Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Mark Dowling and Paul Herrera of IVAR Join Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #466

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Mark Dowling and Paul Herrera. Mark Dowling has more than 20 years of experience in real estate and community development. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the non-profit Inland Valleys Association of Realtors. With more than 4,000 members, IVAR is one of the largest realtor associations in California. At its core IVAR provides a variety of support services that helps its members be more competitive in a real estate marketplace. Key services include realtor education and training, government affairs advocacy, multiple listing services, and professional standards mediation. Paul Herrera serves as an advocate for realtors and their clients on local issues, helping to preserve and protect property rights and the value of homeownership. He works with colleagues at the California Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. Paul helps members make a difference for their clients at the local, state, and federal levels. Bruce, Mark, and Paul discuss GSE-backed lenders, the cost for doing home renovations, loan structure and amortizing payments, IVAR's work with Renovate America, the non-payment process, HERO loans, FHA changes regarding lien positions, surprises for 2015, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, December 18, 2015

Mark Dowling and Paul Herrera of IVAR Join Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #465

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Mark Dowling and Paul Herrera. Mark Dowling has more than 20 years of experience in real estate and community development. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the non-profit Inland Valleys Association of Realtors. With more than 4,000 members, IVAR is one of the largest realtor associations in California. At its core IVAR provides a variety of support services that helps its members be more competitive in a real estate marketplace. Key services include realtor education and training, government affairs advocacy, multiple listing services, and professional standards mediation. Paul Herrera serves as an advocate for realtors and their clients on local issues, helping to preserve and protect property rights and the value of homeownership. He works with colleagues at the California Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. Paul helps members make a difference for their clients at the local, state, and federal levels. Bruce, Mark, and Paul discuss primarily the PACE and HERO programs, energy savings, property values, how contractors make their services available for the programs, loans taking the place of firsts, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, December 11, 2015

Ted Boecker of RE/MAX Joins Bruce Norris on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #464

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Ted Boecker. Ted is the owner and broker of Re/MAX Results in Moreno Valley, a company started in 1989. He has a lot of experience in real estate and has trained and led 35 of Southern California’s highest producing real estate brokers and agents to close deals quickly and efficiently for a variety of clients in commercial, residential, and multifamily real estate. Nationwide Home Loans, Inc. Re/MAX Results escrow divisions are associated companies. Before opening Re/MAX Results, he has been a lawyer, homebuilder, and contractor. Bruce and Ted discuss the market when Ted got involved, policy changes in the last 8 years, land contracts, the risk factors for lenders, seller motivations in the past compared to today, the requirements for a good agent and if they are the same, interest rates, the number of young adults owning real estate, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, December 4, 2015

I Survived Real Estate 2015 Part 7 #463

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

This week’s radio show is the final part from the I Survived Real Estate event. Today, Bruce wraps up his discussion with Eileen Reynolds, Leslie Appleton-Young, and Sean O’Toole, Doug Duncan, and David Kittle. Together, they all discuss the forthcoming of the 3d printer, the building industry, hmda data, TRID, what they would like to see happen in 2016, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Kucan and Clarke, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, NationalREIA, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Resonant Lens Photography, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Sacramento Real Estate Club - Capital City Wealth Builders, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wilson Investment Properties, Inc.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

I Survived Real Estate 2015 Part 6 #462

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

On this week’s radio show, Bruce continues his discussion with Eileen Reynolds, Leslie Appleton-Young, and Sean O’Toole, Doug Duncan, and David Kittle. Together, they all discuss split roll property taxes, the 1031 exchange, mortgage interest deductions and how realtors handle this, housing policy objectives, gentrification and where it is occurring, workforce housing, the lack of inventory in this economy, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Kucan and Clarke, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, NationalREIA, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Resonant Lens Photography, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Sacramento Real Estate Club - Capital City Wealth Builders, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wilson Investment Properties, Inc.

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Friday, November 20, 2015

I Survived Real Estate 2015 Part 5 #461

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

On this week’s radio show, On this week’s radio show, Bruce continues his discussion with Eileen Reynolds, Leslie Appleton-Young, and Sean O’Toole as well as bringing back up Doug Duncan and David Kittle. Together, they all discuss making housing affordable, land zoning, the current state of our economy and whether we are still in a bubble/recession, the current state of equities and equity lines, healthcare costs, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Kucan and Clarke, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, NationalREIA, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Resonant Lens Photography, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Sacramento Real Estate Club - Capital City Wealth Builders, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wilson Investment Properties, Inc.

