by Glen | Nov 12, 2019 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends
Although, the recent November election was an off year with few major items on the ballot, there was one big takeaway from last election that could be precedent setting for cities throughout the country. It is amazing that Airbnb spent over 4.2m on one small...
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 | Sep 26, 2019 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Property Valuation
President Trump announced the revocation of the California clean air waiver act. Regardless of where you sit on this particular issue, the impacts will be profound on States rights, on real estate and one industry in particular. Why are 33 states impacted? Which...
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...
by Glen | Jun 12, 2019 | Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Property Valuation
The economic news has been wild recently with GDP soaring, consumer confidence down, and the federal reserve holding monetary policy (interest rates) steady. It is challenging to decipher what is actually going on with the economy with so many mixed messages. With...
by Glen | May 31, 2019 | General real estate financing information, Housing Price Trends / Information, News, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell recently announced that inflation is transitory. Sound familiar? Janet Yellen, the prior fed chair, used this same term 2017 and 2018. Seems like we are in an extended “transit”. Why? Are we headed for the next...
