by Glen | Jul 3, 2025 | 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money
With the recent passage of president Trump’s tax bill, what impact does this have on real estate and mortgage rates. Look at the chart above, why did interest rates rise when the tax bill was passed? Who are the winners and losers? What does this bill mean for...
by Glen | Jun 30, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, credit score, credit scoring, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, student loan impact on real estate
For the last 4 years, credit scores have been artificially inflated due to the omission of student loans (and lack of payments of student loans) leading to huge gains in credit scores. Unfortunately this trend is set to reverse this year. Look at this chart above...
by Glen | Jun 16, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
In this past election, one state passed an updated law that disallows certain non residents from buying property. What was in the law? What state passed it? What was the huge change since 2023? What does this mean for buying real estate in certain states? Can a...
by Glen | Jun 9, 2025 | 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans, Housing inflation, Housing Price Trends / Information
It is interesting that inventory is increasing, demand is declining, and yet home prices are staying relatively stable and or increasing based on the latest data from the National Association of Realtors. How accurate is this data? What alternative metric...
by Glen | Jun 2, 2025 | 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Commercial Lending in the news, Commercial Lending valuation, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information
Rocket Mortgage announced the acquisition of Mr. Cooper mortgage, the largest loan servicer in the US, which will now service 2.1 trillion dollars in loans and the combined company will have access to over 10 million combined clients. Will this lead to a 2/3...
by Glen | May 26, 2025 | 2024 real estate predictions, 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information
2025 was set to be the big recovery in real estate with rates lowering setting us up for a great year. Instead, rates are hovering around 7%, inventory is rising, and long term treasuries are pointing to higher rates for longer. There is also a trade...
