by Glen | Feb 19, 2020 | CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado ski lending, Colorado ski real estate, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
It is ski time in the Rocky Mountains with over 250 inches in many of the resort communities. Do you know where the picture was taken (hint it is a “Costco” resort, email me if you know)? Although there is plenty of snow and cold weather,...
by Glen | Jan 21, 2020 | Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates
As the economy shrugs off recession fears with unemployment hovering near record lows and the stock market continuing to heat up there is one major byproduct that could be impacted, mortgage rates. There was a ton of bad news priced into the market last year that...
by Glen | Nov 4, 2019 | Commercial Lending valuation, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Property Valuation, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, residential lending valuation
The Federal reserve dropped the federal funds rate again which wasn’t a big surprise as the market was pricing in a 96% probability of a rate cut. This is the third cut this year effectively creating a “floor” under real estate. How did the federal reserve create a...
by Glen | Jul 17, 2019 | Colorado Hard Money, Housing Price Trends / Information
Cities across the country are now coming to terms with the impacts of nightly rentals as primary residents demand action. Before now nightly rentals have been the wild west of regulation, but the tide is starting to change quickly. Denver is leading the way as the...
by Glen | Jul 10, 2019 | Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
I took the pic after the 4th outside of Breckenridge, CO (has nothing to do with the article, but thought you would enjoy). Last week the US June jobs report was released that toppled all expectations. After a week May report the job numbers in June did not disappoint...
by Glen | Jun 20, 2019 | hard money, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money
I’ve been hearing rumblings of this suit for months and I’m usually skeptical that lawsuits will totally alter an industry but the recent suit against the National Association of realtors, various multiple listing services, and many large real estate brokerages could...
