by Glen | Feb 23, 2021 | Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, Denver Hard Money, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
I took this pic of a bear in my backyard staring at me while I was sitting on the porch, it was a good reminder…. 1.9 trillion is a huge number flowing through to the economy in one fell swoop. What do both Republican and Democratic economists agree on...
by Glen | Jan 19, 2021 | Commercial Lending valuation, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, General real estate financing information, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates
Denmark, the country with the longest history of negative central bank rates is offering homeowners 20-year loans at a fixed interest rate of zero. This is very similar to the zero percent financing on cars in the US except you are buying a house. What does this...
by Glen | Oct 12, 2019 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Commercial Lending valuation, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
It is interesting to watch the release of indexes like the Case Schiller on a regular basis. Many of the same cities continue to pop up like Atlanta and Denver. Why? What continues to drive markets like Atlanta and Denver? Can you predict what cities will show up...
by Glen | Sep 26, 2019 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Property Valuation
President Trump announced the revocation of the California clean air waiver act. Regardless of where you sit on this particular issue, the impacts will be profound on States rights, on real estate and one industry in particular. Why are 33 states impacted? Which...
by Glen | Aug 27, 2019 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money
As US superstar top 20 real estate investment cities thrive, the weaker ones get left behind. In many ways the country has seemingly recovered from a 2007-2009 recession that was the worst downturn since the 1930s. But a Reuters analysis of federal data...
by Glen | Jun 4, 2019 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Commercial Lending valuation, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information
We keep hearing that the spring real estate season is just around the corner, yet the April housing numbers came out showing a 4.4% decline from 2018 and continuing a downward trend of declining sales for the 14th straight month. What is driving this trend? What are...