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Friday, November 13, 2015

I Survived Real Estate 2015 Part 4 #460

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

On this week’s radio show, Bruce wraps up his discussion with David Kittle and Doug Duncan as well as brings up his next guests. Together, they all discuss loan products and policies in the mortgage world, credit conditions, the big banks' worries about repurchasing, Sean's revolution he made to the foreclosure business, the changes in access to information, the changes in the buyer makeup and household formation, the environmental sector and energy efficient homes, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Kucan and Clarke, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, NationalREIA, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Resonant Lens Photography, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Sacramento Real Estate Club - Capital City Wealth Builders, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wilson Investment Properties, Inc.

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Friday, November 6, 2015

I Survived Real Estate 2015 Part 3 #459

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

In this week's segment, Bruce continues his discussion with Doug Duncan of Fannie Mae and David Kittle of First American Mortgage Solutions. Together, they continue their discussion on the millennial generation, our current numbers for unemployment and the ten-year T-Bill, the workforce structure, wage rates, the national price and where it stands in relation to the peak, interest rate behavior, bulk note sales, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Kucan and Clarke, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, NationalREIA, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Resonant Lens Photography, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Sacramento Real Estate Club - Capital City Wealth Builders, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wilson Investment Properties, Inc.

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Friday, October 30, 2015

I Survived Real Estate 2015 Part 2 #458

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

This week's segment begins with Bruce Norris presenting this year's Rohny award to Ward Hanigan. Bruce shared Ward's life story and the impact he had on so many through his teachings. After presenting the award, Bruce discusses reverse and undue stimulus, using a house that went through several different price changes over the years as an example. Next, he brings up the first two panelists at the event, David Kittle and Doug Duncan. David Kittle Senior Vice President of Federal Solutions for First American Mortgage Solutions, specializing in risk mitigation and analytics. Doug Duncan is Fannie Mae’s Chief Economist and Vice President. Together, they discuss the state of the market and if we have moved from a vindictive state to a constructive one as well as the increase in costs, the time it takes to close a loan, the house discussed earlier and its price journey, and the majority of millennials living at home on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Kucan and Clarke, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, NationalREIA, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Resonant Lens Photography, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Sacramento Real Estate Club - Capital City Wealth Builders, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wilson Investment Properties, Inc.

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Friday, October 23, 2015

I Survived Real Estate 2015 #457

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

Aaron Norris opened the event by thanking everyone for their sponsorship, some for many years. He then asked everyone to stand who had a relative who was fighting cancer since the event benefited two organizations who help in the fight to cure cancer. Odette Gutierrez with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital spoke first, sharing about a young man named Jake who had a tumor when he was very young. He was originally given a 30% chance to live, but after being taken to St. Jude, his chance of survival went from 30% to 80%. Over time, he got better and better and has grown so well. He is a 14-year survivor and showed the treatment not only worked, but safe. Kel Linstead from Make-A-Wish spoke next, sharing a video about a young girl named Amina who was granted her wish of having her own cafe. This segment ends with this year's recipient of the Rohny award, Ward Hanigan on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Kucan and Clarke, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, NationalREIA, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Resonant Lens Photography, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Sacramento Real Estate Club - Capital City Wealth Builders, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wilson Investment Properties, Inc.

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Friday, October 16, 2015

Leslie Appleton-Young of CAR Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #456

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Leslie Appleton-Young. Leslie is the Chief Economist and Vice President for the California Association of Realtors. CAR has 195,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. Leslie directs the activities of the association’s member information group. She oversees the analysis of housing markets and brokerage industry trends, member communications, and membership development activities. She is also closely involved with the association’s strategic planning and is well known speaker the in the real estate community. Adding to her fame is her Friday night appearance at I Survived Real Estat. Bruce and Leslie discuss the real estate market in 2008 compared to today, homeownership and household formation specifically in the Bay Area, California's job and income growth, the difficulty for singles to apply for a loan, the net from property sales, the attitude of millennials compared to our parents' generation, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Capital City Wealth Builders, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors, Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, North California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, FIBI Pasadena, and Scott Whaley.

