During the recent Mortgage Bankers Association’s CREF22: Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance Convention & Expo in San Diego, California, Freedom Financial Funds CEO Michael Klein sat down for a discussion with Charles Williams, founder and CEO of Pioneer Realty Capital and host of financial podcast The Capital Playbook.  Klein shared a glimpse of his professional journey,…

LAI International, through its global initiative, is engaging members in a series of webinars on affordable housing. ​ Opening the series on 2021-12-03 was a webinar featuring Howard Husock, New York chapter member and author of a recent book ‘The Poor Side of Town, and why we need it’, in conversation with Phoenix member, and…

Following the devastating Almeda Fire that swept through the Rogue Valley on the morning of September 8, 2020, developer Fortify Holdings partnered with the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Rogue Community Health and ACCESS to create affordable housing for displaced families. While the ODHS provided short-term shelter to survivors after the fires, long-term solutions…

Michael Klein, CEO of Freedom Financial Funds, explains how they provide debt and equity funding for Real Estate funding.  Raising capital from investors, FFF provides First Trust Deed loans for 12-18 months for bridge, build to suit, construction projects by Real Estate professionals.  In a world of low yield, any investor looking for cash flow…

The close of 2021 signaled the completion of 12 years without a single loss for the leaders of Freedom Financial Funds, LLC. The firm’s investor yield for 2021 was 7.93%, with no problem loans in its portfolio. According to Freedom Financial Funds Principal and CEO Michael Klein, as a unleveraged REIT Freedom’s tax equivalent yield to…

Portland’s housing crisis is nothing new, and it isn’t just a local phenomenon. Since the turn of the millennium, the number of housing units built across the nation totaled 1.2 million annually, down from 1.5 million annually before 2000.  Before the Great Recession, Portland was already well behind on housing stock and unable to satisfy…

When the pandemic began, no one knew for sure what the economic impact would be. Many worried that it would mean a repeat of the dark days of the 2008 credit crisis. And although a post-crisis period is usually a time when borrowers are defaulting, economists have observed that default rates have instead dropped sharply…

Freedom Financial Funds, LLC recently provided a $3,225,000 build-to-suit loan for a three-tenant project assembled by one of its long-time clients. ​ Tenant commitments helped to make the deal rock solid. Upon closing, Freedom Financial Funds will have executed leases from Black Rock Coffee and Salad and Go. The fund will also have an LOI…

Seeing huge potential for growth in Arizona, Freedom Financial Funds, LLC has established operations in Scottsdale. ​ Describing the region as a “business-friendly environment with a can-do attitude,” CEO Michal Klein is heading up the fund’s Arizona operations. ​ Freedom Financial Funds is a premium alternative to local and regional banks, providing funding to savvy…

As is the case with all cities in Oregon, Klamath Falls has an urban growth boundary (UGB), and the city is substantially built out. Population growth has been slow but steady since the UGB became law approximately 20 years ago. As a result, housing is in short supply in nearly every market in the state. Klamath Falls…