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Some of my clients called, asking if I could lower their interest rates. Many of them said that they heard Federal reserve had lower interest rate to zero, therefore, they should be able to refinance to a rate such as 2% fixed rate etc.

When federal reserve lowers its interest rate, it simply means that banks overnight borrowing rate from Fed is zero. How do the lenders decide their interest rates? It is all driven by the market: if the market is demanding the mortgage back security, lenders will lower their interest rate to attract more borrowers. On the other hand, if fewer investors were buying these securities.  Lenders cannot get their money back; they would have to raise the interest to make their loans more attractive to the investors.  That is why when Federal reserve raised interest rates early last year, but the mortgage instead dipped.

This is what is happening now: there are very few investors are on the market buying these mortgages backed security right now. Why? Investors anticipate that mortgage default rate may go higher over the next few months as more and more people lost their jobs

In fact, the private money market, the rates have already risen substantially: just 3 to 4 weeks ago, I had seen rates were as low as high 7s. Now, they start at 10s and could be as high as 15.

 

Going forward, even as we contain the Covid-19 from spreading and flatten the curve, I still do not see investors would rush back the market to purchase the notes,  since it would take a while for unemployment to be recovered.  We will probably see high interest rates for the rest of the year.

 

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on April 7th, 2020 3:30 PM

We offer commercial loans,

that make it easy for you

to make smart investments!

 

25 YR Fixed Rates %5.25 with 1-point:

 

Office buildings

(owner user or investment only)

Business loans

(acquisition & refinance)

Apartments

(from 5 units & up)

Land

(lots, raw & subdivision)

Agricultural land

Vineyard

Churches, temples, synagogues

Industrial

(manufacture, distribution center)

Medical

(hospitals, rehabilitation center, clinics, assisted living)

Mixed use properties

Mobile/manufactured home parks

Retail (malls, strip malls, shops)

Warehouses

Construction loans

(spec homes, investment properties)

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on March 8th, 2018 12:24 PM
Your borrower just found out that her bank turned her loan down. Yet the purchase agreement is about to expire, and your borrower is going to lose her deposit if the deal does not close.
 
Great news, we can help!!
 
Our Bridge Loan Program can assure your client is successful in obtaining the property. If your borrower can put 20%-30% down, we can fund the loan within 10 days. Best of all, it requires no income verification, no tax returns. With rates as low as 8.49% (APR 9.125%).
 
Your borrower can also refinance later or pay it off early as this Bridge Loan carries no pre-paid penalties. Depending upon the loan amount, the points can be as low as 2.5%.
 
Please give us a call at (510)364-0028
 
We look forward to working with you!
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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on February 22nd, 2018 12:26 PM

Are you interested in purchasing your very own building?

If you are a business owner, who’s looking to purchase your own building. Great news! You can purchase your own property with only 10% down. On top of that, I might be able to provide a great interest rate in the high 4% to low 5%s. Better yet, you can even choose a fixed rate (fixed for 25 years); never having to worry about refinancing it after 3 or 5 years.

In fact, I recently used this program to purchase my own office.

Please call me with your scenario

   510-364-0028

Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on January 19th, 2018 11:46 AM
Are You looking to purchase a building for your business?

We can help you obtain a government SBA loan.
You will only need to put down 10% of your own money instead of the traditional commercial loan. Best of all, you will be paying an interest rate around 5%.

In addition: we might also be able to loan you money for purchasing equipment for moving cost if you need.

Please give us a call for more details!
Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on December 8th, 2017 2:26 PM
California, especially Northern California is having a severe housing shortage. Builders have not built enough homes to meet our markets demand. There are many reasons for this shortage, however, one main reason is that they are lacking small builders.
Why?
Smaller builders simply cannot get construction loans. Banks are not interested in lending money to them, they prefer to deal with larger builders; who build track homes instead of small build-outs.

Moreover, smaller builders typically do not have the financial sheets banks want. They cannot meet the banks tight lending guidelines.

I recently helped a local developer, who's had a tough time getting loans from the bank. The banks told my client that his debt was too high, he didn't have enough cash reserved, and too many projects going on; the typical bank jargon.

The developer faced a dilemma, he needed the funds to move his project forward, and without the money he would be detoured; he would not be able to pay his crew or buy building materials.

