by Glen | Mar 2, 2021 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta real estate trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation
The statistics are staggering. Violent crime in Atlanta is up over 30% from 2019. Unfortunately, this is not unique to large cities. According to Crime data from Denver Police there have been 44 homicides this year so far, that is up from 31 at the same time last...
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 | Feb 16, 2021 | Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, General real estate financing information, Government Bailout, hard money, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information
10 million Americans are behind on their mortgage payments, with the majority of these late payments occurring in FHA loans. At the same time Millions are out of work, yet house prices are increasing in most markets. What was in the new forbearance agreement? How...
by Glen | Oct 6, 2020 | credit scoring, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Private Lending
The Urban Institute think tank says nearly two out of three loans made in 2019 would fail to meet at least one of the stricter standards lenders have imposed since March. Banks are tripping over themselves to be the first to hedge against future downside risks and...
by Glen | Jul 7, 2020 | commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
Nike is a bellwether for the retail industry and general economy generating over 40 billion in annual revenue making it one of the largest athletic retailers in the world. Since 2006 revenue has consistently increased every year. In June, Nike announced that sales...
by Glen | May 27, 2020 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, General real estate financing information, Hard Money in the News, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information
We are in an interesting economic cycle. In the last recession, house prices plummeted up to 60% in some areas. We currently hit the highest unemployment rate since the great depression yet house prices continue to appreciate. This is exactly the opposite of what...
