by Glen | Nov 12, 2019 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends
Although, the recent November election was an off year with few major items on the ballot, there was one big takeaway from last election that could be precedent setting for cities throughout the country. It is amazing that Airbnb spent over 4.2m on one small...
by Glen | Nov 5, 2019 | Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
According to ATTOM data, gross profit on home flipping has fallen six quarters in a row and eight of the last 10, and now stands at the lowest level since Q4 2011. At the same time the number of flips across the country has increased to 7.3% of all sales and number...
by Glen | Nov 4, 2019 | Commercial Lending valuation, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Property Valuation, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, residential lending valuation
The Federal reserve dropped the federal funds rate again which wasn’t a big surprise as the market was pricing in a 96% probability of a rate cut. This is the third cut this year effectively creating a “floor” under real estate. How did the federal reserve create a...
by Glen | Nov 3, 2019 | Cannabis / Marijuana Lending, Commercial Lending valuation, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money Lending
The House of Representatives passed a cannabis banking bill with bipartisan support that would allow banks to provide services to Cannabis companies where it is legal. What was in the bill? How will this impact real estate throughout the country? Before you pop the...
by Glen | Oct 18, 2019 | Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation
In September, Toyota’s year over year auto sales plummeted 16.5%, Honda down 14%, and Nissan down almost 18%. The severity of the slide stokes fears that a long-anticipated car sales collapse may be arriving. Why should you care about Autos in real estate?...