by Glen | Mar 24, 2025 | 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, interest rates, mortgage rates
In almost every real estate advertisement I receive, there is a common theme that prospective buyers should not focus on the rate as they will be able to refinance relatively soon at a much lower rate. How true is this theory? (hint anyone who bought into...
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 10, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Brokering Loans to Fairview, Closing, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Government Bailout, Housing Price Trends / Information, Housing shortage, Other Questions, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details, Property Insurance, property taxes, Property Valuation, Questions Regarding Fairview, Underwriting/Valuation
I took the pic above of a house after a small fire in CO. I’m amazed the house had made it. Unfortunately thousands of property owners in LA are not as lucky. The recent fires in LA are estimated to cost upwards of 50 billion making it one of the costliest...
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 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...
