by Glen | May 5, 2021 | commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, real estate taxes, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Uncategorized
President Biden has proposed an increase in long term capital gains from their current 15-20% to 43% for the wealthiest. This would be the highest tax paid on income. What is in the new proposal? What does this proposal mean for real estate? How will the 1031...
by Glen | Apr 21, 2021 | private lender, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
For years Zillow has been buying houses, but they have refused to use the Zestimate as their purchase price. The cards have now turned with Zillow announcing that the “Zestimate” is now the price they will pay for your house. How will this change allow Zillow to...
by Glen | Apr 14, 2021 | General real estate financing information, hard money, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
There is a tidal wave of distressed homeowners who will need help,” Dave Uejio, the CFPB’s acting director, said in a statement; companies “that are unable to adequately manage loss mitigation can expect the bureau to take enforcement or supervisory action.” At the...
by Glen | Apr 8, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, Commercial Lending in the news, Commercial Lending valuation, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, Hard Money agricultural lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, real estate taxes, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Small Balance Commercial Lending, Small Balance Commercial property tax information, Underwriting/Valuation
I am always amazed at how out of touch our elected officials are with what happens in the real world. The new tax plan circulating through Congress is no exception with the supposed target high net worth taxpayers, but middle class, small business...
by Glen | Mar 31, 2021 | commercial property trends, Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, Government Bailout, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money
For the first time in a year, since Covid-19 began spreading across the United States forcing Americans to stay home, retail alcohol sales have fallen almost 2%. Why the change in alcohol sales? No, people are not consuming less alcohol. What does this mean...
by Glen | Mar 11, 2021 | interest rates, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Small Balance Commercial Lending, Underwriting/Valuation
As a result of the current loose monetary policy and additional stimulus coming down the pipe, “imbalances” within the economy are starting to form. BofA predicts a 10% drop in stock prices. What are other experts saying on the stock market? How will this impact...
