial Real Estate Development Land, Construction and Joint Venture Financing Program Guide Borrowers: Experienced investors and commercial developers with demonstrated track record comparable to current project. Project Types: Commercial, retail, office, industrial/flex, residential subdivision, planned communities, golf course communities, condominium and condo conversions. Rehab projects and Special Situation projects considered. Loan Amounts: $5,000,000 - $75,000,000 Terms: 12 to 36 months, or longer depending on project Amortization: Interest Only Use of Proceeds: Total project financing, debt or JV equity for land acquisition, refinance for infrastructure completion and vertical construction Loan to Cost: 50% to 100% depending on deal strength Interest Rates: As low as Prime + 1.5%, depending on deal strength Recourse: Typically, Yes. Non-recourse considered. Loan Fees: Dependent in deal strength Term Sheet/LOI: 3-5 days from receipt of all required information Commitment Letter: Within 7-10 days of receipt of complete loan package Funding: 30 to 45 days from Commitment Letter. Faster as needed. 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Home Equity Lending Gaps in Texas The Texas Economy March 2003 "Texans need and deserve the right to take out home equity lines of credit.This simple change will pump $741 million back to Texas homeowners." -- Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Texas Comptroller Home Equity Lending Gaps in Texas The number of Texans with home equity loans has more than doubled since 1997 when changes in the Texas constitution made it easier for Texans to borrow against the equity they have in their homes. [1] Yet, Texans are still not taking as many home equity loans as residents in other states. In the traditional home equity lending market—the segment that involves a lump-sum payout of equity to be repaid over a set term—Texans seem to have caught up with the rest of the nation. Indeed, the estimated 6.4 percent of Texas home-owners with traditional home equity loans in 2001 is not only up considerably from 2.5 in 1997 but may well be higher than the average for the other 49 states of 5.7 percent (Figure 1). [2] This most likely reflects the fact that one portion of the home equity loan market—the home equity line of credit market—remains unavailable to Texans. An estimated $12.7 billion in higher-cost, non-tax-deductible loans that currently exist could be supplanted if home equity lines of credit were available and Texans used these financial options at the same rate as other consumers in the country. By taking advantage of a substantially untapped resource, Texas consumers could save $741 million annually using home equity lines of credit instead of other loans. These savings could be pumped into the Texas economy through lower interest rates and additional federal income tax deductions. The gains would be realized in the Texas economy if existing loans were merely paid off by homeowners through home equity lines of credit. This need not expand homeowners’ overall debt burden. Home Equity Lending in Texas For more than 160 years, access to the home equity that owners had built up in their residences was largely untapped. As a direct result of the Panic of 1837, Texas prohibited the forced sale of homesteads for all but a very limited number of reasons. When Texas became a state, these protections became part of the state constitution and effectively barred foreclosing on a person’s residence for reasons other than non-payment of taxes, the original mortgage or a home improvement loan. These same provisions also effectively barred tapping into home equity for purposes other than home improvement. But on November 4, 1997, Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing more leeway in home equity lending and for reverse mortgages. [3] These loans became available to Texans in 1998, but some technical issues limited the availability of home equity loans for homesteads larger than one acre and from reverse mortgages. Subsequent amendments addressed these legal concerns. [4] Changes in the Texas Constitution expanded the conditions under which homeowners could obtain a traditional home equity loan. These closed-end loans extend for a specified length of time and generally require repayment of interest and principal in equal monthly installments. Interest rates on these loans are ordinarily fixed for the life of the loan. Growth in Home Equity Lending in Texas Since changing the Texas constitution to allow wider use of home equity loans, Texans have steadily increased their reliance on these loans. According to American Housing Survey (AHS) data on nine Texas metropolitan areas that cover 68 percent of Texas’ owner-occupied homes, only 2.5 percent of Texas homeowners had any form of home equity loan in 1997, substantially less than the 14.5 percent for all U.S. homeowners outside of Texas that same year. By 1999, the proportion of Texas homeowners with a home equity loan had risen to 4.5 percent. While this represents nearly a doubling of home equity loan usage in just two years, this was still slightly less than the estimated 5 percent rate for home equity loan usage in the nation and substantially less than the 12.9 percent estimated by the AHS that year for both home equity loans and lines of credit. By 2001, the proportion of Texas households with home equity loans had reached 6.4 percent. At this level, the usage in