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Friday, October 9, 2015

John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #455

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by John Burns. John is the founder of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, which he opened in 2001. John and his team consult with executives all over the country, analyzing and summarizing information they need to make housing industry decisions with more confidence. The company is on retainer with some of the largest companies in the housing and investment industries, producing regular monthly reports on housing market conditions and customizing specific studies to help with strategic and community specific decisions. Bruce and John discuss the increase in urban growth, the possibility of a California building boom the attitude among millennials regarding housing, the decrease in the Hispanic population, the spread between price inventory, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Capital City Wealth Builders, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors, Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, North California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, FIBI Pasadena, and Scott Whaley.

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Friday, October 2, 2015

David Kittle of First American Mortgage Solutions Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #454

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com. Bruce Norris is joined this week by David Kittle. David began his mortgage banking career in 1978 with American Fletcher Mortgage Company. As a top-producing loan officer, he moved to the management side in 1986. He opened his own company, Associates Mortgage Group, in 1994 and sold it in 1996. David is currently senior vice president of Federal Solutions for First American Mortgage Solutions, specializing in risk mitigation and analytics. Based in Santa Ana, California, he manages relationships with HUD, Ginnie Mae, the federal home loan banks, and the GSEs. Bruce and David discuss creating flawless loans, what constitutes a flaw, the book of loans in the last 3 years and its safety, student loans and their effect on home purchases, the mentality of those renting in Texas, new rules going into effect tomorrow, the new predprotect product, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast. The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Capital City Wealth Builders, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors, Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, North California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, FIBI Pasadena, and Scott Whaley.

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Friday, September 25, 2015

Doug Duncan of Fannie Mae Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #453

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

 Bruce Norris is joined this week by Doug Duncan. Doug is Fannie Mae’s senior vice president and chief economist. He is responsible for providing all forecasts on the economy, housing, and mortgage markets for Fannie Mae. He also oversees corporate strategy and is responsible for strategic research regarding external factors and their potential impact on both the company and housing industry. Doug was named one Bloomberg Business Week’s 50 most powerful people in real estate. He was also one of Inman News’ 100 most influential real estate leaders for 2013. Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Duncan was senior vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association. Doug will be featured on the panel at I Survived Real Estate 2015. Bruce and Doug discuss the current sentiment index and how this affects people's actions, their current survey of millennials, the current income gap, the inventory and lack of pricing pressure in Riverside, profit motive in 2015, people's view of housing at this point, potential tax policy changes, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

 The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Capital City Wealth Builders, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors, Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, North California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, FIBI Pasadena, and Scott Whaley.

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Friday, September 18, 2015

Sean O'Toole of PropertyRadar Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #452

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, Wilson Investment Properties, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

 Bruce Norris is joined this week by Sean O’Toole. Sean is the founder and CEO of PropertyRadar. Prior to launching PropertyRadar, Sean successfully purchased and flipped more than 150 residential commercial foreclosures. Leveraging 15 years in the software industry, Sean used technology as a key competitive advantage to build his successful real estate track record. He has been using his skills ever since to really change the accessed information for the trustee sales business and now for everybody involved in any types of property. Bruce and Sean discuss how much the landscape has changed and the access to information, HELOC resetting, Sean's predictions of 2015 and how they have played out, the upward and downward swings in property sales, the search for yield, hedge fund participants, the floating municipal bond at corporate, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

 The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Capital City Wealth Builders, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors, Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, North California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, FIBI Pasadena, and Scott Whaley.

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Friday, September 11, 2015

Christopher Thornberg Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #451

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, Wilson Investment Properties, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Christopher Thornberg. Dr. Thornberg is the founding partner of Beacon Economics, LLC and widely considered to be one of the nation’s leading economists. An expert in economic forecasting, regional economics, labor markets, economic policy, and industry and real estate analysis, he was one of the earliest and most adamant predictors of the sub-prime mortgage collapse and of the global economic recession that followed. In 2015, Dr. Thornberg was named California State Treasurer John Chiang’s council of economic advisors. He also serves on the advisory boards of Paulson and Company, Inc., one of Wall Street’s leading hedge funds and the Los Angeles area Chamber of Commerce, Southern California’s largest not-for-profit business federation. Recently he was appointed as executive director for the Center of Economic Forecasting and Economic Development at the UC Riverside School of Business Administration. The new center is hosting a major event called the Inland Southern California Economic Forecast Conference on October 1 at the Riverside Convention Center. Here he will be presenting a new forecast for the global and U.S. economy, which will also include a forecast for California and the Inland Regions of Southern California. Bruce and Christopher discuss forecasting and the difficulties facing it today, China's economy and its impact on the U.S., the correlation between China and Japan's economy in the 1980s, wealth discrepancy and minimum wage in the U.S., the growing inequality, education reform, the benefits of having a teacher in the classroom compared to online classes, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors, Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, IRA Services Trust Company, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, New Western Acquisition, North California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, FIBI Pasadena, and Scott Whaley.

