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Pretium Acquires Anchor Loans to Deliver Enhanced Capital Solutions for Homebuyers

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Pretium Acquires Anchor Loans to Deliver Enhanced Capital Solutions for Homebuyers

November 2, 2021

Furthers Pretium's Mission to Provide Solutions for U.S. Housing Market Through Diversified Platform.

Meets Growing Residential Real Estate Needs by Providing Loans to Upgrade Aging Homes.

Positions Anchor to Drive Innovation and Enhance Service Capabilities

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pretium, a specialized investment management firm with approximately $30 billion in assets, today announced that it has acquired Anchor Loans LP, the nation’s leading provider of financing to residential real estate investors and entrepreneurs, from affiliates of Wafra Capital Partners Inc. and other owners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1998, Anchor Loans was the first institutional lending platform built to serve the diverse financing needs of professional residential real-estate investors. Over the last two decades, Anchor Loans has grown to become the nation’s leading capital provider to experienced residential real-estate sponsors through its bridge and construction products. Anchor Loans serves a professional customer base where 95% of loans are made to established borrowers who have completed more than 40 projects. To date, Anchor Loans has originated more than $10 billion in loans – more than any other lender of its type.

“As we continue to experience a dynamic housing market defined by a growing shortage of total housing supply and an insufficient stock of move-in ready homes, we are seeing a significant increase in the investments required to upgrade today’s aging homes and modernize our infrastructure,” said Don Mullen, CEO and Founder of Pretium. “Pretium was formed with the goal to solve the shortage of housing in the U.S. and, today, is contributing to our local communities by creating attractive rental homes, offering capital solutions to homebuyers, and now providing loans for residential real-estate investors and entrepreneurs. Andrew Pollock and the Anchor Loans team are leaders in this industry, and we look forward to partnering with them to continue providing private capital solutions to the U.S. housing market.”

“This transaction is a unique opportunity to partner with an organization that shares our passion about the importance of supporting our communities with great homes and investments,” said Andrew Pollock, Chief Executive Officer at Anchor Loans. “With Pretium’s resources, operational expertise, and complementary businesses, we see immediate opportunities for cross collaboration that will naturally accelerate our growth and strengthen the services we provide to our clients. At the same time, we remain well positioned to drive innovation in our lending programs and position our pioneering business for continued long-term success.”

Following the close of the transaction, Anchor Loans will continue to be led by Chief Executive Officer Andrew Pollock and the current management team and retain its headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California.

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company provided financing for the acquisition as part of an expansion of its strategic partnership with Pretium. In addition, American Equity acquired approximately $1 billion of loans originated by Anchor Loans concurrent with closing. 

Nomura Securities International, Inc. acted as financial advisor and Sidley Austin LLP acted as legal advisor to Pretium. Piper Sandler & Co. acted as financial advisor and O’Melveny & Myers acted as legal advisor to Anchor Loans.

About Pretium

Pretium is a specialized alternative investment management firm focused on U.S. residential real estate, residential credit, and corporate credit. Pretium was founded in 2012 to capitalize on secular investment and lending opportunities arising as a result of structural changes, disruptions, and inefficiencies within the economy. Pretium has built an integrated analytical and operational ecosystem within the U.S. housing, residential credit, and corporate credit markets, and believes that its insight and experience within these markets create a strategic advantage over other investment managers. Pretium’s platform has approximately $30 billion of assets under management as of October 31, 2021 and employs approximately 3,000 people across 30 offices. Please visit www.pretium.com for additional information.

About Anchor Loans

Anchor Loans is the nation’s leading lender to residential real estate investors and entrepreneurs, with a total funding of more than $10 billion since 1998. With advanced, intuitive and innovative technology, Anchor provides fast, reliable funding and an exceptional customer experience—forging long-term client relationships and helping customers achieve and exceed their business goals. More than 85% of Anchor’s borrowers are repeat customers, over 70% of the Company’s new borrowers were referred by an existing customer, and approximately 95% of loans go to established borrowers who have completed more than 40 projects. Ranked for two consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held small companies in the U.S. https://www.anchorloans.com.

