BRANFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sachem Capital Corp. (NYSE American:SACH) announced today that on July 10, 2018 its board of directors authorized and declared a dividend of $0.11 per share to be paid to shareholders of record on July 20, 2018. The dividend will be payable on July 27, 2018.
About Sachem Capital, Corp.
Sachem Capital Corp. (the “Company”) specializes in originating, underwriting, funding, servicing and managing a portfolio of mortgage loans secured by first mortgage liens on real property (referred to in the industry as “hard money” loans). Its customers include real estate investors and developers who use the proceeds of the loans to fund their acquisition, renovation, development, rehabilitation and/or improvement of properties located primarily in Connecticut. The Company does not lend to owner occupants. The properties securing the Company’s loans are generally classified as residential or commercial real estate and, typically, are held for resale or investment. The Company’s primary underwriting criteria is a conservative loan to value ratio. The Company believes that, since February 2017, it qualifies as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes and intends to make the election to be taxed as a REIT when it files its 2017 federal income tax return.
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Sachem Capital Corp.
John L. Villano, 203-433-4736
Co-CEO
& CFO
Source: Sachem Capital Corp.
Released July 11, 2018