Urban Real Estate: Violent crime skyrockets; gentrification reverses.

Urban Real Estate: Violent crime skyrockets; gentrification reverses.

The statistics are staggering.  Violent crime in Atlanta is up over 30% from 2019.  Unfortunately, this is not unique to large cities. According to Crime data from Denver Police there have been 44 homicides this year so far, that is up from 31 at the same time last...
Biden halts foreclosures for 18 months, house prices up; no impact on “credit score”, but can’t get credit?

Biden halts foreclosures for 18 months, house prices up; no impact on “credit score”, but can’t get credit?

10 million Americans are behind on their mortgage payments, with the majority of these late payments occurring in FHA loans.  At the same time Millions are out of work, yet house prices are increasing in most markets.  What was in the new forbearance agreement?  How...
2021 real estate predictions:  What happens to residential and commercial values and interest rates

2021 real estate predictions: What happens to residential and commercial values and interest rates

What a year 2020 has been!  The pandemic struck, unemployment has hit records, there was a nice rebound in the summer, and recently a downward trend due to the spike in Coronavirus cases.  What does 2021 hold for the economy, interest rates, and residential and...