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Friday, September 4, 2015

Eileen Reynolds of CBIA Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #450

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, Wilson Investment Properties, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com. 

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Eileen Reynolds. Eileen is the chairperson of the California Builders Industry Association. She has served in a variety of leadership positions at CBIA, including vice-chair in 2014, chair of the government affairs committee in 2013, and a member of the political action committee, executive committee, and board of directors. Reynolds as the land use and environmental lobbyist for the California Association of Realtors in the state capital. Her 19 years at CAR gave her an understanding of trade associations, development policy and politics. These are some of the strengths she brings to her leadership role at CBIA. Bruce and Eileen discuss the building industry, where we are at in regards to units built, societal issues and how new home buyers handle them, the lack of construction jobs, the drought, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

 The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors, Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, IRA Services Trust Company, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, New Western Acquisition, North California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, FIBI Pasadena, and Scott Whaley.

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Friday, August 28, 2015

M. Lance Coyle, President of the Appraisal Institute Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #449

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, Wilson Investment Properties, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by M. Lance Coyle. Mr. Coyle is the 2015 president of the Appraisal Institute. He will serve as immediate past president in 2016. He served this year as chair of the organization’s executive committee and chairs its policy setting board of directors. He has been involved in the real estate appraisal industry for 30 years and is a principal of Coyle Realty Advisors, a Dallas based real estate services firm engaged in investment property valuation, analysis research, and an expert in witness testimony and counseling. Bruce and Lance discuss the scope and membership of the Appraisal Institute, everything involved with the appraisal industry, changes in the appraisal process compared to ten years ago, market value, time valuation, de Minimis, collateral underwriting and its effect on the appraisal world, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors, Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, IRA Services Trust Company, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, New Western Acquisition, North California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, FIBI Pasadena, and Scott Whaley.

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Friday, August 21, 2015

Rick Sharga, Vice President of Auction.com Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #448

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Rick Sharga, executive vice president for Auction.com. Rick is the one of the country’s most frequently quoted sources on real estate, mortgage, and foreclosure trends. Rick joined Auction.com, the largest online real estate place, in 2013. Rick has appeared on the CBS evening news, NBC Nightly News, CNN, ABC World News, CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg, and NPR. He has briefed federal organizations such as the Federal Reserve and Senate Banking Committee as well as organizations like JPMorgan Chase, Citbank, and Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining Auction.com, Rick was an executive Vice President for Carrington Mortgage Holdings, which owns and operates multiple businesses in the mortgage, real estate, and securities industries. Prior to Carrington, Rick spent 8 years at RealtyTrac, where as senior vice president he was responsible for marketing, business development, and debt operations. Rick is a member of various industry organizations and is on the corporate board of governors of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. He is a member of the Five-Star National Mortgage Servicing Association. He serves on the editorial advisory board for default servicing news and was included in Inman News in the top 100. He was listed as one of the most influential leaders in real estate, both in 2013 and 2014. In his spare time he accomplished receiving a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and he spends his spare time spending his lifelong quest to find the perfect wine to complement his baby back ribs. Bruce has also gotten into barbecuing and found it very relaxing. Bruce and Rick discuss Auction.com's beginnings, the challenge of having a for-sale property go to auction, commercial and residential markets, the foreign buyer's participation in the commercial market, creative financing, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, August 14, 2015

David Greenberger Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #447

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by David Greenberger. David has been a real estate attorney for over 25 years helping clients with thousands of transactions to buy, sell, refinance, and manage real estate. He owns an escrow firm and is president of the 1031 Exchange Advantage, Inc., a 1031 exchange accommodator. They facilitate tax-free exchanges under the IRS section 1031 code. He is familiar with many of the management, tax accounting, and transactional issues surrounding residential and investment real estate. Some of his clients include Prudential California, the larger broker in the United States, and Prudential Douglas Element in New York. David’s articles have appeared in the New York Real Estate Journal and Creative Real Estate Magazine. He has appeared on the cable television show Creative Real Estate Roundtable on numerous occasions. Bruce and David discuss 45 and 180 day timeframes to replace your property, the chances of files being audited, the need to express your intention to be an investor, improvement exchanges, reverse exchanges, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, August 7, 2015

