by Glen | Nov 20, 2018 | Commercial Lending valuation, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Small Balance Commercial Lending
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, the market plunge hasn’t helped get many folks into the Holiday Spirit! What is driving the recent market correction? Is this a bump or a real problem? Is this all driven by the fed? Is real estate the next...
by Glen | Oct 30, 2018 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending in the news, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money in the News, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, private lender, Private Lending, Property Valuation
For anyone watching the markets, it has been quite the ride. I’m feeling a bit seasick from all the motion taking place in the markets! Stocks plummet then come roaring back all within the same day. What is going on? As stocks are swooning so are 10-year treasuries...
by Glen | Oct 18, 2018 | Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
This year has been crazy with Hurricanes, Floods, and Fires. Are you at risk? How will this impact your real estate values / costs? Even though many of the recent catastrophic events have been centered in certain regions, impacts will be felt throughout the...
by Glen | Oct 12, 2018 | Commercial Lending valuation, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate Trends, residential lending valuation
Mortgage rates for a 30-year mortgage bottomed our around 3.4% in July of July of 2016. Rates recently broke through the 5% mark and the 10-year treasury just hit a 7-year high. At the same time Well’s Fargo announced it was laying off over 600 mortgage workers and...
by Glen | Oct 11, 2018 | Commercial Lending in the news, commercial private lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation, Small Balance Commercial Lending
This past week has been a rough ride with the S&P losing over 7%. Is this a minor correction or something more? President Trump says blame the “loco” fed not the China trade war. Is he correct? What are the drivers of the recent decline and what does this mean...
by Glen | Sep 26, 2018 | Commercial Lending valuation, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Property Valuation, residential lending valuation
It has been 10 years since Lehman Brothers collapsed and the mortgage market tanked with Fannie and Freddie taken over by the US government. Have we learned any lessons from the last collapse? Is the mortgage market substantially safer than before? Who will take it...
