In 2021, Avatar Financial Group launched a new commercial mortgage fund to provide accredited individuals the opportunity to invest in a pool of loans across a variety of commercial real estate asset types. In just seven months since inception, Avatar raised $50 million. Mortgage REITs, like Avatar’s, may uniquely position…
Understanding Investment Risk: Where Are You in the Capital Stack?
How to Invest in CRE Via REIT Funds
In 2022, investors and lenders looking for opportunities — and risk mitigation—have more options than ever. Evolving regulations means an evolved investment landscape, with institutional players and an emerging trend of high-net worth individuals driving investment across the financial sector. Another factor driving investors towards alternatives is the difficult dynamic…
Finding a Place at the Investment Table
Real estate investment trusts can help those with commercial mortgage debt needs New options for commercial real estate investors continue to emerge. The average person is now able to participate in opportunities that previously required large amounts of capital, and thus were only available to institutional investors and high net…
Buyers Circle Adaptable Properties as Industrial Demand Increases
Avatar Financial Group recently provided $15.6 million in combined acquisition and property improvement financing for three assets in Texas and Utah. The properties include a Holiday Inn Express in the Houston metro area, an industrial warehouse in Dallas and a storage facility in the Salt Lake City metro. “Avatar identified…
Podcast: Jerry Zevenbergen (CEO) & TR Hazelrigg (President), Co-Founders of Avatar Financial
In today’s conversation, we sit down with Jerry Zevenbergen and TR Hazelrigg, co-founders of Seattle-based Avatar Financial. As CEO and President, Jerry and TR, respectively, run an organization focused on bridge lending across the commercial real estate spectrum, and they give us a sense of where the industry is today and…
Puget Sound Daily Journal of Commerce REIT Fund Launched
Avatar Financial Group creates a Commercial Mortgage Fund with a REIT Structure Avatar Financial Group announced the recent creation of a new commercial mortgage fund with a REIT structure. The minimum investment, via private placement offerings, is $100,000. Firm co-founder and president T.R. Hazelrigg IV said in a statement, “In the past, investors have…
Vacation hot spot Chelan County limits short-term rentals
Following months of tension between long-term residents and rental owners near sought-after tourist spots east of the Cascades, new regulations will soon limit the number of rentals listed on sites like Airbnb in Chelan County. In a win for those currently renting out vacation homes, though, most will be allowed…
Nonbank Lenders Are Dominating the Mortgage Market
Nonbank Lenders are Outpacing Traditional Banks Americans took out more mortgages than ever before in 2020. Most of them didn’t come from banks. Nonbank mortgage lenders in the U.S. issued 68.1% of all mortgages originated in 2020, up from 58.9% in 2019, according to industry research firm Inside Mortgage Finance.…
A look at nonbank loans and the alternative lending industry business model in 2022
All About Nonbank and Alternative Lending in 2022 Nonbanks and alternative lending institutions are making their way into the banking industry – posing a major threat to incumbent banks. Alt lenders’ ability to utilize technology and provide efficient and effective lending services to underserved businesses and individuals is allowing them to penetrate…
Avatar Financial Group funds $4.7 million loan for Niagara Falls hotel development project
Commercial Hospitality Loan in Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls, NY Avatar Financial Group provided financing to fund a complete refurbishment and repositioning of a 58-room hotel. The $4.7 million loan will allow the sponsor to finish the project just in time for the kickoff of the tourist season. “Avatar identified this…