David Greenberger Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #446

Bruce Norris is joined this week by David Greenberger. David has been a real estate attorney for over 25 years helping clients with thousands of transactions to buy, sell, refinance, and manage real estate. He owns an escrow firm and is president of the 1031 Exchange Advantage, Inc., a 1031 exchange accommodator. They facilitate tax-free exchanges under the IRS section 1031 code. He is familiar with many of the management, tax accounting, and transactional issues surrounding residential and investment real estate. Some of his clients include Prudential California, the larger broker in the United States, and Prudential Douglas Element in New York. David’s articles have appeared in the New York Real Estate Journal and Creative Real Estate Magazine. He has appeared on the cable television show Creative Real Estate Roundtable. Bruce and David discuss 1031 exchanges and the exchange law, real and personal property, the job of an accommodator, relinquished property, designation certified exchange specialists, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.
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Friday, July 31, 2015

Erik Hernandez Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #445

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Erik Hernandez. Erik is the senior vice president and principal with Lee and Associates in Ontario. During his career he has worked individually and with a team of brokers within Lee & Associates where the team achieved regional and national recognition within Lee & Associates and real estate community for team success.  He has been involved in over $1 billion worth of commercial real estate transactions during his career.  He specialized in industrial real estate as well. Bruce and Erik discuss the difference between office and industrial space, the use of robotics and automation in industries, employment and the push for higher minimum wages, industrial and commercial real estate, the impact of foreign money, the SBA's relaxed rules, fixed and variable products, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, July 24, 2015

Erik Hernandez Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #444

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Erik Hernandez. Erik is the senior vice president and principal with Lee and Associates. During his career he has worked individually and with a team of brokers within Lee & Associates where the team achieved regional and national recognition within Lee & Associates and real estate community for team success.  He has been involved in over $1 billion worth of commercial real estate transactions during his career.  He specialized in industrial real estate as well. Bruce and Erik discuss how he is the sole contact for the commercial world, the pace of recovery in the commercial real estate world, the biggest fear of resets, things that have become active in the real estate world, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.  A full transcription will be coming on Monday.

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Friday, July 17, 2015

Randy Grigg of Elite Auctions Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #443

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Randy Grigg. Randy is an entrepreneur, business owner, property manager, buy and hold real estate investor, and author of The Carrot Approach to Single-Family House Management. Bruce and Randy discuss repairs he will do before renting a home, the change in society and its effect on tenants, millennials, Rent To Own versus For Rent, transitions in the auction business over the years, his new book The Twelve Minute Miracle, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, July 10, 2015

Randy Grigg of Elite Auctions Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #442

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Randy Grigg.  Randy is an entrepreneur, business owner, property manager, buy and hold real estate investor, and author of The Carrot Approach to Single-Family House Management, which Bruce read twice.  Most of all, he is a friend. Bruce and Randy discuss Randy's career before real estate, his early mentors in the business, renting a property versus purchasing, the advantage of living in a community with a price point, lease-options, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

The Norris Group's Greg Norris Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #441

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Greg Norris of the Norris Group. Greg is the president of TNG Auction. TNG buys properties at trustee sales, fixes, and resells them. Bruce and Greg discuss the Norris Group's trustee sale side of the business, the length of time it takes, appraising a property, the height of trustee sales, lockouts, the type of environment to create for a trustee sale, the low inventory in the market, progression of rationalization, properties that are avoided, the effect of staging, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.
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Friday, June 26, 2015

The Norris Group's Craig Hill Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #440

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Craig Hill of the Norris Group.  Craig is the person you will be talking to if you call for a loan at the Norris Group or have an interest in trust deed investments.  The topic on today’s show is investing in trust deeds. Bruce and Craig discuss the Norris Group's trust deed program, the types of borrows they will lend to, security in trust deeds, single-family residences as an asset, the position for trust deeds, broker and lender pools, their loan-to-value programs, their new 6.9% program, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, June 19, 2015

