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 | Feb 10, 2021 | hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
Within the new proposed Covid relief proposed by the president is a requirement that the minimum wage increase nationally to fifteen dollars an hour. What impact will this have on housing affordability? How will this increase in minimum wage affect commercial and...
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 | Nov 11, 2020 | hard money, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation
Almost 10% of all government sponsored mortgages entered mortgage forbearance which accounts for almost 841 billion dollars in loans. 4 in 5 workers say they live paycheck to paycheck, with around 30 million people unemployed, the numbers could be daunting. Yet the...
by Glen | Oct 21, 2020 | hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
We are seeing interesting economic times; throughout the economy there is huge consolidation within industries as the big get even bigger. Real estate is following a similar trajectory to big technology companies. What is causing the huge changes in real estate? ...
by Glen | May 19, 2020 | hard money, interest rates, Property Valuation
Would you bet your life on interest rates? Life insurance companies are making a huge gamble on rates, they are willing to bet their life and yours on the direction of interest rates. Why are life insurance companies suspending new policies? What does this mean for...
