by Glen | Nov 24, 2021 | Atlanta Hard Money, Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, CO hard money, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado ski lending, Colorado ski real estate, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, General real estate financing information, interest rates, mortgage rates
The federal government is about to back mortgages of nearly $1 million for the first time. The maximum size of home-mortgage loans eligible for backing by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to jump sharply in 2022, a reflection of the rapid appreciation in home...
by Glen | Nov 11, 2021 | Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Private Lending, Property Valuation, real estate ibuyers, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
Real-estate firm Zillow Group Inc. is exiting from the home-flipping business, saying Tuesday that its algorithmic+ model to buy and sell homes rapidly doesn’t work as planned. Zillow has about 18 thousand houses it will be looking to sell. What does this mean for...
by Glen | Nov 2, 2021 | Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado ski real estate, Commercial Lending valuation, General real estate financing information, Georgia hard money, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information
In my blogs I have talked about how typically when we have large inflation this will drastically slow the real estate market as interest rates rise. With all the craziness from the Covid bump occurring could just the opposite occur? Will inflation actually increase...
by Glen | Oct 26, 2021 | Atlanta Private Lending, Atlanta real estate trends, Colorado Hard Money, commercial hard money, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, Denver Hard Money, Denver private Lending, Georgia hard money, hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, interest rates, mortgage rates
Retail giants, fast-food chains, and ride-hailing companies are offering higher wages and cash payments. Referral and signing bonuses, rarely needed before to fill entry-level, low-wage jobs, are now commonplace. How will McDonald’s impact real estate prices? Will...
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...