by Glen | Jun 2, 2021 | Commercial Lending valuation, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates
The federal reserve on multiple occasions has called the recent spike in inflation “transitory” yet inflation just rose to its highest level since 1982. Will inflation increase over the short term and then fall to a much lower level in the future? Why is the answer...
by Glen | May 14, 2021 | Commercial Lending valuation, commercial property trends, interest rates, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
Inflation alert: It is usually not a good sign when Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said after the consumer price index report “I was surprised”. I am not sure what rock people are living under, but everything has increased in price from gasoline to restaurant...
by Glen | Apr 28, 2021 | General real estate financing information, hard money, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, nightly rental real estate, Private Lending, Property Valuation
Do residential rental properties with one to four units and second-home mortgages carry more risk? Apparently so says the U.S. Treasury Department. Such loans underwritten by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will end up costing you more under restrictions quietly announced...
by Glen | Mar 18, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial property trends, Georgia hard money, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Real Estate economic trends
Before getting into the details, I can quickly answer the first question with 100% certainty. Will Mortgage rates rise substantially in 2021? Yes they already have and will go even higher! Why are mortgage rates rising while the federal reserve pledges to keep rates...
by Glen | Mar 11, 2021 | interest rates, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Small Balance Commercial Lending, Underwriting/Valuation
As a result of the current loose monetary policy and additional stimulus coming down the pipe, “imbalances” within the economy are starting to form. BofA predicts a 10% drop in stock prices. What are other experts saying on the stock market? How will this impact...
by Glen | Feb 2, 2021 | General real estate financing information, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing
There has been a flurry of good news with stocks reaching records, talks of more stimulus, and vaccines rolling out. Small stocks like Gamestop and AMC have been off the charts minting new millionaires every day. What does all this mean for real estate? How will...
