by Glen | Mar 20, 2020 | Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, private lender, property taxes, Property Valuation
First, I wanted to give a hats off to this guy for taking social distancing to the next level. He hiked out about a mile on thin ice to ensure he was doing his part 🙂 Coronavirus has caused the Federal Reserve to drastically cut rates to almost zero due to the...
by Glen | Jan 21, 2020 | Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates
As the economy shrugs off recession fears with unemployment hovering near record lows and the stock market continuing to heat up there is one major byproduct that could be impacted, mortgage rates. There was a ton of bad news priced into the market last year that...
by Glen | Nov 3, 2019 | Cannabis / Marijuana Lending, Commercial Lending valuation, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money Lending
The House of Representatives passed a cannabis banking bill with bipartisan support that would allow banks to provide services to Cannabis companies where it is legal. What was in the bill? How will this impact real estate throughout the country? Before you pop the...
by Glen | Jul 24, 2019 | Hard Money Lending, Private Lending, Real Estate Trends, Realtor
It was only a matter of time before the largest seller of almost anything entered the real estate market. Amazon announced it’s new program, Turnkey. This program partners with Realogy (owner of Sothebys, Coldwell Banker, etc..) to funnel potential buyers to...
by Glen | Jul 10, 2019 | Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
I took the pic after the 4th outside of Breckenridge, CO (has nothing to do with the article, but thought you would enjoy). Last week the US June jobs report was released that toppled all expectations. After a week May report the job numbers in June did not disappoint...
by Glen | Jun 20, 2019 | hard money, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money
I’ve been hearing rumblings of this suit for months and I’m usually skeptical that lawsuits will totally alter an industry but the recent suit against the National Association of realtors, various multiple listing services, and many large real estate brokerages could...