The Norris Group's Craig Hill Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #439

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Craig Hill of the Norris Group. Craig is the gentleman you would be talking to if you were going to invest in trust deeds or borrowing money from the Norris Group. Bruce and Craig discuss the Norris Group's hard money program, how he got started in the business, HUD auctions, the beginning of the loan business at the end of the REO cycle, the 6.9% loan program, borrower misconceptions, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, June 12, 2015

Nancy West of HUD Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #438

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Nancy West. Nancy is one of four marketing and outreach specialists for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the country. Nancy joined HUD in 2004 as an underwriter and accepted her current position in 2006. Nancy works out of the Santa Ana homeowner center, which services 8 Western United States, Guam, and the Mariana Islands. Nancy traveled extensively, providing information training updates and presentations on FHA programs as well as conducting regular ongoing webinars. Bruce and Nancy discuss the current lending environment and where we are headed, the FHA, first-time buyers and to whom the FHA will lend, FICO score requirements, the tax rebate program, homeownership percentages, and much, nuch more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, June 5, 2015

Dr. Robert Kleinhenz Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #437

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Robert Kleinhenz. Dr. Klienhenz is the chief economist at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). He directs the Kaiser Center for Economic Research, which conducts research on regional, state, and national economies. In addition he has also been a teacher for over 25 years. Bruce and Robert discuss growing sectors of the market, the millennial generation and why they are holding off on specific decisions, well-rewarded skills in the marketplace, manufacturing, the strength of the dollar and its impact on exports, the new 3D printers, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, May 29, 2015

Dr. Robert Kleinhenz Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #436

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Robert Kleinhenz. Dr. Klienhenz is the chief economist at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). He directs the Kaiser Center for Economic Research, which conducts research on regional, state, and national economies. He has also been a teacher for over 25 years as well as a past guest on the Norris Group radio show. Bruce and Robert discuss 2014 and if there were any surprises, GDP growth, the possible emergence of driverless vehicles, the drought and where our water is being used, minimum wage and its domino effect, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, May 22, 2015

Ward Hanigan, Founder of ForeclosureForum.com, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #435

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Ward Hanigan. Ward is a full-time foreclosure specialist and trainer and is located in San Diego County. He brings you over 30 years of real estate experience with a degree in economics and a doctorate in law. He has worked in California’s foreclosure market exclusively since 1982. As a consequence, he has extensive experience finding cash, researching title, handling evictions, rehabbing, reselling, working as a foreclosure consultant for lenders, handing their REO turn-arounds and rollovers, and as a one-on-one trainer and mentor. He has trained some of the most successful foreclosure practitioners in the Western United States. Bruce and Ward discuss how he got started as a foreclosure specialist, the success of trustee sale buyers, the dingbat rental program, the decrease in regulars during the last cycle, Section 8, the type of tenant he wants to have, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.


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Friday, May 15, 2015

Ward Hanigan, Founder of ForeclosureForum.com, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #434

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Ward Hanigan. Ward is a full-time foreclosure specialist and trainer and is located in San Diego County. He brings you over 30 years of real estate experience with a degree in economics and a doctorate in law. He has worked in California’s foreclosure market exclusively since 1982. As a consequence, he has extensive experience finding cash, researching title, handling evictions, rehabbing, reselling, working as a foreclosure consultant for lenders, handing their REO turn-arounds and rollovers, and as a one-on-one trainer and mentor. He has trained some of the most successful foreclosure practitioners in the Western United States. Bruce and Ward discuss being uncompromisingly truthful when dealing with foreclosures, staying away from dishonest dollars, flipping properties and if you need a license to make a flip fee, doing foreclosure deals with people starting in the business, Ward's first time in public speaking and how this got him started in the business, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, May 8, 2015

Mike Quarles of YellowLetters.com Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #433

Michael Quarles is back again this week on the radio show. This week he is being interviewed by Aaron Norris, who is subbing in for his dad Bruce Norris. Michael is a broker, investor, and builder who has done over 1,000 deals. He started investing as a teenager doing construction on the duplex. He made every mistake possible and survived to tell the story. After doing over 200 deals in 2005, many wondered how this was possible. His reply was marketing and negotiation. Subsequently he released YellowLetters.com, which has become the nation’s leader in direct mail marketing for real estate investors. He also launched Buy Sell Fix Flip Academy, which helps investors succeed in the real estate investing business. Bruce and Mike discuss marketing through direct mail, the CRM system, response rates from consumers, the accuracy of lists, email as part of the follow-up process, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, May 1, 2015

