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 18, 2021 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial property trends, Georgia hard money, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Real Estate economic trends
Before getting into the details, I can quickly answer the first question with 100% certainty. Will Mortgage rates rise substantially in 2021? Yes they already have and will go even higher! Why are mortgage rates rising while the federal reserve pledges to keep rates...
by Glen | Feb 23, 2021 | Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, coronavirus 2021 real estate impacts, Denver Hard Money, General real estate financing information, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, residential lending valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
I took this pic of a bear in my backyard staring at me while I was sitting on the porch, it was a good reminder…. 1.9 trillion is a huge number flowing through to the economy in one fell swoop. What do both Republican and Democratic economists agree on...
by Glen | Jan 19, 2021 | Commercial Lending valuation, commercial property trends, Denver Hard Money, General real estate financing information, hard money, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates
Denmark, the country with the longest history of negative central bank rates is offering homeowners 20-year loans at a fixed interest rate of zero. This is very similar to the zero percent financing on cars in the US except you are buying a house. What does this...
by Glen | Dec 29, 2020 | Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, Residential hard money
I was amazed that there hasn’t been much fanfare about Costar’s recent purchase. Costar is the largest commercial property data company (Loopnet, Costar, Apartment.com, etc…) with a market cap of 35 billion dollars. The Homesnap purchase is an indicator of things...
