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 28, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta real estate trends, Brokering Loans to Fairview, Closing, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Homeless impact on real estate, Other Questions, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details, Questions Regarding Fairview, Realtor, Underwriting/Valuation
This newest property tax measure that passed has been deemed the most controversial in the US. What was in the new measure? What state (hint it wasn’t a far right or left state)passed a controversial law to protect private property rights...
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 | Feb 24, 2025 | 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Brokering Loans to Fairview, Closing, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Other Questions, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details, Questions Regarding Fairview, Real Estate economic trends, Realtor, Underwriting/Valuation
Higher income consumers are showing signs of stress. Look at the chart above, from the peak in 2022 higher end consumers intent to spend has dropped almost 25%. What does the chart mean for real estate and the general economy? Why focus on higher end consumers?...
by Glen | Feb 17, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Brokering Loans to Fairview, Closing, Colorado Hard Money, commercial hard money, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Other Questions, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details, Questions Regarding Fairview, Realtor, Underwriting/Valuation
The bank mantra over the last 3 years has been survive until 2025. 2025 is when bankers were predicting a sharp decline in rates that would ultimately bail out the beleaguered commercial property market. Here we are at the dawn of 2025 and 10 year treasuries and...
by Glen | Feb 3, 2025 | 2024 mortgage rates, 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, Other Questions, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details, Questions Regarding Fairview, Realtor, Underwriting/Valuation
Wow, 2024 was definitely a surprise, at the beginning of the year, there were huge predictions of a rapid decline in rates, fast forward to 2025 and now rates are actually rapidly increasing even after the federal reserve cut short term rates. Why are rates...
