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…

In September, the State of Oregon’s Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) announced the maximum annual rent increase percentage allowed for 2022. Landlords may increase rents by as much as 9.9 percent. During the 2019 legislative session, lawmakers passed SB 608 as an emergency rent control measure. The law requires Oregon’s Department of Administrative Services to…

A long-time client asked Freedom Financial Funds to provide the capital necessary to acquire the 1st lien on a building it had previously purchased. The client wished to preserve the 2nd lien on the property due to its low interest rate and determined that the only way to accomplish that goal was to buy the…

Many of you may know that I have the honor of serving on the Board of Directors for Homes 4 Families , a not-for-profit organization that builds neighborhoods and affordable homes for lower-income veterans and their families to purchase, while also providing a myriad of supportive services. I am also the chair of our OVER THE EDGE…

Today I read an article in the LABJ written by Hannan Madans (published on September 13, 2021) that there were nine affordable apartment complexes underway in LA. That’s great news but a closer look at the numbers shows a very real problem. Not only are nine projects a small drop in the bucket when compared to what…

Our client needed to close a solid acquisition quickly and because he had borrowed from Freedom twice before he was confident that Freedom would give him a quick decision and execute swiftly. This is an example where relationships matter. The borrower was acquiring a leased single tenant 333K sf industrial building in South Dakota. Although…