SitusAMC In Conversation

Repurchase demand by mortgage investors is growing sharply, creating significant financial losses for lenders. In this episode, Justin Vedder, president of Securent Risk and Insurance Services, a SitusAMC subsidiary, speaks with Rob Chrisman, consultant and publisher of the Chrisman Commentary, a daily industry snapshot and podcast; and Mike Fontaine, co-president and COO of Plaza Home Mortgage. They discussed the problem's roots, its impact on lenders and the industry, and strategies to prevent and manage the growing risk.

In this episode, Lisa Wallace, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, and Sehr Aziz, Head of Environmental, Social and Governance, talk about the company's ESG journey and initiatives. They discuss how SitusAMC evolved its long-standing commitment to ESG into a cohesive framework. Learn more about SitusAMC's approach to ESG and Corporate Responsibility here.

In this episode, Justin Vedder talks with Rob Chrisman of the Chrisman Commentary about the latest market and economic trends and their impact on mortgage origination, securitization, secondary market activity, servicing and asset management, and mortgage insurance products. Rob also shares his outlook and timetable for when he expects the market to normalize.

How can the right feedback loops help a commercial real estate finance firm maximize the benefits of a technology implementation? AIG’s Global Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance Tom Fewings answers that question and discusses his technology journey in Episode 3 of a three-part series on SitusAMC’s “In Conversation” podcast. The podcast is hosted by Steve Powel, SitusAMC executive chairman and founder, and Brett Williams, SitusAMC Head of Commercial Real Estate Technology, and creator of CLOSER loan management system. In Episode 3, they share helpful advice for others contemplating their own technology journey, including building in audit-standard controls as part of the workflow process; the role of feedback loops in optimizing the benefits of a technology implementation; and the importance of defining the problem you are solving for at each stage of a tech implementation to avoid scope creep.

How can technology help commercial real estate lenders improve data collection and processing, enhance efficiency and risk management, and offer better transparency? AIG’s Global Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance Tom Fewings talks about his journey to evaluate and evolve the firm’s CRE finance technology in part two of a three-part conversation on our “In Conversation” podcast. The podcast is hosted by Steve Powel, SitusAMC executive chairman and founder, and Brett Williams, SitusAMC Head of Commercial Real Estate Technology, and creator of CLOSER loan management system. In Episode 2, they discuss implementation, benefits, lessons and next steps, including the buy-versus-build decision; process mapping and systems integration; and how to achieve buy-in across an organization for a technology implementation.

Consistent data capture. Better risk modeling and benchmarking. The ability to respond faster to market trends. These were just a few goals that Tom Fewings, Global Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance at AIG, prioritized in evolving the firm's technology. He describes the journey in a three-part series on our “In Conversation” podcast. The episode is hosted by Steve Powel, SitusAMC executive chairman and founder, and Brett Williams, SitusAMC Head of Commercial Real Estate Technology, and creator of CLOSER loan management system. In episode 1, they discuss AIG’s goals and objectives; the decision about whether to build or buy; and how it chose a technology provider.

In 2020, the Federal Reserve adopted a framework that calls for inflation to average 2 percent over time. Multiple rounds of stimulus have primed the fiscal pump. Some economists expect prices to spike as the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and pent-up savings are unleashed. Inflation figures are ubiquitous in valuation calculations. In normal times, inflation measurements are faulty but reasonable: Data is consistent and the spending basket that is used to calculate inflation is unlikely to change drastically. But in the post-COVID era, all of this could change and become a problematic input for valuation models. Peter Muoio, Senior Director of SitusAMC Insights, and Brian Velky, SitusAMC Head of Real Estate Valuation Services, discuss the inflation dilemma, and how these changing dynamics are altering the valuation process. They provide important considerations not only for valuation professionals but anyone seeking to understand commercial real estate performance and the benefits relative to other investment alternatives.