Texas actually exceeded the usage rate of fixed-term closed-end loans in the U.S., indicating that Texans may have reached the saturation point with traditional home equity loans. These loans typically are written for a set amount to be repaid in equal installments over a specified time, just like a traditional mortgage. Based on a survey conducted for the Comptroller of Public Accounts of home equity lenders in Texas, from 1998 to 2000, the amount of the average home equity loan was about $36,750. In 2001 and 2002, the average home equity loan jumped to more than $47,000. [5] Closing the Gap Although Texans’ reliance on home equity loans has grown substantially since the passage of the constitutional amendment, further gains may be unlikely. Other states’ average usage of 14 percent in 2001 included both traditional home equity loans and home equity lines of credit, financial instruments not now available to Texas homeowners. The possibility that the usage rate of traditional home equity loans in Texas exceeded the usage rate of similar loans in the nation probably indicates that without the home equity line of credit option, more homeowners are opting for the fixed term loans—their only other choice. During much of the 1990s, about 8 percent of U.S. homeowners had a home equity line of credit whereas about 5 percent of homeowners had a traditional loan. [6] In 2001, AHS data indicated an estimated 8.4 percent of homeowners had a home equity line of credit (HELOC) and 5.7 percent had traditional home equity loans. This newer form of home equity lending has become the preferred choice by homeowners in other states. A HELOC is a revolving account that permits borrowing from time to time, at the account holder’s discretion, up to a set credit limit. HELOCs also typically have more flexible repayment schedules than traditional home equity loans and have a variable interest rate. Most consumers think home equity lines of credit are more convenient than traditional home equity loans. While about 40 percent of consumers cited the tax advantages of both types of home equity credit as an important consideration, 43 percent of HELOC users cited convenience of use as an advantage, compared with only 1 percent of those using the traditional home equity loans. [7] Many of the major lenders in Texas make HELOC loans to homeowners in other states. Their experiences underscore how attractive this option is to consumers. Figure 2 presents the percentage of the amount of home equity loans and lines of credit written in Georgia, Florida and California by three major Texas lenders. [8] About 88 percent of the consumers in these states choose HELOCs compared with about 12 percent choosing traditional home equity loans. Potential Economic Impact of HELOCs in Texas One approach to examining what expanded home equity lending might mean in Texas is to estimate what consumers would save if they had access to HELOCs. Three issues are crucial when estimating this impact: what savings could be expected from lower interest costs; how much would HELOCs lower federal income tax bills; and how large total borrowing might become. Underlying this assessment is the assumption that if Texans had access to HELOCs the total home equity usage in Texas would approach the U.S. average. This implies that consumer use of both home equity lines of credit and traditional loans would reach about 14 percent, 7.6 percentage points up from the 2001 level, which was 6.4 and consisted of only traditional home equity loans. The true economic value of HELOCs to consumers lies in low interest rates and as a deduction from federal income taxes. For example, recent data from February 2003 show that the average interest rate on credit card debt is 13.8 percent, the rate for new auto loans is 5.8 percent and on home equity lines of credit, 4.4 percent. [9] This implies that on a $1,000 loan, annual credit card interest charges would be $138 whereas these charges would amount to only $44 for the home equity line of credit. On $1,000 in outstanding credit card debt, conversion of this debt to a HELOC would save $94 in interest payments annually. But even this neglects the fact that HELOC interest costs are deductible from federal income taxes, whereas credit card interest charges are not deductible. Although each individual’s exact marginal tax rate paid depends on adjusted gross income, the National Bureau of Economic Research estimates that, on average, in 1999 interest deductions reduced income taxes 24.5 cents per dollar of interest paid. [10] This implies that, on average, the $44 in HELOC interest payments would generate an estimated $10.78 in federal income tax savings so that the total consumer savings per $1,000 in credit card debt replaced by HELOC would be $104.78 annually. Savings from other loans would be less dramatic. Based on current rates, car loans would cost $58 in interest charges per $1,000 borrowed, or only $14 more than HELOC. But tacking on the deductibility of HELOC raises this savings to $24.78 annually per $1,000 borrowed. The loans likely to be displaced by HELOC would be a mixture of credit card loans and other consumer loans such as car loans. According to Federal Reserve loan data, consumer debt nationwide at the end of 2002 was divided into $738.9 billion in revolving loans, of which credit card debt is a large part, and $1,017.9 billion in non-revolving loans. [11] Assuming Texas consumers have a