by Glen | Mar 27, 2023 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, hard money, if there is a recession what happens to real estate, interest rates, mortgage rates
As a private lender, my call volume and closings the first quarter have been off the charts as borrowers fall out of more conventional products. This trend is now playing out with the Mortgage Credit Availability Index showing substantial tightening of credit for all...
by Glen | Mar 20, 2023 | 2023 real estate prediction, 2023 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, hard money, if there is a recession what happens to real estate, interest rates, mortgage rates, private lender, Private Lending
Wow, a few weeks ago rates had fallen from a peak of over 7% to almost 6%. Unfortunately the party was short lived as rates are now heading much higher. The recent jobs report was another blow out upping the odds of another half point increase at the next Fed...
by Glen | Mar 6, 2023 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Colorado ski lending, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, interest rates, mortgage rates, private lender, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, recession, recession impact on real estate
In only a couple of months, the world has changed substantially. In December, inflation was supposedly decreasing rapidly and the odds of a soft landing were non existent. Fast forward a few months and inflation is running hot, consumers are spending like crazy,...
by Glen | Feb 27, 2023 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Colorado ski lending, commercial hard money, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, interest rates, mortgage rates, Private Lending, real estate investing, real estate taxes, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, recession impact on real estate, Residential hard money
Beginning in March of 2023, Freddie Mac, the largest buyer of mortgages is drastically changing the seasoning requirements for any loans it purchases which basically means any new conventional conforming loan will have to follow the new rules. What big changes are...
by Glen | Feb 13, 2023 | 2023 real estate prediction, 2023 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Colorado ski lending, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, hard money, 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
The market currently has a fixation on interest rates. Essentially whatever interest rates do the market reacts accordingly. For example if rates rise, sales fall and vice versa. Are rates really the driver of the slow down in real estate sales? If rates...
by Glen | Feb 6, 2023 | 2023 real estate prediction, 2023 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Hard Money Lending, 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
I rarely say that Covid caused radical changes in behavior but the commercial property sector is bucking this trend. This is not because of return to office or lack thereof, but leverage and the central bank. In every cycle in recent memory as the economy started to...
