by Glen | Apr 13, 2026 | 2026 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Bank failures, Chicago Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money
Like many of you, I hate it when I see headlines like above and am always a bit skeptical. Real estate has basically operated pretty much the same way for the last 20 years or so without any real structural changes, but a recent lawsuit against Zillow...
by Glen | Apr 6, 2026 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, credit score, credit scoring, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money
The Biden Administration took steps to enable less credit-worthy borrowers to qualify for mortgages to support the housing market. Now the Trump team is doing even more in the name of boosting home ownership and lowering costs for borrowers with a surprising...
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 16, 2026 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, investor bans in single family homes, mortgage rates, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, recession, recession impact on real estate, Residential hard money
President Trump recently announced a new ban on large investors buying single family homes. Ironically this bill is almost identical to what Biden/Harris had proposed a few years ago but with a new twist that will radically alter the housing markets. Large...
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...
