Sachem Capital Corp. Announces Dividend of $0.13 Per Share
Sachem Capital Corp. (NYSE American: SACH) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share, payable on April 24, 2023. Shareholders must be on record as of April 17, 2023. The company specializes in underwriting and managing first mortgage loans, focusing on short-term secured loans for real estate investors in Connecticut, New York, and Florida. It operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for tax purposes. The company's loan portfolio is backed by actual property and personally guaranteed by borrowers.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share demonstrates commitment to returning value to shareholders.
- Consistent lending strategy focused on secured loans mitigates risk.
- Dependence on real estate markets in Connecticut, New York, and Florida increases vulnerability to regional economic fluctuations.
BRANFORD, Conn., April 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sachem Capital Corp. (NYSE American: SACH) announced today that its board of directors authorized and declared a quarterly dividend of
About Sachem Capital Corp.
Sachem Capital Corp. specializes in originating, underwriting, funding, servicing, and managing a portfolio of first mortgage loans. It offers short-term (i.e., three years or less) secured, nonbanking loans (sometimes referred to as “hard money” loans) to real estate investors to fund their acquisition, renovation, development, rehabilitation, or improvement of properties located primarily in Connecticut, New York and Florida. The company does not lend to owner occupants. The company’s primary underwriting criteria is a conservative loan to value ratio. The properties securing the company’s loans are generally classified as residential or commercial real estate and, typically, are held for resale or investment. Each loan is secured by a first mortgage lien on real estate. Each loan is also personally guaranteed by the principal(s) of the borrower, which guaranty may be collaterally secured by a pledge of the guarantor’s interest in the borrower. The company also makes opportunistic real estate purchases apart from its lending activities. The company believes that it qualifies as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes and has elected to be taxed as a REIT beginning with its 2017 tax year.
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