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 | Sep 1, 2020 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, General real estate financing information, Housing Price Trends / Information
I wanted to highlight Atlanta, Georgia as it is one of the top ten metro areas in the country, we have an office there, and we are intimately familiar with the real estate market. Furthermore, it is a typical large city and a good indicator for the country as...
by Glen | Jul 15, 2020 | Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
From March 1 through the end of May, Americans deferred debt payments on more than 100 million accounts, according to credit-reporting firm TransUnion, a sign of widespread financial distress. Millions are out of work, yet house prices are increasing in most...
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...
by Glen | May 7, 2020 | commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Private Lending
I hope everyone is doing well in light of the recent events. I was recently asked: “Did the Federal Reserve trigger a housing market crash?” What happened? The Coronavirus struck, the fed had to act swiftly to mitigate the damage, but by flooding the market with...
