Baltimore has become ground zero for many failures of the Democratic Party. The so-called progressive utopia pitched by Democrats over the years has proven to be a massive lie, leaving behind a crime-ridden, deindustrialized city plagued by drugs, murder, and a collapsing population now at 100-year lows.
The latest failure to emerge from Baltimore, however, isn’t tied to the failed social-justice agenda of leftists in City Hall. In fact, cracks are quickly forming in the residential real estate market.
Bloomberg reports that Baltimore is emerging as the first major crack in the hard-money lender residential real estate market bubble. This was fueled by years of overinflated appraisals, overextended loans, and now lenders slamming on the brakes.
Unlike traditional mortgages, private mortgage lenders are non-bank companies or investors that provide real estate loans, often outside of the traditional mortgage system (think big banks, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac). These companies are typically referred to as hard-money lenders because they lend based on the value or income potential of the property, rather than the borrower’s credit history.