by Glen | Jun 1, 2026 | 2026 mortgage rates, 2026 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver Real Estate Trends, Georgia hard money, Georgia private lender, investor bans in single family homes, mortgage rates, national rental regulations, Private Lending
Rents have made a quick U turn. After rising substantially over the last decade, they are quickly reversing course. Why are rents now falling? Is this just a trend or a blip. Look at the chart below, how does this alter the predictions on rents? ...
by Glen | May 11, 2026 | 2026 mortgage rates, 2026 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Georgia private lender, hard money
The housing market has a multi-billion dollar problem that nobody is talking about. Since the last recession economists harp on the fact that underwriting is so much better now than it was leading up to 2008. This is correct except for one lender, the federal...
by Glen | Mar 31, 2026 | 2026 mortgage rates, 2026 real estate predictions, survey responses
Last week I asked all of you what happens to real estate prices the remainder of 2026? I posed this question in order to gauge reader thoughts on the Iran war, inflationary pressures, etc.. to see if these items would radically alter prices the...
by Glen | Mar 30, 2026 | 2026 mortgage rates, 2026 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Housing inflation, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, mortgage rates
2026 was set to be the big recovery in real estate with rates lowering, setting us up for a great year. Instead, the Iran war kicked off driving energy prices and in turn inflation up. The rate narrative has made a U-turn with the question of when to...
by Glen | Mar 23, 2026 | 2026 mortgage rates, 2026 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Georgia private lender
Look at the chart above of consumer delinquencies? We are now in line with 2017, but is that the real story? Look at 07 what do you notice? Will the economy mirror the 08 reset or has something else fundamentally changed? With the current delinquency rates...
by Glen | Mar 9, 2026 | 2026 mortgage rates, 2026 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Georgia private lender
I was a bit surprised at the market reaction, check out the 10 year treasury (above) on the Monday after the war began. I would have predicted the opposite reaction with yields falling. What are the three primary reasons rates are now rising? What impact does this...