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Jon Keehner / Erik Carlson / Lyle Weston
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
212-355-4449
Media-SFR@pretium.com 

Anchor Loans

Bill Campbell
Campbell Lewis Communications
212-995-8057
bill@campbelllewis.com

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2021 U.S. Housing Shortage

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The U.S. Housing Shortage

October 26, 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the severity of the U.S. housing shortage – surging demand met limited supply, driving home prices, as well as multi-family and single-family rents, to record increases. The pressure on suburban housing supply is only likely to grow as Millennials start families and Baby Boomers increasingly choose to age-in-place.

The pandemic’s boost to housing demand has been immediate, but the supply response will take years. Studies estimate that the U.S. has a shortage of 4-5 million housing units, on top of which the U.S. will add another 10+ million households over the next decade. Builders have historically responded to increased housing demand with new construction, but an accumulation of supply constraints – particularly for land – have made this difficult and costly, particularly for single-family homes.

Housing underinvestment also extends to the quality of the housing stock. The median age of U.S. homes is roughly 40 years, suggesting an increasing need for age-related repairs along with improvements to reflect the changing lifestyle preferences of modern households. Such renovations are frequently neglected – for many households they are difficult to finance, as more than 40% of homeowners spend nothing on home improvement.

With these themes as backdrop, we see growth areas in need of substantial investment:

• Single-family rentals and build-to-rent. As the shortage of single-family homes and rising home prices both help to put ownership further out of reach, suburban demand will increasingly shift to single-family rentals. However, this demand has fewer places to go. Construction activity, too, has been running below trend for single-family homes whereas multi-family starts have been running near multi-decade highs. The robust demand for homeownership has been taking such rentals off the market, decreasing the single-family rental stock by nearly 700,000 units in the years leading up to the pandemic.

• Leading to “fix and flip” investors. The average homeowner tenure is up to nearly 14 years from just 6 years in 2005. An aging, more static housing stock requires repair and remodeling, with over one-third of occupied housing units consequently requiring repair. Additionally, households increasingly desire home improvement to reflect shifts like aging-in-place and working-from-home. Despite this, remodeling remains a largely luxury good undertaken primarily by higher-income households. As with homeownership, the access to financing is a major hurdle in addressing this growing investment deficit.

• Affordable housing. Affordable housing is in particularly short supply. Cumulative underinvestment in US housing has created the most acute supply-demand imbalance in affordable housing. Prior to the pandemic, nearly one-third of US households were financially burdened by housing costs and this proportion has likely risen because of the pandemic. As a result of supply constraints, new housing construction no longer serves affordable housing needs –  therefore, the burden of meeting affordable housing needs largely falls on existing housing stock. 

The Pandemic Exacerbated the Limited Availability and Supply of Homes

The U.S. Housing Supply Shortage is Estimated to be Roughly 4-5 Million Units

The record setting double-digit pace of home price appreciation and record setting rent growth during the COVID-19 pandemic suggest that housing demand has outpaced supply by a significant margin. Most home price indices show national YoY gains of 15-20%, which exceed gains seen during the mid-2000s housing boom. Single-family and multifamily rents have also shown record double-digit gains during the pandemic that have no comparable period in the historical data.1

Although supply-demand imbalance is difficult to measure in housing, there is broad consensus that a supply shortage exists and that it measures in the millions. Analysis from Freddie Mac accounts for both unexpressed household formation as well as shortfalls in vacant housing stock and concludes that the supply-demand imbalance in housing entering the pandemic was roughly 3.8 million.2 This estimate includes only 0.4 million in unexpressed household formation – an estimate that could prove conservative given the likely durable positive effect of the pandemic on household formation. Assuming that the pandemic has increased unexpressed household formation by roughly 0.5% of total households or 0.6 mm, housing’s supply shortage is roughly 4-5 million as shown in Exhibit 1.

Exhibit 1: Estimated US Housing Supply Shortage

Estimated US housing supply shortage pie chart

Source: Freddie Mac, “Housing Supply: A Growing Deficit,” May 7, 2021; Pretium.

1 CoreLogic, Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), July 2021; RealPage Axiometrics Summary Report – National Summary, 3Q21.

