by Glen | May 7, 2020 | commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Private Lending
I hope everyone is doing well in light of the recent events. I was recently asked: “Did the Federal Reserve trigger a housing market crash?” What happened? The Coronavirus struck, the fed had to act swiftly to mitigate the damage, but by flooding the market with...
by Glen | May 4, 2020 | hard money, nightly rental real estate
Disney World closes, ski resorts shut down, Hawaii quarantines all visitors , and travel comes to a screeching halt. What happens to the “sharing economy” when people stop sharing? What does this mean for Airbnb and companies like WeWork? For almost 60% of people...
by Glen | Apr 23, 2020 | commercial private lending, Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
I always love spring in the Rocky Mountains, to see the pull of the seasons with snow and flowers starting to bloom. Eventually spring always wins 🙂 If you read the news, it sounds like the world is crumbling with 22 million jobs lost and a predicted 30% GDP...
by Glen | Apr 15, 2020 | credit scoring
We are still lending in cash! It is amazing that the federal reserve has flooded the markets with cash enabling banks to borrower at historic rates. Furthermore, banks are considerably healthier today than they were in 2008. Unfortunately, this is not translating to...
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...
