by Glen | Mar 31, 2025 | 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, hard money, Tariff impact on Real Estate
70% of lumber and 30% of drywall comes from Canada which could be subject to tariffs, what does this mean for the average build cost of a house? What does the chart above have to do with Tariffs? Will tariffs meaningfully impact real estate build costs and...
by Glen | Mar 17, 2025 | 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, mortgage rates
Look at the graph above, what has caused my closing to surge in 2025 while overall real estate closing volumes have plummeted? What does this mean for real estate? Don’t get me wrong, I like to think the surge in closings is because I’m an amazing lender and a great...
by Glen | Feb 24, 2025 | 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Brokering Loans to Fairview, Closing, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Other Questions, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details, Questions Regarding Fairview, Real Estate economic trends, Realtor, Underwriting/Valuation
Higher income consumers are showing signs of stress. Look at the chart above, from the peak in 2022 higher end consumers intent to spend has dropped almost 25%. What does the chart mean for real estate and the general economy? Why focus on higher end consumers?...
by Glen | Feb 3, 2025 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, 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, Other Questions, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details, Questions Regarding Fairview, Realtor, Underwriting/Valuation
Wow, 2024 was definitely a surprise, at the beginning of the year, there were huge predictions of a rapid decline in rates, fast forward to 2025 and now rates are actually rapidly increasing even after the federal reserve cut short term rates. Why are rates...
by Glen | Jan 27, 2025 | CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Colorado ski real estate
Take a look at this chart above, focus on the bottom two lines, in Pink is Vail (MTN) and in Green is Target (TGT). Why are they trending the same way? Now look at the purple line Costco, notice a huge divergence? What type of skier/snowboarder are you? What does...
by Glen | Jan 13, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Brokering Loans to Fairview, Closing, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado ski lending, Colorado ski real estate, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, nightly rental real estate, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details, Questions Regarding Fairview, Realtor, Underwriting/Valuation
After peaking around 215 dollars, Airbnb stock has taken a tumble of almost 40%. At the same time occupancy of nightly rentals has plummeted from its peak while available listings continue to grow. What does this mean for real estate prices? The two...