2 Freddie Mac, “Housing Supply: A Growing Deficit,” May 7, 2021.

Housing Construction Faces Both Medium-Term and Long-Term Supply Constraints

Housing starts increased during 2020 in response to an increase in demand; however, this pace of construction has proven hard to maintain despite strong demand – single-family starts have been on a downward trajectory through 2021. Construction activity may pick up again in 2022 but the challenges that builders face are both medium-term (materials, labor) and long-term (land, regulations) in nature.

Materials and labor shortages are preventing builders from responding to increased demand

Labor shortages for residential construction have worsened over the past two decades. When housing starts averaged ~1.5 mm during the housing boom of the mid-2000s, 42% of builders on average reported labor shortages during this period (Exhibit 2). In the four years leading up to the pandemic, housing starts averaged only ~850,000 yet nearly two-thirds of builders reported labors shortages; moreover, this percentage was growing over time.

Exhibit 2: Labor Shortages vs. Construction Levels, 2002-05 vs. 2016-19

Labor shortages vs construction levels table

Source: National Association of Homebuilders, Housing Market Index, 2Q21 Update

Building products supply shortages that have emerged during the pandemic have compounded labor shortages leading to extended construction cycle times, increased costs and uncertainty about builders’ profit margins. Goods used as inputs in residential construction are up 19.0% YTD as of July 2021 – a record level.3 Including labor, total construction costs are up 22% YoY and nearly all builders have seen cycle times extend as 2021 has progressed.4 Due to extended cycle times and rapid cost increases, many builders have intentionally reduced sales through the pandemic by instituting sales caps and mainly selling homes that are partially or fully complete.

3 National Association of Homebuilders, “Building Materials Prices: Large Increases Year-to-Date,” September 9, 2021.

4 John Burns Real Estate Consulting, “Home Builder Survey,” September 7, 2021.

Limited land supply and local regulation restricts new supply longer-term

To the extent that homebuilders face difficulties in securing land for residential development or see increased costs and project delays due to local regulations, it can have a negative impact on the supply of new single-family homes. The effect of land-driven supply constraints and other regulatory costs on home prices and affordability has long been recognized.5 Land price trends reflect accumulated supply constraints – in the years leading up to the pandemic, they rose at more than twice the pace of home prices, as shown in Exhibit 3. From 2012 to 2019 US home prices rose 48% while land prices rose 102%.

Exhibit 3: US Home Prices vs. Land Values (2012-19)

Source: AEI Housing Center, “AEI-adjusted Land Price and Land Share Indicators,” updated May 2021.

Land prices reflect an accumulation of supply and use restrictions because land values are a residual of home prices. Supply and use restrictions take a variety of forms, as described below:

• Limited Land Supply: Very few local jurisdictions have explicit numerical restrictions on land use for housing; instead, supply is effectively limited through regulations such as zoning, density restrictions, and lengthy approvals. Such regulations have increased over time across metro areas.6 Geography also plays a role in restricting land supply in some markets, especially coastal ones.7

• Regulatory Costs: Local land and building regulations can drive incremental costs for homebuilders directly and indirectly, which decreases overall housing supply at a given price point. The NAHB estimates that nearly a quarter of the cost of a new home is driven by regulatory costs, with nearly half accounted for by land use regulations and the remainder accounted for by building regulations.8 Furthermore, these costs have increased by 44% over the past decade.

• Local Land Use Restrictions Increase Over Time: The preponderance of evidence suggests that land and building regulations have generally gone up over time. This was also the case after the Great Financial Crisis, despite the difficult operating conditions for homebuilders.

5 Glaeser & Gyourko, “The Impact of Zoning on Housing Affordability,” NBER Working Paper, March, 2002.

6 Gyourko, Hartley & Krimmel, “The Local Residential Land Use Regulatory Environment Across US Housing Markets,” NBER Working Paper, December 2019.

7 Albert Saiz, “The Geographic Determinants of Housing Supply,” Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 2010.

8 Paul Emrath, “Government Regulation in the Price of a New Home: 2021,” Special Study for Housing Economics, May 5, 2021.