Mike Quarles of YellowLetters.com Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #432

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Michael Quarles. Michael got into the business as a teenager, built a newplex, and fell in love with it. He has been doing this ever since and has done around 1,000 deals. He has also built new homes, and he is also a broker. He did somewhere around 200 deals in 2005, and he began helping other people market and learn the business. He formed YellowLetters.com and also Buy, Sell, Fix, Flip Academy. Bruce and Mike discuss marketing as a key to success, his business and how he operates with clients, the transaction of deals this year compared to 2005, cluster marketing, refined and rehabbed model homes, typical buyers when exiting the property, his Buy Sell Fix Flip Academy, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, April 24, 2015

Mike Novak-Smith and Ted Boecker of RE/MAX Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #431

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Ted Boecker and Mike Novak-Smith. Ted is the owner and broker of RE/Max Results in Moreno Valley. He started the company in 1989, and he has been experienced at practicing law and being a general contractor. He has also operated different types of developments. Mike Novak-Smith is one of the leading REO agents in the entire country and the top 1% of all real estate agents nationwide. He is experienced in REO short sales, bankruptcies, asset management and negotiating. He specializes in REOs in Riverside and works with Ted’s brokerage. Bruce, Mike, and Ted discuss the difficulty today in getting loans, hedge funds, the decrease in loans handled by FHA, the need for a open market sale, the cut in full-time jobs, the initial pre-qual process, the decline in FHA loan limits, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, April 17, 2015

Mike Novak-Smith and Ted Boecker of REMAX Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #430

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Ted Boecker and Mike Novak-Smith. Ted is the owner and broker of RE/Max Results in Moreno Valley. He started the company in 1989, and he has been experienced at practicing law and being a general contractor. He has operated different types of developments. Mike Novak-Smith is one of the leading REO agents in the entire country and the top 1% of all real estate agents nationwide. He is experienced in REO short sales, bankruptcies, asset management and negotiating. He specializes in REOs in Riverside and works with Ted’s brokerage. Bruce, Mike, and Ted discuss the transition in the industry from 1989 to 1992, inventory accumulation from HUD and VA auctions, this year's sales, lending in 2015 compared to other years, the price people are willing to pay for loans, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, April 10, 2015

Coldwell Banker Pioneer Owner Lance Martin Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #429

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Lance Martin.  Lance has been in the real estate business for nearly 30 years as a broker owner of Coldwell Banker Town and Country Real Estate, which serves the Inland Empire.  Lance is an expert in residential REO sales, property has a huge property management business, and hires about 250 agents. Bruce and Lance discuss the private money and occupant world, FHA loan limits, credit requirements for Fannie and FHA, hedge funds, private financing, the recent nothing-down loan program, the age of decision-making for millennials compared to baby boomers, the duration after the recovery from a foreclosure or short sale credit, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Coldwell Banker Pioneer Owner Lance Martin Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #428

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Lance Martin.  Lance has been in the real estate business for over 25 years as a broker owner of Coldwell Banker Town and Country Real Estate, which serves the Inland Empire in various locations.  Lance is an expert in residential REO foreclosure sales, property management, and running multiple locations. Bruce and Lance discuss Lance's start as an REO agent, Fannie's original policy of 25 REOs per city, automation and its effect on relationships in the industry, relationships in the 90s compared to the 2006-2010 cycle, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, March 27, 2015

Sean O'Toole of PropertyRadar Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #427

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Sean O’Toole.  Sean is the founder and CEO of PropertyRadar.com, the only company that tracks every foreclosure in California with daily updates on all foreclosure auctions.  Sean is also experienced in flips, having done over 150 with both residential and commercial.  Using his extensive background in the software industry, he has revolutionized the foreclosure auction process as far as getting information and making it easy. Bruce and Sean discuss the affordability index, the repetitive nature of the affordability chart, people's views on good returns and interest rates, the increase in inventory according to CAR, the cycle being an anomaly, hedge funds, , and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Monday, March 23, 2015

Sean O'Toole of PropertyRadar Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #426

