Scott Barber and Deanna Lorson - City of Riverside #167

Bruce Norris is joined this week again by the Development Director for the City of Riverside, Deanna Lorsen, and the Code Enforcement Director for the City of Riverside, Scott Barber. Bruce, Deanna, and Scott discuss the state of Riverside's budget, if taxes have decreased with real estate prices, how the state is trying to tap into the budgets of local cities, more on code enforcement, the process of fines with the city, investors and the city in partnership, lenders challenging cities and fines they've levied on foreclosures, the Riverside Renaissance and redevelopment funds at work, the Fox performing arts center, bond issuance, down payment assistant programs, rental assistance, the Home Investment Partnership, condominiums being told down because of builder foreclosure, and much more.

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Scott Barber and Deanna Lorson - City of Riverside - City of Riverside #166

Bruce Norris is joined this week by the Development Director for the City of Riverside, Deanna Lorsen, and the Code Enforcement Director for the City of Riverside, Scott Barber. Bruce, Deanna, and Scott discuss what their jobs look like on a daily basis, their core job functions, the state of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), how Riverside has been dealing with the funds, how Riverside works with a private trust, the type of inventory Riverside is focusing on, and much more.

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Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital #165

Bruce Norris is joined this week by President of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0, How to profit from the Economic Collapse, Peter Schiff. Peter is currently campaigning for the Connecticut Senate seat to replace Senator Dodd. Bruce and Peter discuss the economy, inflation potential in the United States, real estate price increases and the cause of those increases, and how the government is making the problem worse.

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Robert J. Samuelson 3-6-10 #164

Bruce Norris is joined by award-winning columnist and author of The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath, Robert J. Samuelson. Bruce and Robert discuss United States inflation, the inevitable pop of bubble, consumers overspending, expectations of the consumer in a boom and in a bust, whether deflation or inflation is the most concerning trend in the near future for the United States, how consumers might have to change expectations in the near future, stagflation, and much more on this week's Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show and Podcast.

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