Longer Tenures and Lower Listings Make It Harder to Access Homeownership

The COVID-19 pandemic drove the supply of resale listings to all-time lows; moreover, as shown in Exhibit 4 this continued a longer-term trend of lower resale listings supply for potential homebuyers to choose from. Limited listings supply makes it difficult to match existing inventory to homebuyers’ preferences. Decreasing supply is partially a function of improving technology that makes it easier to search for and bid on homes; however, it is also driven by decreased housing turnover due to lengthening homeowner tenures. In 2020 25.1% of homeowners have been in their homes for more than 20 years, up from 8.6% in 2005 as shown in Exhibit 5. The average homeowner tenure is now roughly 13.8 years, up from 8.7 years in 2010 and 6.4 years in 2005.

Exhibit 4: Months of Supply of Resale Listings

Months supply of resale listings line graph Source: National Association of Realtors, retrieved through Haver Analytics.

Exhibit 5: Homeowners Staying 20+ Years

Homeowners Staying 20+ Years line graph

Source: Redfin, Homeowner Tenure 2020, January 2021 (https://www.redfin.com/news/homeowner-tenure-2020/), retrieved via Wall Street Journal.

Financial Hurdles to Homeownership Remain High

Purchasing a home is the largest financial transaction most households undertake, requiring substantial savings, the ability to qualify for a loan, and sufficient income to meet ongoing mortgage, tax, maintenance and other costs. Mortgage markets generally dictate the financial barriers to entry for homeownership; however, changes in households’ financial circumstances also affect that ability of households to become homeowners. After the Great Financial Crisis, financial hurdles to homeownership have increased and we expect them to remain elevated.

• Down Payments: Most surveys of potential homebuyers find that lack of a down payment is the most significant barrier to homeownership. Over 50% of potential homebuyers say that they don’t have sufficient savings for a down payment.9

• Mortgage Access for Low Credit Scores Still Limited: Some mortgage credit metrics such as down payment levels and debt-to-income ratios have normalized since the Great Financial Crisis; however, mortgage access for consumers with low credit scores remains restricted. As shown in Exhibit 6, median credit scores for mortgages have been consistently higher since the Great Financial Crisis with the pandemic driving median credit scores to new highs. Originations to consumers with credit scores below 660 were as much as a quarter of the market prior to the Great Financial Crisis; now, they are less than 5% as shown in Exhibit 7.

Exhibit 6: Median Credit Scores on Mortgage Originations

Median credit scores on mortgage originations line graph

Exhibit 7: Mortgage Originations by Credit Score

Mortgage originations by credit score stacked area graph

Source: New York Fed Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax, data through 2Q21.

• Declining Affordability: The pandemic driven surge in home prices has outpaced the affordability boost from lower rates and driven housing affordability to a cycle low. The NAHB Housing Opportunity Index (Exhibit 8) measures the percent of homes sold that would have been affordable to a household earning the area median income. Only 56.6% of homes sold in 2Q21 meet this criterion, down from a range of 60-65% prior to the pandemic.

Exhibit 8: Percent of Homes Affordable at Area Median Income

Percent of homes affordable at median income line graph

Source: National Association of Homebuilders, Housing Opportunity Index, 2Q21 Update.

9 LendingTree, Homeownership/Renting Survey, August 31, 2021.

Where Housing Needs Investment Most

1) There Aren’t Enough Single-Family Homes, Especially Rentals

Following the Great Financial Crisis, single-family housing starts fell below their long-term average of 1.0 million in mid-2007 and stayed there for 13 years.10 It was only after the pandemic driven housing demand surge that single-family construction levels exceeded their long-term average as shown in Exhibit 9. The sustained period of low levels of single-family construction has created an undersupply situation that would take many years to resolve even if production levels increased substantially.

Multifamily housing’s construction path has been materially different than single-family’s as shown in Exhibit 10. In mid-2008, multifamily starts fell below their long-term average but stayed there for less than 6 years. Multifamily starts have been above their long-term average for most of the last 8 years and are nearer to their historical highs than to their long-term average.

Exhibit 9: Single-Family Housing Starts (1990-Current)

Single-family housing starts 1990-current line graph

Exhibit 10: Multifamily Housing Starts (1990-Current)

Multi-family housing starts 1990-current line graph

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Construction, New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started, retrieved via Haver, through July 2021.

