by Glen | Jun 24, 2020 | interest rates, Private Lending, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
The stock market has been pricing in a fast and rapid V-shaped recovery, yet 106 million people and various businesses like United Airlines are painting a radically different picture. As Alan Greenspan, the former fed chief, famously said: markets can exhibit...
by Glen | Jun 16, 2020 | Colorado Hard Money, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
We are still funding in cash. Before the Pandemic, the United States economy was on track with the longest running bull market, record low inflation wages increasing, record low unemployment, and historically low mortgage rates. Even with all this good news, there...
by Glen | Apr 9, 2020 | Commercial Lending valuation, Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
We are still funding in cash! The 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo have officially been rescheduled to 2021. As the world copes with the Coronavirus pandemic, cities and countries around the world have shut borders and ordered stay at home orders to stop the spread of...
by Glen | Mar 14, 2020 | commercial hard money, Commercial Lending in the news, Commercial Lending valuation, Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, General real estate financing information, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
With the labor market looking up, we decided to “hire” a new employee, Luna. She will be working out of our Colorado office and focusing on property inspections (and anything that has to do with snow). Please welcome her to the team 🙂 The Labor...
by Glen | Feb 11, 2020 | Commercial Lending valuation, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
At first glance, 2020 looked like smooth sailing. But the National Association of Business Economists (NABE)—a respected body whose past presidents include Alan Greenspan—recently released their latest economic outlook, placing the odds of a recession in the next 18...
by Glen | Jan 7, 2020 | Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
Realtors are typically an optimistic bunch so I was surprised at the recent forecast out of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) predicting a 2% decline in closings next year. Mortgage rates are at historic lows and should remain low through 2020 and wage...
