Last week I wrote about the large increase in flips in Atlanta. I was surprised that Atlanta was above its pre-recession peak. This got me thinking about Denver. In the Denver news today, it was reported that foreclosures recently…
There was an article in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution this morning highlighting Atlanta as the number 8 metro market for flipping. Why should you care? Do you remember 2008 and how badly it ended for markets like Atlanta. …
With Trump's first work day today, what does the new Trump presidency mean for real estate? Is Trump the “inflation president”? What does this mean for rates and real estate values? Will commercial and residential real estate continue to soar? …
A recent Trulia analysis of U.S. listings shows that 3.9 percent of homes that moved from for-sale to pending moved back to for-sale again, nearly double the rate in 2015. What is the number one reason sales typically fall…
We’ve all heard the predictions for 2017, rates will be X, employment will be Y, the sky will be blue, but also might fall depending on 18 different variables from armchair economists. What should you believe and what should you…
2017 promises to be an interesting year for real estate investors. Will the bulls continue to run rampant driving up prices or are the bears going to finally come out to play? Although real estate is market specific (for…
I hope everyone has had a great 2016 and is looking forward to the new year. I wanted to wish everyone safe travels for the holiday season. Don’t forget before you head to the airport to remember your driver’s license.…
The fed raised rates today? Is this the real news? As many have noticed, rates have taken off over the last 30 days driving up mortgage rates substantially. What is really driving the rapid movement and what will happen in…
Many lenders are already talking about closings they are setting up for 2017? ARE THEY CRAZY? What happened to the last month of 2016? As the holidays are well upon us, many borrowers have asked: “Can you close my loan…
I’m a big believer in self reflection, and when I am wrong, coming out and saying it. I wrote an article, let if float, where I, like pretty much everyone else in the industry, predicted rates would stay low. Unfortunately,…