by Glen | Dec 2, 2020 | Colorado Hard Money, commercial property trends, Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Property Valuation
President-elect Joe Biden nominated former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, the prior head of the Federal Reserve, to become the next Treasury secretary. The “market” loved the pick, should you? What does a Yellen pick for treasury mean for interest rates? ...
by Glen | Nov 9, 2020 | Housing Price Trends / Information, interest rates, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
Pfizer announced that their Covid vaccine in trials was 90% effective at preventing infection. The stock market took off and traders began reshuffling their pandemic bets with Zoom down 20% and Disney, hotels, and cruise operators up substantially. Will there be a...
by Glen | Oct 21, 2020 | hard money, Hard Money Commercial Lending, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation
We are seeing interesting economic times; throughout the economy there is huge consolidation within industries as the big get even bigger. Real estate is following a similar trajectory to big technology companies. What is causing the huge changes in real estate? ...
by Glen | Oct 14, 2020 | Atlanta Private Lending, Colorado Hard Money, commercial hard money, Commercial Lending valuation, Commercial Loan Servicing, Coronavirus 2020 real estate impact, Housing Price Trends / Information
New eviction laws that Democratic lawmakers recently passed would prevent landlords from filing evictions for nonpayment for a full year after the bill is passed. It would further prohibit foreclosures over nonpayment over the same period and enact automatic...
by Glen | Sep 15, 2020 | interest rates, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, real estate investing, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money, residential lending valuation, Small Balance Commercial Lending, Underwriting/Valuation
If you have been tracking interest rates in the mortgage market, your head is likely spinning. Mortgage rates hit a record low of 3% less than a week later rates have risen again. What is causing the drastic swings? Is now the time to lock in or refinance? What did...