So, I brought an investor to this developer's job site. After the developer and the investor met, the investor felt very confident that the project will be sound and profitable, he decided to lend on the spot.

As a broker, I work with many investors and they love the opportunities to put their money to work as long as projects themselves will have solid returns. My investors make common sense decisions rather than strict data driven decisions.

It is a win-win for everyone: investors will get returns on their money, builders make their profits, and people have homes to live.

If you or someone you know is looking to build homes, don't be frustrated if the banks turn you down, let me help you get a construction loan.
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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on November 3rd, 2017 12:12 PM
LETS HELP NAPA!

Yes, all of us can help. Any loan that i can close before December 31, 2017. I will donate 10% of my commission to help the victims of recent devastation in Napa. if you would like to help, please send me your loans, so that I can send more money to the people in need.

What do I offer?
At my company Pacificwide Lending, we pride ourselves on offering alternative loan Programs. Meaning, we help out with borrowers that are often turn down by banks. Our loan maximum loan amount can be as high as 30 million dollars.

On residential side:
We offer reverse mortgage purchase loan program, and 12 month bank statement instead of tax return loan program, as well Tax ID only loan program

Do you need commercial loans:
Office Buildings (owner user or investment only)
Apartment (from 5 units and up)
Raw Land (lots, and subdivision)
Agricultural Land
Vineyard
Churches, Temples, Synagogues
Medical (Hospitals, Rehabilitation Centers, Clinics, Assisted Living, ETC.)
Mixed use Properties
Mobile/manufactured home parks
Retail (malls, strip malls, shops)
Warehouses
Construction loan (spec homes, investment properties)

ALSO:
If your client has found their dream home, but has not sold their home yet. Not a problem, I can provide them with a bridge loan which will allow them to buy the home they love, and sell their current home later.
LTV can be up to 80% with rate as low as 8.5% (APR 9.125) with only 4 months prepaid (or no prepaid at about 9.99% (APR 10.55))

Call (510) 364-0028 for more details




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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on October 27th, 2017 3:45 PM
To recap my previous story, I have been assisting an elderly couple, who decided that they wanted to begin the process of a reverse mortgage. However, they had too much debt that their new reverse mortgage amount would not be sufficient to pay off their past debt.

I visited them a few times, and understood their valuable situation. To help them, I tried to negotiate with their first and second lenders, to see if they would be willing to provide some credits to cover the debt. After some back and forth, the second lender agreed to provide some credits. However, the first lender was unwilling to cooperate, so even with credit from the second lender. The debt they owe still exceeds the amount of the reverse mortgage loan.

Awfully enough, the first lender threatened to foreclose my client's home because of the overdue mortgage payments.I'd hate to see this elderly couple become homeless. I decided to use my commission to help close the gap. After receiving the reverse mortgage, my clients are in better financial shape; since they no longer have to make payments on their mortgage, property tax or homeowners insurance. they can now finally enjoy the rest of their lives without the fear of losing their home or stressing to make ends meet.

After months of working on this reverse mortgage, I made very little money, which wont justify the time I have spent on this case. However, knowing I have helped someone in need, makes it all rewarding.
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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on September 29th, 2017 10:55 AM
Through the years, many people have created a stigma about reverse mortgages; the most common myth is that lenders will get to keep the home, which is certainly not true. Reverse mortgage lender just keeps a trust deed on the home. Borrowers will fully own their home but will not have to make the monthly mortgage payments. 

In fact, borrowers cant start the loan process without going through a HUD approved counselor for a consultation. Only a borrower produced HUD certified, can start the loan process. Moreover, a reverse mortgage is a government loan that is administered by FHA.

Currently, I'm helping an elderly couple in their mid-70s. Who are in a very tight fixed income. Yet, their first and second mortgage payments would take up most of their monthly income. They have been scrapping by financially, while receiving some help from their children, and making overdue payments on credit cards.

Thanks to the recent housing boom, their home value has risen dramatically. They sit on a lot of equity. Yet, they prefer not to sell their beloved home. As I visited them, I'm greeted by a lovely couple who have fallen in challenging times. They looked to me for guidance. I provided them with the option for a reverse mortgage. After educating this couple, they were pleasantly surprised that they had options. They loved the idea. I also proposed a LESA account so their property tax as well as home insurance could blend into the new loan, therefore, if the loan goes through as planned, they will not have to make any payments on the house.

