by Glen | May 19, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, private lender, Private Lending, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Realtor commision lawsuits
In a surprise move, Rocket mortgage is acquiring the real estate brokerage company Redfin for 1.8 billion. Why is a mortgage company interested in a real estate broker? What does this mean for realtors, consumers, and competitors? Will this purchase...
by Glen | Apr 14, 2025 | 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Georgia hard money, Government Bailout, hard money, how will real estate prices be impacted by falling stocks, if there is a recession what happens to real estate, private lender, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, recession, recession impact on real estate
Are the bulls running or are the bears coming? Any business media you pick up is harping on the idea of a “recession watch” and the economy is basically coming to an end! On the flip side my proprietary lending data is giving me a radically different answer. What...
by Glen | Apr 7, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money
For years, myself, and many others have thought that interest rates were the predictor of housing prices. Fast forward to post COVID where interest rates have doubled and yet housing prices remain high and are still trending higher in many markets. What other...
by Glen | Dec 16, 2024 | 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Hard Money Lending, if there is a recession what happens to real estate, mortgage rates, Private Lending, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
When I was writing this article mortgage rates were hovering right around 7%. At the same time economists had been predicting a sharp decline in mortgage rates and a booming 2024 real estate market as the fed has cut rates. On the other hand, the chart above...
by Glen | Dec 9, 2024 | 2025 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Bank failures, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, Housing shortage, if there is a recession what happens to real estate, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor
The chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, Lawrence Yun, has released his 2025 and 2026 predictions for residential real estate and they were a huge surprise. What is Yun predicting for real estate prices, interest rates, and appreciation? How...
by Glen | Nov 18, 2024 | 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, interest rates, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real estate Valuation
The conventional wisdom is that inflation causes higher interest rates which in turn causes lower housing prices. We are now seeing an interesting phenomenon where housing prices continue to stay high and in some markets head even higher with interest rates double...