10 U.S. Census, New Residential Construction, through July 2021.

Single-Family Rental Stock Has Decreased in Recent Years

The total number of renter households has been stable since 2016, including through the pandemic as shown in Exhibit 11. Nearly all household growth has occurred in owner households. At the same time, the rental market has shifted away from single-family rentals towards multi-family rentals as shown in Exhibit 12. Single-family rentals were 35.0% of the rental market in 2014 but were less than 33% immediately prior to the pandemic. In absolute terms, the single-family rental stock has shrunk by nearly 700,000 units over the past 4-5 years.

Exhibit 11: Owner vs. Renter Households (1Q10-2Q21)

Owner vs renter households line graph

Exhibit 12: Rental Market Composition (2006-2019)

rental market composition line graph

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Housing Vacancy Survey; Pretium. Housing Vacancy Survey data adjusted 2Q20-1Q21 due to pandemic related data collection issues. 

2) An Aging, More Static Housing Stock Requires Repair and Remodeling

The difficulty of building new homes and the aging of the housing stock has increased the relative importance of maintaining and adapting the existing housing stock to the needs of the population. This is reflected in the increased proportion of residential construction spending that now goes to remodeling as shown in Exhibit 13. Prior to the Great Financial Crisis, roughly 24% of residential construction spending was accounted for by remodeling; afterwards it has increased to 35% of residential construction spending.

Exhibit 13: Percent of Residential Construction Spending That is Remodeling

percent of residential construction spending that is remodeling line graph

Source: US Census, Construction Put-in-Place.

Increased household tenures have been found to drive increased remodeling as households adapt their existing homes to their changing needs as opposed to moving. For example, work-from-home has driven the need for separation of spaces; also, households that choose to age-in-place typically make aging-related modifications.

The lifespan of most building products is between 10-25 years,11 so as homes age the need for repairs accumulates. Since housing supply growth has slowed over the decades relative to the size of the existing housing stock, the overall housing stock is aging steadily. As shown in Exhibit 14, the median age of owner-occupied housing increased to 39 years in 2019 from 31 years in 2005. The percentage of homes that need repairs and the cost of those repairs increases with a home’s age, as shown in Exhibit 15. Roughly 26% of homes built after 2000 require repairs whereas 45% of those built before 1939 require repairs. 

Exhibit 14: Median Age of Owner-Occupied Housing

Median age of owner occupied housing line graph

Exhibit 15: Repair Costs Needed by Age of House

Repair costs needed by age of house stacked bar graphs

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015-19 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, retrieved via NAHB. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and PolicyMap, using American Housing Survey and RSMeans.  

Financing home improvement is difficult, so it often doesn’t happen

Since financing for home improvements isn’t generally available, it is mostly funded from discretionary spending.12 This financing constraint results in cumulative underinvestment in the existing housing stock as shown in Exhibit 15 above. In 2019, 43% of homeowners spent nothing on home improvement/maintenance and another 12% spent less than $500.13 The financing constraints on remodeling spending are evident in the distribution of spending across income brackets. As shown in Exhibit 16, households earning over $120,000 account for only 1 in 5 households but 1 in 2 dollars spent on remodeling. Households earning less than $40,000 are more than one-third of overall households but account for just 13% of remodeling spending.

Exhibit 16: Percent of Remodeling Spending by Income Bracket

Percent of remodeling spending by income bracket bar graph

Source: US Census, American Housing Survey 2019 Estimates.

11 InterNACHI Standard Estimated Life Expectancy Chart for Homes.

12 US Census, American Housing Survey 2019 Estimates.

13 US Census, American Housing Survey 2019 estimates, retrieved via Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. 

3) Affordable Housing is in Particularly Short Supply

Long-term underbuilding, widening income inequality and increases in home prices and rents have reduced the affordability of housing overall, but especially for lower income households. Prior to the pandemic, 30% of households faced housing cost burdens that consumed more than 30% of their household income, with 16% paying 30-50% of their incomes for housing (moderately burdened) and 14% paying more than 50% (severely burdened). As shown in Exhibit 17, excessive housing cost burdens affect lower income households at a much greater rate than higher income households.

