Notable mortgage industry hires and promotions, Aug. 29-Sept. 2

Rory Nowicki joined Scotsman Guide as a senior account executive with a focus on growing current lender partnerships as well as cultivating new lender connections for the sales team. He brings more than eight years of experience in mortgage lending sales and more than a decade in the sales industry. Most recently, he served as […]

The office sector stumbled but isn’t facing its demise

The U.S. office-sector vacancy rate jumped by 30 basis points in second- quarter 2022 to finish at 18.4%, according to Moody’s Analytics data. While this was less than the pandemic-era peak (18.5% in Q2 2021), it marked a significant departure from the generally positive performance that offices had realized over the previous nine months. Particularly […]

International Investments: Switzerland

Swiss banks are well-regarded safe havens. Long-standing provisions protect the identity and financial security of an account holder, while Switzerland’s highly stable economy is a proven safeguard to banking clients around the world. The European nation of 8.7 million people produced $813 billion in goods and services in 2021, an economy that’s roughly the same […]

Opening the Door

A new lending model offers opportunities for fix-and-flip investors