by Glen | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 election impact on real estate, 2024 election real estate impacts, 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money
A new plan unveiled by candidate Harris aims to provide up to 25k to every first time homebuyer for a downpayment. Like many of you when I heard the news, I did a double take. What is in the plan? Will the proposed plan increase or decrease house prices? Who pays...
by Glen | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Georgia hard money, interest rates, mortgage rates
The market was anticipating a much smaller cut by the federal reserve as inflation is still high and employment and spending is holding up. The odds were about 75% for a smaller cut, but the federal reserve definitely surprised with a much larger cut of half a...
by Glen | Sep 9, 2024 | 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Private Lending, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Realtor commision lawsuits
With the realtor settlement now implemented nationwide, the question now is will a reduction in realtor fees lower house prices? The big premise of the commission lawsuit against the national association of realtors is that high commission fees were one of the...
by Glen | Jul 15, 2024 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, how will real estate prices be impacted by falling stocks, if there is a recession what happens to real estate
It is astonishing that house prices continue higher in the face of high interest rates and a slowing economy. The media keeps pinning the continued appreciation on lack of supply even while listings in places like Denver have jumped 33% year over year. What is...
by Glen | Jul 8, 2024 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, hard money
When I was writing this article mortgage rates were hovering right around 7%. At the same time June showed the first real slowdown in inflation in the last year. The stock market soared on the slowdown in inflation while the federal reserve took a much more...
by Glen | Jul 1, 2024 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2024 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, commercial hard money, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Government Bailout
There is a new mantra being used in small/regional banks that is “survive until 2025”. In essence the theory is that rates will drop precipitously and basically “bail out” many banks’ portfolios. This includes treasury holdings that are underwater, commercial...
