Mountain West Real Estate Investment Market Report: April 2020
The Value of Hard Money in the Real Estate Investment Industry.
Private (or hard money) lenders are some of the most important funding sources for real estate project investors. Whether you’re new to real estate investing or an expert, chances are you will want to scale your business at some point. And every successful real estate investor knows that, to scale your business, you need one thing: reliable funding.
With the current condition of the market, it’s now more important than ever to make sure that you have a relationship with a hard money lender that you can rely on.
See full articleMarket Activity
Market disruptions due to COVID-19 and geopolitical concerns throughout the world mean a high degree of uncertainty in the economic outlook. Still, current data implies continued expansion for the Denver region. The commercial real estate markets remain steady with low vacancy rates. As for home prices, they’ve held steady year-over-year.

Market Activity
For most of Q1 2020 there was continued dynamic growth and activity, yet the quarter ended with uncertainty from COVID-19. The first quarter numbers indicate that office vacancy rates saw an increase year over year from 8.67 percent in 2019 to 9.30 percent currently. The increase is primarily due to the new 202,454 square feet delivered to the market so far this year.

Market Activity
Dallas’ office market has been one of the strongest in the US. The strong market continued at the beginning of Q1 as vacancy slightly decreased from 20.1 to 19.7 percent. This was mainly due to the solid absorption of nearly 1.2 million square feet in Q1. According to JLL, construction remains strong. There are currently no large corporate campuses under development, although JPMorgan Chase (540,000 square feet) and Uber (469,000 square feet) have build-to-suits underway.