similar debt profile, about 42 percent of Texas consumer debt would be in revolving credit and 58 percent in non-revolving. Based on these shares, the average consumer would save an estimated $58.38 in interest and tax payments per $1,000 owed by switching from other consumer credit sources to HELOC. [12] How much Texans could save depends on the volume of consumer loans displaced. Using 2001 commercial bank data to update national figures indicates that the traditional home equity loan market in the U.S. reached $352.7 billion, up from $267 billion in 1997. Considering Texas’ share of home equity loans and the average per loan value, Texans account for an estimated 8.4 percent of the U.S. market for traditional home equity loans. Based on this percentage and assuming that Texans would use both traditional and HELOC loans at the national rate, Texas consumers would exchange $12.7 billion in existing loans for HELOC. In doing so, Texas homeowners would save $741 million in interest charges and federal income taxes annually. This would be a modest level of savings. The Federal Reserve Board estimates that households spend about 8 percent of their disposable personal income servicing the debt on revolving loans. [13] The $741 million annual savings from increased use of HELOCs would be about 1.7 percent of the annual amount Texans spend on debt service for revolving loans. [14] Home Equity Delinquencies If Texas consumers relied more on home equity lines of credit and followed national trends, loan delinquencies would likely fall. Based on American Bankers Association data (Table 1), Texas averages fewer loan delinquencies for closed-end home equity loans than consumers at the national level. Loan delinquencies did rise in Texas from 1999 to 2001, but dropped off in 2002. Table 1: Texas Home Equity Delinquency Rates Compared to All Other States Home Equity Delinquency Rates and All States First Mortgage Delinquency Rates* Closed-End** Home Equity Loans(1) Home Equity Lines of Credit(1) All States - First Mortgages(2) Texas All States All States Conventional FHA VA 2002 0.99% 1.30% 0.59% 3.06% 11.55% 7.87% 2001 1.17 1.28 0.73 2.96 10.78 7.67 2000 0.88 1.20 0.75 2.50 9.10 6.80 1999 0.77 1.26 0.62 2.60 8.60 6.80 * Delinquency Rates are based on the number of Loans Past Due 30 Days or More as a Percentage of Loans Outstanding. ** "Closed End" includes home equity and second mortgages (but not home improvement). SOURCES (1)Home equity delinquency rates obtained from "Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin" published quarterly by American Bankers Association. (2)First mortgage delinquency rates obtained from "U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2001" and Mortgage Bankers Association of America "Quarterly Delinquency Surveys." But nationwide, loan delinquencies for lines of credit are slightly more than half the rates seen for closed end home equity loans. Based on this pattern, a shift towards using home equity lines of credit from traditional home equity loans should lower overall home equity delinquency rates. Compared with first mortgages, the delinquency rates for both home equity loans and lines of credit are substantially lower. Summary The use of home equity loans in Texas has risen dramatically following constitutional changes in Texas in 1997. Use of closed-end traditional home equity loans in Texas exceeds nationwide use. The fact that home equity lines of credit are not available in Texas contributes to a higher reliance on traditional home equity loans. But the strong consumer preference expressed for HELOCs in other states and consumer preference for their ease of use may indicate that continued expansion of lower interest, tax deductible home equity financing by consumers in Texas may slow without access to these loans. If Texans were to use home equity financing only up to the national average through HELOCs, lower interest payments and lower federal taxes would save Texas consumers $741 million. Making HELOCs available to Texas consumers would require passing another constitutional amendment and legislation proposing such amendments will likely be introduced during the current legislative session. If the nature of consumer safeguards and other requirements on lending institutions in Texas making HELOC loans were significantly more restrictive than national practices, interest rates on these loans in Texas could be higher than national rates, and the economic impacts less. Data Collection While banking and finance are two of the most heavily regulated industries, this level of scrutiny does not always result in the availability of detailed information. Since 1987, banks and finance companies have reported home equity lines of credit under receivables on quarterly Call Reports and since 1991 have also separately reported their holdings of traditional closed-end home equity loans. Mutual savings banks also report these data on Federal Reserve Board Call Reports. Other segments of the financial industry report this information to varying degrees. Savings and loan associations and federal saving banks report credit line receivables on Call Reports, but they do not separate home equity loans from first mortgages. Since June 1996, finance companies have reported commercial and residential mortgages separately but do not distinguish between loans under lines of credit and traditional loans. Credit union data is available on both types of