Yet, this loan is not without challenges: although they are sitting on a lot equity. They still currently owe a loan amount that is higher than the maximum reverse mortgage amount that they've been qualified. I am still working with their current lender to agree on a short pay. Hopefully their lender will come to their sense and agree to a short pay.

Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on August 23rd, 2017 4:01 PM

California has nation’s largest economy by far, its GDP is almost twice as much as the second largest economy in the nation.  No wonder, many Californians love to invest in real estate:  Most of them would invest in California, however large number of people would invest in the rest part of the United States.

One challenge is find a lender who would lend in other states. Banks are typically the worst places for such lending inquires, bankers simply do not know how to go about it.  And most of the private lenders in California would shy away from lending in areas where they are not familiar with.

That was a challenge that I faced recently:  A client of mine purchased an investment property in another state through auction, and at the time, he used a high interest rate loan to help him to acquire the property.  He thought he could refinance out of it after the purchase.  After trying endless times unsuccessfully, only then did he realize that it wasn’t an easy task. 

Using my network of lenders, I found a lender in that state and helped him to finally refinance out of the high interest rate loan into a much more reasonable rate loan.  

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on June 26th, 2017 9:46 AM

Many small business owners do not have a very keen idea of how to manage their personal credit profile and a lousy credit profile creates a challenge for the business owners when they need to apply for business loans as banks usually scrutinize applicants’ credit history very closely.

A client of mine owns a high-end Italian restaurant in the Bay Area, recently, he needed money to renovate his restaurant. Because of his credit issue, every single one of the banks that he made inquiries to had turned him down.

Through a referral, he came to talk to me. He was asked about doing a cash-out refinance on his home. However, his current mortgage rate was very low, if I refinanced it, I wouldn’t be able to match the rate he has now due to his much lower FICO score. Moreover, he planned to pay the debt off in about 2 to 3 years, a much larger first loan on his home probably wouldn’t make a lot of sense.

I recommended that he take out a second loan: It would allow him to keep his current low first mortgage rate, and let him pay the second off in 2 to 3 years. He finally had the money to renovate his restaurant and now his customers love his newly decorated Tuscany-style dining hall.

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on June 21st, 2017 10:21 AM

Case Study 06.12.17

Many people who live in the Bay Area are tired of the traffic congestion and a long daily commute which seems to be getting worse every single day.  Their homes are not much of a sanctuary either, the developers have built homes that are so close to each other, they can literally open a window and shake their neighbor’s hands.

To avoid such stressful living, many people have chosen to move away from the Bay Area and live on the outskirt of the big city so they can have their peace and tranquility back. 

Recently, a client of mine visited a home with 40 acres of land, and he fell in love with the home immediately!  He decided he can see himself hiking on his own property without running into anyone. He said he can picture himself sitting under the mature giant oak tree, reading a book, and enjoying the gentle breeze during the hot summer months. 

There is just one challenge, his bank won’t lend him money for the purchase, because nearly all loan programs will only allow for maximum lot size of 5 acres. Over that amount it becomes an agriculture loan which would have entirely different qualification criteria. However, my client has no intention of doing any agriculture business beside planting few grape trees and setting up a vegetable garden. 

Lucky, I found him a “hobby farm loan” which tailors exactly to his situation.  He was able to finish his purchase and move in right before the summer.  

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on June 12th, 2017 10:14 AM

Case Study 05.31.17

Often a borrower does not have enough of an income to qualify for a loan amount that they need to purchase a home.  Under most of situation:  They would have to either put down more of a down payment or purchase a less pricey home.

However, that would be a tall order since home prices in the San Francisco Bay Area seem to be going one way only which is UP!

We recently helped a client of ours with this type of income issue.  Incomes, from the husband and wife, were a bit shy of debt ratio which was required to qualify them.  However, we realized that he has an aunt who was willing to them help by adding her name as a co-borrower on the loan application.  

By adding her income, we successfully qualified the borrowers and they finally, the first time in their lives, they were able to purchase a house that they can call home.

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on May 31st, 2017 10:14 AM

As the Bay Area home values continue to raise, the values of homes in the surrounding areas have risen, as well.  For example, home values in San Joaquin area used to be around middle teens and high-end homes would be around $300k to $400k.  Some of these homes have even gone up to $500ks.

