by Glen | Dec 18, 2023 | 2023 real estate predictions, 2024 mortgage rates, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Colorado ski lending, Colorado ski real estate, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, private lender, Private Lending
What do the increased conforming loan limits mean for real estate? The federal government (aka you the taxpayer) now backs mortgages up to 1.15m. The maximum size of home-mortgage loans eligible for backing by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has jumped sharply over the...
by Glen | Nov 13, 2023 | 2023 real estate predictions, Housing Price Trends / Information
Fed raises rates 2200% The floor on housing prices drops The real estate party cannot go on forever. We are in a goldilocks scenario where prices are staying high even in the face of doubling mortgage rates. Unfortunately, eventually the porridge cools off! It is...
by Glen | Nov 6, 2023 | 2023 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Realtor commision lawsuits
A federal jury on Tuesday found the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages liable for about $1.8 billion in damages after determining they conspired to keep commissions for home sales artificially high. Two major real estate companies have...
by Glen | Oct 23, 2023 | 2023 real estate predictions, 2024 mortgage rates, 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, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real estate Valuation, recession, recession impact on real estate
The economists forecasting the jobs data missed big time, with the recent jobs report almost double their predictions. Why is job growth still surging while interest rates hit 20 year highs. What does this mean for future interest rate increases? Does this change...
by Glen | Oct 16, 2023 | 2023 real estate predictions, 2024 mortgage rates, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Bank failures, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Government Bailout, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans, Housing Price Trends / Information, how will real estate prices be impacted by falling stocks, if there is a recession what happens to real estate, interest rates, mortgage rates
In the past recessions, especially in 2008, just prior to the crash we saw a big pull back in luxury purchases. This was an early indicator of huge drops in real estate prices. Currently we are seeing a resounding change in luxury spending, does this mean luxury...
by Glen | Oct 9, 2023 | 2023 real estate prediction, 2023 real estate predictions, 2024 mortgage rates, Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, hard money, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans, how will real estate prices be impacted by falling stocks, if there is a recession what happens to real estate
Earlier in the year most economists and myself predicted a recession by now, but the cards have changed with most now predicting the opposite, a soft landing. What is a soft landing? Is a soft or hard landing better for real estate? Does it really matter which...