Exhibit 17: Proportion of Households Burdened by Housing Costs by Income Bracket, 2019

Proportion of households burdened by housing costs by income bracket bar graph

Source: US Census, American Community Survey 2019 via Harvard JCHS.

By some estimates, the US housing supply shortage is entirely concentrated in affordable housing. The National Low Income Housing Council estimates that extremely low-income renter households face a shortage of nearly 7 million available and affordable rental units.14 Expressed differently, there are only 37 available and affordable rental units for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have worsened the supply shortage of affordable homes given both increases in home prices/rents as well as the disproportionate economic impact of the pandemic on lower income households. As shown in Exhibit 18, low-income households are more likely to have reported income loss because of the pandemic compared to higher-income households.

Exhibit 18: Proportion of Households Reporting Lost Income by Income Bracket, 1Q21

Proportion of households reporting lost income by income bracket bar graph

Source: US Census, Household Pulse Survey via Harvard JCHS.

14 National Low Income Housing Coalition, “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes,” March 2021.

New home construction has moved away from providing affordable housing

The accumulation of land use restrictions for single-family housing over the decades has made it less economically feasible for homebuilders to build small homes on increasingly expensive land. This is reflected in the shrinking percentage of new homes built that are smaller and therefore more affordable. As shown in Exhibit 19, the percentage of new homes sold that are under 1,400 sq. ft. has shrunk to roughly 3% in recent years from as high as 14% in 1999. In the 1970s and early 1980s, half of homes sold were under 1,600 sq. ft.

Exhibit 19: New Single-Family Homes Sold That Are Smaller & Affordable (1973-2020)

New single-family homes sold that are smaller and affordable line graph

Source: US Census, Survey of Construction.

Confidentiality and Other Important Disclosures

This presentation is for informational purposes only and solely intended for Pretium Partners, LLC and its affiliates (“Pretium”) to illustrate its breadth of experience in the Single-Family Rental market. This is not an offer, advertisement or solicitation for interests in any fund and is not published to demonstrate Pretium’s expertise in managing any fund or investor mandate. This report discusses general market activity, industry or sector trends, or other broad-based economic, market, or political conditions and should not be construed or relied upon as research or investment advice, as predictive of future market, or investment performance. This report reflects the views of Pretium as of the date on the cover and these views are subject to change without notice as the market conditions change and evolve, which can occur quickly. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Pretium Announces Closing of Reset Crown Point CLO 8, Ltd.

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Pretium Announces Closing of Reset Crown Point CLO 8, Ltd.

October 25, 2021

New York, October 25, 2021 – Pretium, a specialized investment management firm with $30 billion in assets, today announced the closing of a reset of $454.6 million collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”), Crown Point CLO 8, with Pretium Credit CLO Management, LLC acting as manager. 

Jerry Ouderkirk, Head of Structured Credit at Pretium, said “Pretium welcomes the investor support that enabled a successful reset of Crown Point CLO 8 and is excited to continue the strong momentum across our CLO Management Platform and broader credit business as we head into 2022.” 

Pretium’s corporate and structured credit platform specializes in sourcing, structuring and managing corporate risk in single name and structured format. Currently, the firm manages cash-flow collateralized loan obligations backed by broadly, syndicated leveraged loans, engages in distressed, opportunistic and structured product investing through private funds and serves as sub-advisor to a mutual fund focused on leveraged bank loan investing. 

As of June 30, 2021, Pretium’s corporate and structured credit team managed $2.7 billion in assets.

About Pretium

Pretium was founded in 2012 to capitalize on secular investment and lending opportunities arising as a result of structural changes, disruptions, and inefficiencies within the economy. Pretium has built an integrated analytical and operational ecosystem within the U.S. housing, residential credit, and corporate credit markets, and believes that its insight and experience within these markets create a strategic advantage over other investment managers. Pretium’s platform has approximately $30 billion of assets under management as of October 1, 2021 and employs approximately 2,500 people across 29 offices. Please visit www.pretium.com for additional information.

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Creditflux: Sarah Kong on structured credit

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Structured Credit

October 20, 2021

Large investors will have an edge as RMBS loan volumes pick up

The rebound in the real estate market following the worst of the covid-19 pandemic has led to a brighter outlook for investors in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) going into the fourth quarter.

