Today's Lenders Underwrite Asset, Borrower

SAN DIEGO-Post-economic crisis mortgage lenders are being extra scrupulous by evaluating both the asset to be financed and the borrower's credentials, Rick Chichester, president and CEO of Faris Lee Investments told GlobeSt.com's Carrie Rossenfeld during the recent ICSC Western Division Conference here. In this exclusive video, Chichester covered a number of topics, including:

• The smartest areas for retail investors to place their money
• The ease or difficulty of obtaining a retail loan in today's economic climate
• What he sees as the “next big thing” for retail investments