by Glen | Mar 31, 2021 | commercial property trends, Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, Government Bailout, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money
For the first time in a year, since Covid-19 began spreading across the United States forcing Americans to stay home, retail alcohol sales have fallen almost 2%. Why the change in alcohol sales? No, people are not consuming less alcohol. What does this mean...
by Glen | Mar 25, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information
We are now well over a year into the pandemic and forbearance/eviction moratoriums abound with property owners and lenders essentially “stuck” with limited or no cash flow. Unfortunately, many in Washington and local governments do not fully understand how real...
by Glen | Mar 18, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial property trends, Georgia hard money, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Real Estate economic trends
Before getting into the details, I can quickly answer the first question with 100% certainty. Will Mortgage rates rise substantially in 2021? Yes they already have and will go even higher! Why are mortgage rates rising while the federal reserve pledges to keep rates...
by Glen | Mar 2, 2021 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta real estate trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation
The statistics are staggering. Violent crime in Atlanta is up over 30% from 2019. Unfortunately, this is not unique to large cities. According to Crime data from Denver Police there have been 44 homicides this year so far, that is up from 31 at the same time last...
by Glen | Feb 23, 2021 | Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, Denver Hard Money, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
I took this pic of a bear in my backyard staring at me while I was sitting on the porch, it was a good reminder…. 1.9 trillion is a huge number flowing through to the economy in one fell swoop. What do both Republican and Democratic economists agree on...
by Glen | Feb 16, 2021 | Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, General real estate financing information, Government Bailout, hard money, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information
10 million Americans are behind on their mortgage payments, with the majority of these late payments occurring in FHA loans. At the same time Millions are out of work, yet house prices are increasing in most markets. What was in the new forbearance agreement? How...