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...
by Glen | Mar 24, 2020 | Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, Hard Money Lending, interest rates
We are still lending as we fund and hold our loans in cash! If you have been watching the mortgage market, your head is likely spinning. Last week, a mortgage rates drop for 30-year fixed mortgages hit a record low of 3% less than a week later rates have...
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 | Mar 13, 2020 | General real estate financing information, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money in the News, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, private lender, Private Lending, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details
First, I hope everyone is doing okay with everything going on. As many banks and other lenders pull back thru the pandemic and the mortgage rate increase we are still funding. We fund and hold all of our loans in cash without leverage so we will continue to...
by Glen | Mar 5, 2020 | Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, General real estate financing information, Hard Money in the News, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money
The picture above is a bit more relaxing to look at as opposed to the media barrage of the coronavirus and stock market (do you know where I took the pic, hint in CO, email me if you know). The Coronavirus has caused stock markets around the world to quickly sell off...
by Glen | Feb 25, 2020 | interest rates, private lender, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money
We are at an interesting crossroads in the economy. The Federal Reserve and economic data show that the economy is very strong with consumer spending and confidence at all-time highs. At the same time the bond market is portraying a different picture after a new...