 

However, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loan limits have not gone up accordingly, which have created hurdles for the potential buyers who need to purchase homes $500k and above yet, cannot put down more money for down payments to make up the difference.

 

We just helped somebody who tried to purchase a home in Mountain House for about $580,000 yet could not come up additional funds needed on top of the agencies loan limits.  We helped him find a portfolio lender who has a program which does not have county limits.  Best of all, he only needed to put down just 1% of the purchase loan!

 

Our client was thrilled.

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on May 16th, 2017 2:06 PM

Bridge Loan

Many home owners have had dilemmas when selling their homes and downsizing to smaller homes:

They will need to get the proceeds from the sale to put down as the down payment for the new purchase.  However, this will leave them with no place to live for that period of time.  Worse, should they find a house they really like before their own house is sold, they will have to put contingencies on the offers subject to the completion of their house being sold.  In today’s seller’s market, with such contingencies in place, their offers are often not even going to be looked at, much less considered.

A client of mine ran into exactly this situation:   She was downsizing and selling her home. Somehow, she found a new dream home before her house was sold.  She came to me through a referral, I helped her to get a bridge loan which takes out equity from her current home as down payment, then lend her money to purchase that dream home she fell in love with.  The loan she received covered 100% of the new purchase price, she ended up only paying a few thousand dollars for closing cost.

After a while, she sold her home, she immediately paid off large portion of the bridge loan, and refinanced the remaining balance of the loan into a 30 years fix low cost loan.

By taking the bridge loan, not only did she purchased her dream home, but also avoided moving twice, which would have been huge headache for her.

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on May 8th, 2017 11:14 AM

A few months ago, Mrs. Smith and her new husband came to my office to refinance their loan.  (Mrs. Smith was happily married for the second time.)  In speaking with the Smiths, it was brought to my attention, that the interest rate they had on their current mortgage was already quite low, for me to get it any lower (in this rate-raising market) was not going to be easy.  In fact, it was going to be quite a challenge!   Nevertheless, I agreed to try my best to look for a lower rate for the Smiths.

 

I started my search right away, however, during the time my office was processing the loan, I realized that somebody had put a lien against the Smiths’ property.  I immediately contacted Mrs. Smith and she recognized the name to be that of her ex-husband!  He had put a lien on the house- yet she was not even on the title!  Mrs. Smith did not know what to do. I assured her that I would work with the title company to get this resolved.

 

Long story short, after a month of paperwork, I successfully helped her get the lien removed from the deed.  The title of her house was again clear!  

 

Back to the original purpose of her visit, which was to lower her interest rate on her current home loan, which I did not see that as a possibility at this time.  You see, the interest rate had continued to rise during the time it took to clear the title.  I proposed that we check into this matter again in the future.

 

Although, I never made a penny out of this entire process, it was truly a success story.  I was happy to help Mrs. Smith resolve an issue that was negatively impacting her and her husband in the loan process.  (Or even worse, if her ex-husband had passed away, or could not be contacted, the lien on the title would create a delay on anything Mrs. Smith would want to do with the house and there would be an even bigger hurdle to overcome in getting the title cleared!  It is much better, for the Smiths, that I was able to take care of the issue at this time.)

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on April 18th, 2017 10:58 AM

Mr. Young was in a hurry to purchase a home.

His wife was about to give birth to their first child, and coincidently, the expiration date on lease to their rental home was also due very soon.  He faced a dilemma:  If he renewed his lease, he did not think he would move his family in the next few years, as with the new born it would be extremely difficulty to move.

However, he had the down payment saved and his wife was really wishing to settle into a home before the baby was born, so that they can raise their child without having to move again. The problem was, he did not qualify for a loan:  He had just started his new job, he had barely been there a few months.  Without a job history, no lender was willing to lend him money for a home, and take on that risk.

Mr. young came to see me.  After the interview, I provided him with a solution:  Take on a Bridge Loan to acquire the home first. Although, the bridge loan carried high interest rate, it nevertheless had no prepaid penalty, and could get him into a house right away without the job history documentation. Once Mr. Young built up his job history, I would help him to refinance out the bridge loan and into a conventional loan. 

