by Glen | Mar 4, 2024 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Closing, Commercial Loan Servicing, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans, Housing Price Trends / Information
It is crazy how far technologically we have come, but at the same time how fragile our infrastructure is. On of the largest cities in Atlanta (Fulton County) recently had a cyber “incident” which shut down the city and halted all real estate closings. This...
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 | Oct 16, 2023 | 2023 real estate predictions, 2024 mortgage rates, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Bank failures, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Government Bailout, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans, Housing Price Trends / Information, how will real estate prices be impacted by falling stocks, if there is a recession what happens to real estate, interest rates, mortgage rates
In the past recessions, especially in 2008, just prior to the crash we saw a big pull back in luxury purchases. This was an early indicator of huge drops in real estate prices. Currently we are seeing a resounding change in luxury spending, does this mean luxury...
by Glen | Oct 9, 2023 | 2023 real estate prediction, 2023 real estate predictions, 2024 mortgage rates, Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, hard money, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans, how will real estate prices be impacted by falling stocks, if there is a recession what happens to real estate
Earlier in the year most economists and myself predicted a recession by now, but the cards have changed with most now predicting the opposite, a soft landing. What is a soft landing? Is a soft or hard landing better for real estate? Does it really matter which...
by Glen | Sep 4, 2023 | 2023 real estate prediction, 2023 real estate predictions, 2024 mortgage rates, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, hard money, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans, if there is a recession what happens to real estate
It was already difficult for businesses and households to borrow money earlier this year — but after the collapse of three US regional banks and a cascade of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, getting money has become considerably harder. What does the decline in...
