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Non-Warrantable Condo & Condotel Loans: Financing Condos Banks Reject

Non-warrantable condo loans finance condominium units that conventional lenders won’t touch — condotels, high investor-concentration buildings, projects in litigation, or developments with heavy short-term rental. Because Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac decline these projects, financing comes from private, portfolio, and non-QM lenders that underwrite the unit and the borrower rather than the agency project checklist. […]

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Build-to-Rent Financing in 2026: How Investors Fund the BTR Boom

Build-to-rent financing has become one of the most active corners of real estate capital in 2026, even as single-family rental construction cooled. Build-for-rent starts fell about 19% from 2024 to 2025, yet institutional money is redeploying into ground-up BTR communities rather than competing for existing homes — which means the financing question has shifted from […]

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Florida’s Insurance Crisis and Investment Property Loans: What Investors Need to Know (2026)

If you invest in Florida real estate, insurance has moved from a line item to a deal-maker or deal-breaker. The average Florida homeowners premium is on track for roughly $8,458 by year-end 2026 — about 2.8x the U.S. average — and coastal counties routinely run $9,000 to $18,000 on a single-family home. That reshapes how […]