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Marijuana legalization increases property values by 6%

Marijuana legalization increases property values by 6%

Really? According to a recent research paper by two University of Mississippi professors, they found legalization of marijuana leads to a 6% increase in values in cities in Colorado compared to municipalities that did not legalize marijuana.  They conclude being close...

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Bitcoin and real estate what you need to know

Bitcoin and real estate what you need to know

A year ago, most of the world had never heard of bitcoin or cryptocurrency.  All of the sudden bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are the new rage stealing the headlines.  What does this mean for real estate? Should buyer/sellers/lenders/loan servicers utilize this...

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Is Georgia a harbinger of a national real estate crisis?

Is Georgia a harbinger of a national real estate crisis?

Is Georgia a good indicator of the overall national real estate economy?   From the graph above Georgia is trending in lockstep with  the national average of delinquencies. What can this tell us? The graph comes from new federal database by the CFPB that tracks...

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What are the “real” impacts of the tax plan?

What are the “real” impacts of the tax plan?

No fake news here!  If you asked 10 economists what the impact of the tax plan is to the general economy, you would get 11 answers!  In a nutshell the tax plan is meant to “juice” the economy by freeing up working capital from businesses. What does this mean for real...

read more
How to lose 3m in real estate overnight?

How to lose 3m in real estate overnight?

I was recently looking at a property to lend on just west of Denver.  The borrower paid 3m cash for the property a few months ago.  He requested a loan of 750k.  Sounds like a no brainer loan as the property was in a great location.  There was one problem that the...

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Obscure item in tax bill costs banks billions

Obscure item in tax bill costs banks billions

The tax bill is rolling through the senate at record pace.  It is a huge bill with tons of moving parts so there is bound to be unintended consequences.  The recent iteration contains a provision that would nail banks.  Although it appears accidental, it will have a...

read more
Happy Thanksgiving: 96% of your families are?

Happy Thanksgiving: 96% of your families are?

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.   With all the craziness going on, the dinner table is going to be quite "interesting" this year.   Don’t worry you are not alone, 96% of all families have some sort of dysfunctionality! To help everyone out, I wanted to...

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Close before turkey gobbles! Do you need an answer today?

Close before turkey gobbles! Do you need an answer today?

Annoyed by the games of other lenders promising the moon only to find out later that they aren’t really lenders and can’t close? Do you have a loan that doesn’t quite fit the “box”?  At Fairview we can do better and close before the Turkey gobbles.  Our average close...

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Tax plan drops real estate values 10%; 4 key impacts

Tax plan drops real estate values 10%; 4 key impacts

The new republican tax plan came out today.  This could have sweeping consequences for the entire real estate industry.  Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, said the tax changes could initially cut prices by 10 percent in expensive markets and 3 percent...

read more
Happy Halloween: My costume is keeping your rates low

Happy Halloween: My costume is keeping your rates low

  First, Happy Halloween.  I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween.  The pic above is yours truly in a blow-up dinosaur costume I got for 25 dollars.  Quite a steal!  It is crazy to think that my purchase has changed the world and your Halloween costume...

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There is 69.2% chance of recession. Should you follow Bambi?

There is 69.2% chance of recession. Should you follow Bambi?

Can the animals predict our next “storm”?  Should we all be listening to our “primal” instincts a bit more?  We probably should.  I was doing a long trail run last week in the Colorado backcountry outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  On my run, I saw tons of...

read more

Will the eclipse influence real estate prices?

  Probably not although I doubt any closings happening.  But, I did have to give a shout out to this guy who I will nominate as “best dressed” for the upcoming eclipse.  I think the metal “hat” adds the little extra “pizazz” to the outfit.  Hopefully no lighting...

read more
Marijuana legalization increases property values by 6%

Marijuana legalization increases property values by 6%

Really? According to a recent research paper by two University of Mississippi professors, they found legalization of marijuana leads to a 6% increase in values in cities in Colorado compared to municipalities that did not legalize marijuana.  They conclude being close...

read more
Bitcoin and real estate what you need to know

Bitcoin and real estate what you need to know

A year ago, most of the world had never heard of bitcoin or cryptocurrency.  All of the sudden bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are the new rage stealing the headlines.  What does this mean for real estate? Should buyer/sellers/lenders/loan servicers utilize this...

read more
Is Georgia a harbinger of a national real estate crisis?

Is Georgia a harbinger of a national real estate crisis?

Is Georgia a good indicator of the overall national real estate economy?   From the graph above Georgia is trending in lockstep with  the national average of delinquencies. What can this tell us? The graph comes from new federal database by the CFPB that tracks...

read more
What are the “real” impacts of the tax plan?

What are the “real” impacts of the tax plan?

No fake news here!  If you asked 10 economists what the impact of the tax plan is to the general economy, you would get 11 answers!  In a nutshell the tax plan is meant to “juice” the economy by freeing up working capital from businesses. What does this mean for real...

read more
How to lose 3m in real estate overnight?

How to lose 3m in real estate overnight?

I was recently looking at a property to lend on just west of Denver.  The borrower paid 3m cash for the property a few months ago.  He requested a loan of 750k.  Sounds like a no brainer loan as the property was in a great location.  There was one problem that the...

read more
Obscure item in tax bill costs banks billions

Obscure item in tax bill costs banks billions

The tax bill is rolling through the senate at record pace.  It is a huge bill with tons of moving parts so there is bound to be unintended consequences.  The recent iteration contains a provision that would nail banks.  Although it appears accidental, it will have a...

read more
Happy Thanksgiving: 96% of your families are?

Happy Thanksgiving: 96% of your families are?

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.   With all the craziness going on, the dinner table is going to be quite "interesting" this year.   Don’t worry you are not alone, 96% of all families have some sort of dysfunctionality! To help everyone out, I wanted to...

read more
Close before turkey gobbles! Do you need an answer today?

Close before turkey gobbles! Do you need an answer today?

Annoyed by the games of other lenders promising the moon only to find out later that they aren’t really lenders and can’t close? Do you have a loan that doesn’t quite fit the “box”?  At Fairview we can do better and close before the Turkey gobbles.  Our average close...

read more
Tax plan drops real estate values 10%; 4 key impacts

Tax plan drops real estate values 10%; 4 key impacts

The new republican tax plan came out today.  This could have sweeping consequences for the entire real estate industry.  Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, said the tax changes could initially cut prices by 10 percent in expensive markets and 3 percent...

read more
Happy Halloween: My costume is keeping your rates low

Happy Halloween: My costume is keeping your rates low

  First, Happy Halloween.  I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween.  The pic above is yours truly in a blow-up dinosaur costume I got for 25 dollars.  Quite a steal!  It is crazy to think that my purchase has changed the world and your Halloween costume...

read more
There is 69.2% chance of recession. Should you follow Bambi?

There is 69.2% chance of recession. Should you follow Bambi?

Can the animals predict our next “storm”?  Should we all be listening to our “primal” instincts a bit more?  We probably should.  I was doing a long trail run last week in the Colorado backcountry outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  On my run, I saw tons of...

read more

Will the eclipse influence real estate prices?

  Probably not although I doubt any closings happening.  But, I did have to give a shout out to this guy who I will nominate as “best dressed” for the upcoming eclipse.  I think the metal “hat” adds the little extra “pizazz” to the outfit.  Hopefully no lighting...

read more

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