That is exactly what happened!   A few months after taking a bridge loan and buying a home for his family, Mr. Young got out of this high interest rate loan, applied for and received a conventional loan and cut his monthly mortgage payment in half.  

Mr. Young is absolutely a happy camper now!  

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on April 3rd, 2017 2:48 PM

March 27, 2017

 

Mr. and Mrs. Smith had worked very hard to pay off the mortgage on their house.  However, by the time they both retried they still owed about $100,000.  

 

As their regular income was gone, they had to use Social Security benefits to pay for the current monthly mortgage payment on the remaining $100,000.  Which was not easy, because their combined benefits were only about $4,000 per month.  Their monthly mortgage payment was about $1,800, and with the added expensive of property tax and home owner’s insurance, they were struggling to make ends meet.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Smith contacted a realtor to sell their home.  With the precious family memories and the invested money and energy on upgrades and improvements that they have put into their home of 20 years, they realized that they really love the place and were not ready to let it go.  So, they decided not to sell the house, and the realtor referred them to me.

 

After I had an interview with them, I realized that a reverse mortgage would really help them!  They met the requirements:  Both were more than 62 years old and they had plenty of equity in their home.

 

A reverse mortgage would pay off their current mortgage and set aside enough of reserve to pay property tax and home owner’s insurance.  Best of all, they would have no monthly payments to make until they decide to sell their home, to possibly down size, or move into an assisted living type community.


Smiles finally returned to their faces.  Now they could really enjoy their lives:  They were planning a trip to visit South America.  A trip they had been putting off for so many years that they were overjoyed to know that it was now going to become a reality!

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on March 27th, 2017 10:43 AM

Mr. Torres has been running a successful auto shop for more than 10 years.

 

He has never regretted owning a business, except that he has not been able to obtain a home loan because of being self-employment.  He has applied for mortgages through numerous banks and has been turned down every single time.  

 

Finally, Mr. Torres came to me through a referral.  I studied his documents and realized that he had great cash flow each month from his auto shop. The deposits he has been making through the years have been very strong and the company has a very good Profit & Loss Statement.  

 

Therefore, I used a Bank Statement Loan Program to qualify him.  Today, not only does he have his dream home, but he has also purchased investment properties using this same loan program.  

 

Another happy customer of mine!

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on March 20th, 2017 10:56 AM

Cathy (not her real name to protect the privacy) has been a client of mine for many years; I helped her to get her purchase loan when she first purchased a house some 10 years ago.

Over the years, she got in financial trouble (as most of us have during the great recession), and she started to pile up debt.  She took out a second loan on her house and charged up her credit cards.  Worse than that, she was not able to make minimum payments on her credit cards or make payments on time, causing her credit score to drop significantly.  Thus, the interest rates on her credit cards skyrocketed!   She really struggled each and every month just to get by.  She was also never able to refinance her two loans as her credit score were too low.  Pretty much all of her and her husband’s income was being used to catch up on payments.  She literally could not even afford to go out to have a nice lunch.

She called me.  At first I concentrated on helping her to improve her credit score enough to refinance her two loans into a FHA loan.  Was this loan was secured, her monthly mortgage payment was reduced dramatically, this extra money she saved allowed her to catch up on the credit card payments.  Six month later, her credit score improved nicely, and I refinanced her FHA loan into a conventional loan with some cash-out to pay off her credit debts. In the end, her total month payments were cut in half!  Now, she can afford to enjoy that nice lunch she has been craving for years. 

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on March 13th, 2017 10:22 AM

Another client of ours was looking to purchase a warehouse, because his wife wanted to move her business to the US from an overseas location.  She was looking to buy the warehouse in the Bay Area so she would not have to rent.   (As the amount of rent here would probably be equivalent to mortgage amount she would pay.)

However, the wife ran into a snag, most of the lenders were looking for business history and track record of profit and loss which she did not have in the US.  They had shopped at many banks, and had been turned down by all.  

She was finally referred to me and hoped that I would find a solution for her.  The solution I found:  One of our investors was familiar with her online business!  So, after he spoke to her and considered her financial documents, our investor decided right on the spot to accept this proposal.  She got her financing and has run a very successful business since. 

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Posted by Andrew Liu DRE: 01109246 NMLS#249736 on March 2nd, 2017 10:30 AM

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