by Glen | Dec 8, 2025 | 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Colorado ski lending, Colorado ski real estate, Denver Hard Money, Denver Real Estate Trends, Georgia hard money, Georgia private lender, Government Bailout, property taxes, Property Valuation
A new push by states to tax the real estate of the wealthy is going nationwide with cities across the country looking at expensive second homes as the gold mine to solve all their social problems. What is the new “Taylor Swift Tax”? What are some of the new proposals...
by Glen | Dec 1, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Georgia private lender, Housing inflation, Housing Price Trends / Information, mortgage rates, private lender
There is a new proposal to develop a 50 year loan product to “turbocharge” the housing market and make it more affordable. How realistic is this proposal? What would a 50 year mortgage look like for consumers? What is the fundamental flaw in the analysis by the...
by Glen | Nov 24, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Georgia private lender, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, recession, Residential hard money
First, Happy Thanksgiving. I hope everyone has a great holiday season. As you sit around the table this year, there is plenty to talk about and debate (including this blog ). Check out the screenshot above of the headlines on Bloomberg. Depending on which headline...
by Glen | Nov 17, 2025 | 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Government Bailout, hard money
Although all eyes and media coverage was on the supposed “blue wave” on election day, the real story are the huge changes in property rights throughout the Country. Did Nantucket vote to continue an effective ban on nightly rentals? Did Vail pass a 17% tax on...
by Glen | Nov 10, 2025 | 2025 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money
Look at the chart above, there is a direct correlation between heavy truck sales and GDP growth which is one of the best indicators for the health of the economy. As you can see heavy truck sales plummeted, which points to a recession. On the flip...
by Glen | Nov 3, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Georgia private lender, Housing Price Trends / Information, property taxes, Property Valuation
Voters in eight U.S. states passed measures in the last election to offer some form of relief on property taxes, a sign of their mounting frustration with tax bills that have soared alongside huge jumps in home values. Many states will have property tax...
