Midwest – 2020 Year End Market Report
Despite many of the extenuating issues in the state of Illinois and the relative problems controlling COVID, Illinois has had a resurgent housing market in 2020
Northeast – 2020 Year End Market Report
Massachusetts and the broader Boston-metro area were hot before the pandemic, and COVID has only exacerbated that demand.
OPAL Virtual Marketplace Lending and Alternative Investment Summit
Sharestates CEO, Allen Shayanfekr’s panel discussion on the OPAL Virtual Marketplace Lending and Alternative Investment Summit panel.
Sharestates Hires Chief Strategy & Growth Officer and Launches Two New Initiatives: NPL Swap and Investors Loan Servicing
Sharestates has announced this morning that the company has hired Stephan Leccese as it’s Chief Strategy and Growth Officer.
Sharestates’ Interview on the Lend Academy Podcast
Allen Shayanfekr’s interview with Peter Renton of the Lend Academy Podcast.
Sharestates 2020 3rd Quarter Report – Northeast Update
While Boston’s suburbs are on fire for some, rental woes are being seen for others in the Bay State. Melrose and Worcester break out of Q3 by being named among the Top-10 hottest real estate markets by Realtor.com. According to the report, houses are moving on an average of ~18 days, targeted by cash-conscious buyers as prices in Boston skyrocket.
Sharestates 2020 3rd Quarter Report – National Update
NYC and LA, COVID is still the name of the game in the national housing market, causing soaring demand on limited inventory as people look to face a new reality of remote work, homeschool, and the potential of another lockdown- albeit in bigger quarters.
Sharestates 2020 3rd Quarter Report – Mid-West Region
Despite having several cities on the national list of most-affordable locales (ReFi Guide), the COVID-19 pandemic has only served to worsen the outlook, and further compound problems for, Illinois.
Sharestates 2020 3rd Quarter Report – South & West Regions
California finds itself at the intersection of a continued COVID-19 surge but also surging prices. Regionally, almost all regions reported double-digit gains in sales from 2019 to 2020, and 37 of 51 counties in the state produced year-over-year home sales growth (California Association of Realtors). Additionally, 32 of those 51 counties had double-digit price increases.
Is There a New Normal in Commercial Lending?
“There is no more normal,” Allen Shayanfekr, CEO and co-founder of Sharestates told MPA when talking about the impact of COVID-19 on commercial lending. “We’ve been hearing for months about getting back to a level of normalcy, but the reality is, no one knows what that is.”