Pretium’s Kong says she is most bullish on the fundamentals of sub-performing and non-performing residential loans.

“Most borrowers’ equity position is in a much better place today, therefore there is more potential to work with them to restructure their debt so they can re-perform and stay in their home,” Kong says.

“Housing demand will continue to support and enhance today’s equity positions, which will benefit borrowers in the future and also bodes well for both residential loan purchasers and RMBS investors.”

Kong says that available capacity to complete any third-party scope of work or service has been greatly impacted by the pandemic. Organisations that have internal platforms that can bypass these capacity constrains will have a competitive advantage, she adds.

Record sales volume of loans underlying RMBS is expected to continue in the fourth quarter amid increased demand.

“Asset managers that have the ecosystem and ability to execute restructuring strategies will continue to be the most competitive and successful in this sector,” says Kong. “In addition, I expect the higher supply in the loan markets will also drive an increase in securitisation issuance.”

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Pretium is a Pioneer and Long-Term Owner-Operator in Single-Family Rental Housing

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October 20, 2021

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As a pioneer and long-term owner-operator in single-family rental housing, pretium invests heavily in its residents, homes and communities. Pretium’s industry-leading rental and financial assistance demonstrates unmatched commitment to keep residents in their homes.

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Pretium Expands Global Capabilities into Middle East with Launch of Regional Office

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Pretium Expands Global Capabilities into Middle East with Launch of Regional Office

October 18, 2021

Industry Veteran Jamal Saab Joins as Managing Director to Lead Initiative

Dubai-UAE – October 18, 2021 – Pretium, an innovative investment management firm focused on real estate, residential credit and corporate credit with more than $26 billion in assets, has established its first Middle East office in Dubai. Jamal Saab has joined as Managing Director to head and expand Pretium’s Middle East presence. Mr. Saab comes to Pretium with over 20 years of experience serving investors in the Middle East.

“We are excited to welcome Jamal to the team, and I am proud he will be representing Pretium in the Middle East,” said Don Mullen, CEO and Founder of Pretium.  “Establishing our presence in the Middle East reinforces our commitment to regional clients during a time of impressive strategic growth for the firm.”

“I am honored to take on this role and oversee the establishment of our regional headquarters and growth of Pretium in the Middle East,” said Mr. Saab. “Pretium has an impressive team and infrastructure to deliver innovative investment opportunities and solutions. With greater proximity and local relationships, we can better serve institutional investors and further contribute to the economic growth of the region.”

Pretium’s expansion into the Middle East follows several strategic initiatives that have grown the firm’s footprint across geographies and broadened its capabilities. The firm recently announced a Joint Venture with a large Canadian pension plan as well as a partnership with Trans-Canada Capital Inc.,  an institutional asset manager that oversees more than C$30 billion in assets for a range of institutions including Air Canada’s pension, to help each firm achieve their investment goals through differentiated real estate and corporate and structured credit strategies, respectively.  Pretium has also continued to thoughtfully expand its investment teams, adding three managing directors to its residential credit segment in August 2021 to enhance the firm’s ability to source opportunities and provide industry-leading levels of service for investors globally.

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About Pretium

Pretium was founded in 2012 to capitalize on secular investment and lending opportunities arising as a result of structural changes, disruptions, and inefficiencies within the economy. Pretium has built an integrated analytical and operational ecosystem within the U.S. housing, residential credit, and corporate credit markets, and believes that its insight and experience within these markets create a strategic advantage over other investment managers. Pretium’s platform has approximately $26 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2021 and employs approximately 2,500 people across 29 offices. Please visit www.pretium.com for additional information.

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Pretium Expands Senior Team with Addition of Two Managing Directors

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Pretium Expands Senior Team with Addition of Two Managing Directors

October 5, 2021

Tatiana Gutierrez's Unique Skillset Expands Pretium's Growing Affordable Housing Team; Furthers Commitment to Advancing Social Impact Goals.

