by Glen | Apr 14, 2025 | 2025 mortgage rates, 2025 real estate predictions, 90s real estate recession, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Georgia hard money, Government Bailout, hard money, how will real estate prices be impacted by falling stocks, if there is a recession what happens to real estate, private lender, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, recession, recession impact on real estate
Are the bulls running or are the bears coming? Any business media you pick up is harping on the idea of a “recession watch” and the economy is basically coming to an end! On the flip side my proprietary lending data is giving me a radically different answer. What...
by Glen | Apr 7, 2025 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money
For years, myself, and many others have thought that interest rates were the predictor of housing prices. Fast forward to post COVID where interest rates have doubled and yet housing prices remain high and are still trending higher in many markets. What other...
by Glen | Feb 24, 2025 | 2025 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Brokering Loans to Fairview, Closing, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, Other Questions, Process/Loan Submittal, Program Details, Questions Regarding Fairview, Real Estate economic trends, Realtor, Underwriting/Valuation
Higher income consumers are showing signs of stress. Look at the chart above, from the peak in 2022 higher end consumers intent to spend has dropped almost 25%. What does the chart mean for real estate and the general economy? Why focus on higher end consumers?...
by Glen | Nov 18, 2024 | 2024 real estate predictions, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, interest rates, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real estate Valuation
The conventional wisdom is that inflation causes higher interest rates which in turn causes lower housing prices. We are now seeing an interesting phenomenon where housing prices continue to stay high and in some markets head even higher with interest rates double...
by Glen | Jul 22, 2024 | 2024 election real estate impacts, Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado private lender, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, mortgage rates, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, recession impact on real estate
Wow, it is amazing how quickly tides have changed. Look at the chart above of the betting market on the next presidential election right after the assassination attempt. Fast forward and another twist happened over the weekend with President Biden stepping...
by Glen | Jun 17, 2024 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, hard money, Hard Money Lending, hard money loans, how will real estate prices be impacted by falling stocks, if there is a recession what happens to real estate, interest rates, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
The economy is currently in a “transition” phase. To determine if the sun is setting on our current cycle, it is critical to watch for leading indicators of where we might be heading. One of the strongest predictors of a recession is consumer purchases of one...