by Glen | Mar 22, 2019 | Commercial Lending valuation, private lender, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
The Yield curve inverted for the first time since 2007! What does this mean and why is this so important for real estate? 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...
by Glen | Dec 2, 2018 | Colorado Hard Money, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, Denver Hard Money, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money in the News, Housing Price Trends / Information
Contract signings to purchase previously-owned U.S. homes unexpectedly fell by the most since January, reaching the lowest level since mid-2014 amid mounting evidence that the housing market is struggling. New homes sales also tumbled 8.9% in October. On the...
by Glen | Nov 20, 2018 | Commercial Lending valuation, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Small Balance Commercial Lending
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, the market plunge hasn’t helped get many folks into the Holiday Spirit! What is driving the recent market correction? Is this a bump or a real problem? Is this all driven by the fed? Is real estate the next...
by Glen | Oct 30, 2018 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending in the news, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money in the News, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, private lender, Private Lending, Property Valuation
For anyone watching the markets, it has been quite the ride. I’m feeling a bit seasick from all the motion taking place in the markets! Stocks plummet then come roaring back all within the same day. What is going on? As stocks are swooning so are 10-year treasuries...
by Glen | Oct 23, 2018 | commercial hard money, Commercial Lending in the news, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending
Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. recently announced that commercial properties are overvalued by 16%. Shortly after Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan went on television, saying some deals looked “frothy” and that his bank was pulling back....
by Glen | Oct 12, 2018 | Commercial Lending valuation, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate Trends, residential lending valuation
Mortgage rates for a 30-year mortgage bottomed our around 3.4% in July of July of 2016. Rates recently broke through the 5% mark and the 10-year treasury just hit a 7-year high. At the same time Well’s Fargo announced it was laying off over 600 mortgage workers and...