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Exit Strategy Scorecard: Property Finance Underwriter Lens

Every property finance facility is underwritten on exit before anything else. The scorecard the underwriter runs is roughly the same across caveat, second mortgage, private and One Doc, but the inputs change. Here is the scorecard, applied per facility, with the strong-exit and weak-exit signals each one weighs.

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Nick Lim Nick Lim

One Doc Home Loan for Multi-Title Investors After Private Exit

Property investors carrying three or more titles after a private term loan exit need a refinance pathway that does not force them back into full-doc verification across each property. Here is how One Doc handles a multi-title portfolio refinance, what the lender will and will not consolidate, and where the stress points are.

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Nick Lim Nick Lim

Caveat Loan for Stamp Duty Gap on Developer Site Contracts

A senior land facility settles at 65 to 70% LVR. The developer is left to find stamp duty, GST on the contract and any balance to settle, often in a 30 to 60 day window from exchange. Here is how a caveat sits in that gap, what the underwriter checks before funding it, and what makes the file stall.

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