by Glen | Sep 5, 2018 | CO Biz Magazine, Housing Price Trends / Information, In the Press, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real estate Valuation
Zillow has made two big announcements recently: 1) Zillow is expanding its “cash offers” programs to 4 cities 2) Zillow acquired mortgage lenders of America. On the surface, most people shrugged off the announcements as neither appear monumental. Why are these two...
by Glen | Aug 28, 2018 | Commercial Lending valuation, Hard Money in the News, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Property Valuation
President Donald Trump said he expected Jerome Powell to be a cheap-money Fed chairman and lamented to wealthy Republican donors at a Hamptons fundraiser on Friday that his nominee instead had raised interest rates, according to people present. This is his most...
by Glen | Aug 21, 2018 | Commercial Lending valuation, Housing Price Trends / Information, private lender, Private Lending, Property Valuation
Less relocation impacts real estate investments. About 3.5 million workers relocated for a new job last year, a 10% drop from 3.8 million in 2015. The current relocation rate of 10 percent is 72 percent lower than in the mid-to-late 1980s. The average annual...
by Glen | Jul 19, 2018 | Housing Price Trends / Information, private lender, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation
Residential housing starts fell 12.3%, multifamily fell 19.8%, and permits (a proxy for future builds) fell 2.2%. Furthermore a recent builder survey found that sales were “sluggish” in June (Marketwatch). What does all this mean for real estate values? Is the...
by Glen | Jun 6, 2018 | Commercial Lending in the news, Commercial Lending valuation, Denver Hard Money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money in the News, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation, Small Balance Commercial Lending
The Federal reserve in their recent Report on Economic Well being made two very concerning discoveries: 1) 40% of all adults if faced with an unexpected expense of $400 would not be able to cover it 2) 25% of all adults are not able to pay all of their current...
by Glen | Jun 1, 2018 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
In real estate should you be following your children? The chart above shows the net gain in births by state and provides a profound picture of the future of real estate. What is the importance of the chart and why is it so important for long term real...
