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Builder Finance consists of blogs about building loans and credit including the ADC Survey, Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey, and AD&C Loan Data.

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Credit for Builders and Developers Tightens in the First Quarter

Paul EmrathMay 13, 2022May 12, 2022

During the first quarter of 2022, credit became tighter on loans for Acquisition, Development & Construction (AD&C) according to NAHB’s Survey on AD&C Financing.  The NAHB survey produces a net easing index  that summarizes the change in credit conditions, similar to the net easing index…

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Builders’ Profit Margins Fall as Balance Sheets Grow

Rose QuintApril 25, 2022August 12, 2024

The financial performance of any company is directly linked to the industry environment in which it operates.  Factors such as the number and size of its competitors, barriers to enter or exit, capital requirements, economies of scale, or the bargaining power of customers and suppliers…

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Gains for Residential Construction Loans

Robert DietzMarch 1, 2022

Residential construction loan volume reached a post-Great Recession high during the fourth quarter of 2021, as home building activity posted gains for the year. The volume of 1-4 unit residential construction loans made by FDIC-insured institutions increased 1% during the fourth quarter. The volume of…

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Credit for Builders & Developers Eases at the End of 2021

Paul EmrathFebruary 17, 2022August 20, 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2021, effective interest rates decreased on all four categories of loans tracked in NAHB’s Survey on Acquisition, Development & Construction (AD&C) financing.  The average effective rate (based on  rate of return to the lender over the assumed life of the…

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Q4 2021: Multifamily Lending Standards Slightly Ease

Litic MuraliFebruary 11, 2022August 20, 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Federal Reserve’s Board’s Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) on Bank Lending Practices showed easing lending standards for Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loans, increased demand for multifamily loans, and moderately reduced demand for home loans (Residential Real Estate,…

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Specialty Contractor Partnerships’ Use of Debt and Capital

David LoganJuly 17, 2017August 18, 2020

Specialty contractors structured as partnerships generated aggregate net income of $4.5 billion in 2014, according to the most recent IRS data available.[1] These data are broken out by industry and income tax deductions, allowing us to compare the use of tax deductions by partnerships across…

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