by Glen | Jun 17, 2021 | interest rates, mortgage rates, Private Lending, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
With the craziness in the market, I at least wanted to ease everyone into it with a relaxing picture 🙂 I wrote last week about rate increases coming down the pipe, but like everyone else I was surprised by the last federal reserve meeting and how quickly they changed...
by Glen | Jun 10, 2021 | interest rates, mortgage rates, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation
Consumer prices jump 5% in May (CPI); this is the highest movement since 2008. What does this mean for interest rates? Before getting into the details, I can quickly tell you with 100% certainty, the only way for mortgage rates to go is up. Why are mortgage rates...
by Glen | Jun 2, 2021 | Commercial Lending valuation, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates
The federal reserve on multiple occasions has called the recent spike in inflation “transitory” yet inflation just rose to its highest level since 1982. Will inflation increase over the short term and then fall to a much lower level in the future? Why is the answer...
by Glen | May 27, 2021 | Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
A few months ago, Zillow agreed to buy ShowingTime, the largest and most widely used platform by realtors to schedule residential tourings and provide feedback to the listing agents. The platforms is integrated with most multiple listing services throughout the...
by Glen | May 14, 2021 | Commercial Lending valuation, commercial property trends, interest rates, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
Inflation alert: It is usually not a good sign when Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said after the consumer price index report “I was surprised”. I am not sure what rock people are living under, but everything has increased in price from gasoline to restaurant...
