💰 Debt Doubles, Deals Dominate
Investors go big while the Fed goes home — here’s what’s next.
Foreclosures are surging—up 15% last month alone.
The can-kicking has hit a new record.
In 2025, borrowers extended $384 billion in loans — and lenders just nodded along.
If that sounds risky, it is. But that hasn’t stopped investors from piling on debt and doubling down on real estate plays.
Commercial and multifamily loans surged by trillions last quarter.
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Permits are still flying. Builders are still building.
It’s like no one got the memo about high rates and softening demand.
Or maybe they did — and they’re just betting they’ll outrun the fallout.
While the Fed cuts jobs and shutters offices, house flippers are grinning.
Low supply = high profit. And right now, they’re making bank.
If you want to know where the market’s really headed, don’t watch the headlines — watch the people placing the biggest bets.
In this edition of the AltReports:
🔄 Extension Extravaganza
🏢 Mortgage Madness
🏗️ Permit Party
🚪 Office Outrage
🚀 Flipping Fortune
Video of the Week: California’s Empty Buildings: Warning for the Rest of the Country
Chart of the Week: Quarterly Mortgage Debt Outstanding Report
Podcast of the Week: How to LEGALLY Buy Houses for $10 & Stop Foreclosures – The Secrets Banks Don’t Want You to Know!
Loan Extensions Hit New High of $384B in 2025
In 2025, loan extensions hit a comically high level of $384 billion.
Desperate borrowers are feeling the financial squeeze and Lenders are clearly on board, probably because they’re tired of being the bad guys.
After all, who needs fiscal responsibility when you can kick the can down the road?
Commercial, Multifamily Mortgage Debt Climbed by Trillions in Q4
In Q4, commercial and multifamily mortgage debt shot up by trillions like it had a thirst that just couldn't be quenched.
Forget the usual money woes; this time, it was an avalanche of cash as investors scrambled to scoop up properties and expand their portfolios.
While some might fret about this massive spike, the party's still raging as market confidence plows ahead.
February 2025 Multifamily Permit Update
The housing scene is a fever dream! Developers are still convinced there’s gold in those apartment-shaped hills, cranking out more permits than a candy factory.
Spoiler alert: it’s not all sunshine and rainbows.
The industry may be pouting over rising costs and interest rates, but let’s be real: they still want to build, build, build!
Fed Housing Agencies Begin Office Closures and Layoffs
Well, folks, the Fed and its housing buddies are doing some serious downsizing—think fewer offices and fewer employees.
So, if you're in the market for housing woes or office drama, the Fed's got you covered.
Bye-bye, job security; hello, uncertainty.
Gross Profits on Home Flips Rise in 2024
Gross profits from home flips are cranking up in 2024, and it’s getting hot in the housing market kitchen!
Real estate flippers are flipping the script with a spike in their profits, thanks to enticingly low housing inventories.
You’ve got buyers battling it out for those sparkling renovations, while flippers count their cash like it’s confetti.