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Last week I wrote about the large increase in flips in Atlanta. I was surprised that Atlanta was above its pre-recession peak. This got me thinking about Denver. In the Denver news today, it was reported that foreclosures recently…
There was an article in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution this morning highlighting Atlanta as the number 8 metro market for flipping. Why should you care? Do you remember 2008 and how badly it ended for markets like Atlanta. …
A recent Trulia analysis of U.S. listings shows that 3.9 percent of homes that moved from for-sale to pending moved back to for-sale again, nearly double the rate in 2015. What is the number one reason sales typically fall…
2017 promises to be an interesting year for real estate investors. Will the bulls continue to run rampant driving up prices or are the bears going to finally come out to play? Although real estate is market specific (for…
The fed raised rates today? Is this the real news? As many have noticed, rates have taken off over the last 30 days driving up mortgage rates substantially. What is really driving the rapid movement and what will happen in…
What does great clips have to do with real estate? I went to get a haircut at great clips at 8 am on a Tuesday morning and the place was packed and yet a month earlier on the same date…
Shares of Banks soared today as real estate took a little breather. What does a trump presidency mean for the markets and mortgage/real estate professionals? Is Trump the “inflation president”? What does this mean for rates and real estate values? …
When high end markets fall, what does it mean for you? I think most real estate pros would agree that the recent run up in prices in many areas throughout the country is concerning. Are there leading indicators of…
Let it float! I’m talking about rates that is. Why would anyone not lock in a mortgage at these historically low rates. It is a foregone conclusion that rates will increase in December (more than 80% of economists feel a…
Are you ready for the new credit reporting requirements (trended data)? Although we are a hard money lender and do not rely heavily on credit for our loan decisions (we are an asset lender focusing on the property), the new…