by Glen | Jul 7, 2021 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, mortgage rates, real estate investing, real estate taxes, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation
I have been saying for months that rent growth would accelerate. The numbers are in and according to Corelogic, Single-family rents were up 5.3% year over year in April, rising from a 2.4% increase in April 2020. Nationally, rent growth exceeded pre-pandemic rates...
by Glen | Apr 8, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, Commercial Lending in the news, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Hard Money agricultural lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, real estate taxes, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Small Balance Commercial Lending, Small Balance Commercial property tax information, Underwriting/Valuation
I am always amazed at how out of touch our elected officials are with what happens in the real world. The new tax plan circulating through Congress is no exception with the supposed target high net worth taxpayers, but middle class, small business...
by Glen | Mar 25, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information
We are now well over a year into the pandemic and forbearance/eviction moratoriums abound with property owners and lenders essentially “stuck” with limited or no cash flow. Unfortunately, many in Washington and local governments do not fully understand how real...
by Glen | Mar 18, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial property trends, Georgia hard money, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Real Estate economic trends
Before getting into the details, I can quickly answer the first question with 100% certainty. Will Mortgage rates rise substantially in 2021? Yes they already have and will go even higher! Why are mortgage rates rising while the federal reserve pledges to keep rates...
by Glen | Jan 26, 2021 | CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
Over 50% of workers are 100% remote with another 20% sometimes working remotely due to the pandemic. Will this trend reverse this year with the rollout of the vaccine? How will this impact real estate in the short term and long term? What will be the primary driver...
by Glen | Dec 2, 2020 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial property trends, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Property Valuation
President-elect Joe Biden nominated former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, the prior head of the Federal Reserve, to become the next Treasury secretary. The “market” loved the pick, should you? What does a Yellen pick for treasury mean for interest rates? ...
