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 | 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...
by Glen | Dec 10, 2019 | interest rates, News, private lender, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
The jobs report last week was a welcome surprise beating expectations with 266k jobs created, almost 50% more than expectations. This is the lowest jobless rate since 1969 underpinning a strong consumer that continues to spend and drive the bull market. What does...
by Glen | Oct 2, 2019 | Commercial Lending valuation, private lender, Private Lending, Questions Regarding Fairview, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
With recession talks all over the headlines and stock markets tumbling around the globe are you ready whenever the next real estate cycle occurs? Do you know the mushroom theory and how it can help you plan for the next cycle? I developed this theory after...
by Glen | Mar 22, 2019 | Commercial Lending valuation, private lender, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
The Yield curve inverted for the first time since 2007! What does this mean and why is this so important for real estate? Can the animals predict our next “storm”? Should we all be listening to our “primal” instincts a bit more? We probably should. I was doing a...
