by Glen | Apr 1, 2024 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Colorado ski real estate, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Consumer price index and inflation, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Government Bailout
The market currently has a fixation on interest rates. Senators are now jumping on the bandwagon pushing the federal reserve to “immediately” cut rates to help the real estate market and affordability. Unfortunately, the senators do not fully grasp how...
by Glen | Mar 25, 2024 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2024 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta real estate trends, Bank failures, Bankruptcy, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending in the news, Commercial Lending valuation, Commercial Loan Servicing, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Georgia hard money, Hard Money Lending
Foreclosures are surging in a risky corner of commercial real-estate finance, offering one of the most profound signs yet that turmoil in the commercial property market is just beginning. Lenders this year have issued a record number of foreclosure notices for...
by Glen | Feb 19, 2024 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Colorado ski lending, Colorado ski real estate, Commercial Lending valuation, Commercial Loan Servicing, commercial property trends, Consumer price index and inflation, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans
We have heard a ton of good news recently regarding inflation. Inflation has come down dramatically from its peak and the market is pricing in almost a 100% probability of an elusive soft landing. Is inflation really coming down as fast as the consumer price index...
by Glen | Jan 22, 2024 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2024 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Bank failures, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Commercial Lending valuation, Commercial Loan Servicing, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, hard money loans, Housing Price Trends / Information
It is interesting that the market continues to focus on interest rates and employment as the barometer for the economy while totally ignoring one metric. As a lender I just did a year end analysis on our portfolio and one metric jumped off the page increasing...
by Glen | Jan 1, 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 Lending valuation, Commercial Loan Servicing, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, hard money, interest rates, mortgage rates
Although the graph above looks like an old Atari game, it is the Federal reserve dot plot which shows a profound shift. Ironically, just a few weeks ago the Federal Reserve was touting higher rates for longer. Now the federal reserve has done a 180 and has...
by Glen | Dec 25, 2023 | 2024 mortgage rates, 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Bank failures, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money
Before getting into my predictions, the chart above is indicative of the mixed signals in the economy. Prices are rising on cardboard due to increased consumer demand. How is demand for cardboard rising if consumer spending is slowing along with inflation? The answer...