Jeannette Arazi's Significant Expertise Enhances Pretium's Capital Markets Capabilities.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pretium, a specialized investment management firm with approximately $30 billion in assets, today announced that Tatiana Gutierrez and Jeannette Arazi have joined the firm as Managing Directors on its Affordable Housing and Real Estate Capital Markets teams, respectively.

These appointments underscore Pretium’s continued commitment to increasing access to quality, affordable rental housing for households of all price points. The additions of Ms. Gutierrez and Ms. Arazi enhance the depth of expertise, insight, and support Pretium provides for residents, investors, and community stakeholders across its platform. These appointments follow the announcement of the firm’s $1 billion build-to-rent investment in partnership with Crescent Communities.

“Welcoming two talented professionals with long track records of success and innovation is an exciting milestone as we grow our team,” said Don Mullen, CEO and Founder of Pretium. “Tatiana and Jeannette have made an incredible impact in their respective focus areas, and the experience they bring to Pretium will play a pivotal role as we continue to grow our real estate investment platform, building on the success of our single-family and build-to-rent strategies. We are confident that their additions will further strengthen our leading efforts to set the standard for professional single-family rental ownership. We look forward to their contributions as we continue to invest in our communities and expand our capabilities to bring the benefits of professionally managed single-family rental housing to more American households.”

Based in New York, Ms. Gutierrez will be integral to advancing Pretium’s social impact goals, including instituting an array of supportive services for residents of all price points and adding to and preserving low-income rental housing stock. Over the course of her nearly 20-year career, Ms. Gutierrez has built a reputation as a leading practitioner focused on the development and preservation of affordable housing across the United States. As a real estate attorney at Nixon Peabody LLP for more than 15 years – including the past eight years as a partner – she represented a wide range of leading for profit and nonprofit developers, syndicators, asset managers, housing authorities and tenant organizations on affordable housing transactions and regulatory issues across the United States. Ms. Gutierrez also has extensive experience in HUD assisted housing programs and has advised on numerous affordable housing and social impact real estate transactions. Ms. Gutierrez currently serves on the board of Women in Housing and Finance, on the Advisory Board to the Real Estate Association for LatinX Professionals, and on the Advisory Council to the National Housing Conference.

“Affordability and social impact continue to play an increasingly important role in today’s housing market, particularly in the wake of the pandemic and the important social issues that have been brought to the forefront, as a result,” said Ms. Gutierrez. “With almost 20 years of industry experience and recent experience working with the Pretium team, it is clear they are at the forefront of providing quality, affordable housing in neighborhoods of opportunity with a housing product that serves vulnerable populations like large families with children. Having the opportunity to bring my distinct affordable housing experience to Pretium’s world class residential real estate platform, I believe I can help bring the benefits of Pretium’s professional ownership and management model to those who will benefit from it the most.”

Based in Chicago, Ms. Arazi joins Pretium from Sidley Austin LLP, where she worked for the past 22 years, including the last 14 as a partner. Widely known as a leading capital markets advisor and one of the earliest advisors for financing single-family rental housing, Ms. Arazi has extensive experience representing financial institutions in a wide range of transaction types and creating financing solutions tailored to the nuances of unique asset types. She will focus on structuring and executing transactions and strategic financial initiatives firm-wide across Pretium’s residential real estate platform and portfolios.

“Having worked closely with Pretium and a number of its team members for almost a decade, I have long admired the firm’s vision and commitment to creating a unique residential platform that encompasses both real estate and finance,” said Ms. Arazi. “It is a privilege to join the team that serves the evolving needs of today’s rental market participants—from renters to communities to investors—and I am excited to contribute to their incredible momentum.”

About Pretium

Pretium is a specialized alternative investment management firm focused on U.S. residential real estate, residential credit, and corporate credit. Pretium was founded in 2012 to capitalize on secular investment and lending opportunities arising as a result of structural changes, disruptions, and inefficiencies within the economy. Pretium has built an integrated analytical and operational ecosystem within the U.S. housing, residential credit, and corporate credit markets, and believes that its insight and experience within these markets create a strategic advantage over other investment managers. Pretium’s platform has approximately $30 billion of assets under management as of October 1, 2021 and employs approximately 2,500 people across 29 offices. Please visit www.pretium.com for additional information.

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