by Glen | Oct 23, 2021 | Atlanta Hard Money, Colorado Hard Money, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate ibuyers, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
Zillow claims that ‘operational capacity constraints’ has caused the hiccup in its home-buying business, but some analysts argue that bigger issues may be afoot. Why is Zillow abruptly pulling back from their ibuyer program after recently announcing a huge funding...
by Glen | Oct 7, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, Georgia hard money, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
Would-be home buyers priced out of the sales market are finding little consolation when they turn instead to the single-family rental market. Prices are soaring there as well. What is causing the large surge in rents? How is this related to housing prices? Will the...
by Glen | Sep 29, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial private lending, commercial property trends, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
First I hope everyone is having a good fall. It is crazy how quickly the year has gone by. It has been quite the ride with last week no exception as the stock market plunged. The key culprit that started the stock market saga is the impending blow up of Evergrande,...
by Glen | Sep 9, 2021 | Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor
Last year the Department of Justice and the National Association of Realtors reached a historic pact to clear up any antitrust issues and provide greater transparency to consumers about commissions and increase competition among brokers. Everyone thought the deal was...
by Glen | Aug 10, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
An unexpectedly strong jobs number for July has bolstered the case for investors who believe Treasury yields will head higher over the rest of the year. Goldman, BofA, and Blackrock are predicting a 50% rise in treasuries by year end. What does this mean for mortgage...
by Glen | Jul 27, 2021 | Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, mortgage rates, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, Underwriting/Valuation
U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply and unexpectedly in early July to the lowest level in five months. Consumers’ complaints about rising prices on homes, vehicles, and household durables reached an all time record. Just 30% of all consumers cited favorable home...