home equity debt from the Credit Union National Association. At the national level, some data track the degree to which consumers utilize the various home equity loan alternatives. Every two years the Federal Reserve Board surveys consumers’ use of credit. This data, while instructive on overall trends and the use of home equity loans and lines of credit, does not contain information about practices in particular states. Moreover, much of the state-specific data collected from financial institutions is available primarily for the location of the financial institution involved, and not where the loan was made. Where this data are available, coverage by type of financing (home equity loan versus line of credit) is limited. The Texas-specific data in this analysis is derived largely from two sources. First, the U.S. Bureau of the Census surveys about 60,000 Americans every two years about housing conditions. This survey includes questions about the usage of home equity loans, but only the most recent survey, from 2001, elicits responses on traditional home equity loans separately from home equity lines of credit. Because this survey is national, there is only partial coverage of Texas. Specifically, publicly available data from the survey identifies only responses coming from nine metropolitan areas in Texas. Although the sample does contain responses from non-metropolitan areas, these are not identified by state. The Census survey covers about 68.2 percent of the Texas population. The second source of data is internal surveys of lending activity conducted by lending institutions doing business in Texas. These institutions cover more than 10 percent of the Texas market for commercial financial institutions and financial companies. These data are used to identify the potential to expand home equity lending in Texas if lines of credit became available. Endnotes [1] In 1997 and before, availability of home equity loans in Texas was limited to home improvement loans, loans to pay outstanding taxes and loans allowing one spouse to “buy out” another in the case of divorce. Such loans were typically known as a second lien against the property. Homeowners could not secure a loan backed by the equity in their home and use the proceeds of the loan for purposes other than those specified in law. Outside of Texas, using home equity loan proceeds for whatever purpose and even the more flexible home equity line of credit (a revolving line of credit secured by home equity) have been widely available for years. [2] The tentative nature of this statement stems from what seems to be respondent confusion to the American Housing Survey (AHS). In the 2001 AHS, 14 Texas households identified themselves as having a home equity line of credit in 2001. Since these lines of credit currently cannot be offered in Texas, the most likely explanation for this is that these respondents misunderstood the “line of credit” option in the survey as describing the “draw down” feature of a home improvement loan during construction when, in fact, these instances were almost certainly traditional “closed end” loans. Placing these responses in that category indicates that 6.4 percent of the homeowners in the survey in Texas had a closed-end home equity loan as compared to only 5.7 percent in states outside of Texas. [3] House Joint Resolution 31 (HJR 31) passed by the 1997 Legislature that, upon passage, became effective January 1, 1998. [4] On November 2, 1999, Texas voters approved constitutional amendments proposed by the 1999 Legislature to address these problems, Senate Joint Resolutions 12 and 22 (SJR 12 and 22). [5] Data submitted by lenders in early 2003. For number and amount of loans in Texas, the survey included five large Texas lenders. [6] Glenn B. Canner, Thomas A. Durkin and Charles A. Luckett, “Recent Developments in Home Equity Lending,” Federal Reserve Bulletin, April 1998, p. 243. [7] Canner, Durkin and Luckett, pp. 241- 251. [8] From data submitted by lenders. Together these three lenders serve more than 10 percent of the commercial banking market in Texas. [9] These rates and those of HELOCs are from http://www.bankrate.com/ on February 18, 2003. The credit card rate is for a standard card (not gold or platinum) at a fixed annual rate. The auto loan figure refers to a 48-month loan for a new car. The HELOC rate is for a $10,000 or minimum amount. [10] http://www.nber.org/~taxsim/mrates/mrates2.html , February 20, 2003. [11] Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release, G.19, Consumer Credit, February 7, 2003. http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/current/ . [12] This is a fairly conservative assessment on two points. First it assumes that consumers would replace current borrowing in proportion to the amount borrowed of each type without consideration of the interest rates charged for each type of borrowing. A more rational approach would be to replace all of the most costly borrowing first. Secondly, new car financing rates are among the lowest cost loans available and this probably underestimates the interest costs of non-revolving loans. [13] http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/housedebt/default.htm , February 19,2003. [14] Disposable personal income in Texas is estimated to be $535.2 billion in 2001. Carole Keeton Strayhorn Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Window on State Government Contact Us Privacy and Security Policy