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Sean O’Toole. Sean is the founder and CEO of PropertyRadar.com, the only company that tracks every foreclosure in California with daily updates on all foreclosure auctions. Sean is also experienced in flips, having done over 150 with both residential and commercial. Using his extensive background in the software industry, he has revolutionized the foreclosure auction process as far as getting information and making it easy. Bruce and Sean primarily discuss changes PropertyRadar has made recently, including their expansion and clientele, the cost to have access to the information, HAMP loan mods being reset, rental markets, Airbnb and their global business, their competitor VRBO, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, March 13, 2015

Aaron Norris of The Norris Group Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #425

Bruce Norris is joined this week by his own son and vice president of the Norris Group, Aaron Norris. Aaron wears lots of hats at the Norris Group and has been responsible for changing the look of their education materials. The first document they did was the California Crash, where at the event Bruce heard audible gasps people were so amazed by the changes. They went from lots of information to Goldman Sachs type material. Coming from a Wall Street background and doing acquisitions and merger presentations, Aaron became nerdy at PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Adobe. Once you start getting into some of the fancier programs and everything Bruce likes to do, it is the perfect blend. Bruce and Aaron discuss the many changes they will be implementing and have implemented at their company The Norris Group, including their new mobile-friendly website, their charts and seminar books with up-to-date information, their new digitized material, new videos on specific topics ranging from mold to termite inspection, new partnership opportunities, the new social media outlets, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, March 6, 2015

Economist John Husing Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #424

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Dr. John Husing. Dr. Husing is a leading authority on the Inland Empire economy, an area he has been studying since he wrote his doctoral thesis on the region in 1964. His influence on the business and political landscape has been so extensive that the LA times named him one of the 100 most powerful people in Southern California in 2006. He is the writer of the Quarterly Economic Report, an economic newsletter now in its 20th year. His company, Economics and Politics, Inc, provides consulting services for municipalities and counties with economic strategies, statistical data packages, recommendations for public policy and presentations to businesses and political leaders about the nature of growth and economic trends in Southern California. His website includes copies of his newsletter, Power Point presentations of various speeches and photographic glimpses of his exotic travel adventures. Bruce and John discuss logistics jobs in the Inland Empire, the industrial part of commercial real estate, Fannie and Freddie's relationship with the banks, the lost labor force, the millennial generation and younger adults in the IE, the primary and secondary tiers in a city's journey, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, February 27, 2015

Economist John Husing Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #423

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Dr. John Husing. Dr. Husing is a leading authority on the Inland Empire economy, an area he has been studying since he wrote his doctoral thesis on the region in 1964.  His influence on the business and political landscape has been so extensive that the LA times named him one of the 100 most powerful people in Southern California in 2006.  He is the writer of the Quarterly Economic Report, an economic newsletter now in its 20th year.  His company, Economics and Politics, Inc, provides consulting services for municipalities and services with economic strategies, statistical data packages, recommendations for public policy and presentations to businesses and political leaders about the nature of growth and economic trends in Southern California.  His website includes copies of his newsletter, Power Point presentations of various speeches and photographic glimpses of his exotic travel adventures. Bruce and John discuss market cycles, the point of maximum financial risk, the number of jobs created in 2014 versus 2013, the Inland Empire being one of the strongest economies in the state, rationalize of both spending and receiving on loans, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, February 20, 2015

Appraiser/Investor Rick Solis Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #422

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Rick Solis. Rick is a fellow investor, property manager, property finder, and a good teacher. Bruce and Rick discuss how Rick got his start, his most influential educators, including Zig Ziglar and John Schaub, the scratch and dent method, property management lessons, his work with Andrea Esplin, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, February 13, 2015

Appraiser/Investor Rick Solis Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #421

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Rick Solis. Rick is a fellow investor, property manager, property finder, and a good teacher. Bruce and Rick discuss how he got his start in appraisals and financing, the appraisal world and how it has changed, concerns this has caused, values of properties in 2014, inventory and its effect on the softness of price, hedge funds and their influence in the area, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, February 6, 2015

Cary Pearce of Provident Bank Mortgage Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #420

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Cary Pearce. Cary is the current sales production manager for Provident Loans. As a production manager, he has closed almost 2500 loans for about $350 million in his career as well as supervised another $1 ½ billion in other closings. Cary started in the business in 1985 when he worked at Coldwell Financial. He later went to work for Acu Bank Mortgage, where he first met Bruce. Here he was promoted to a position of branch manager. He has been with Provident as their production manager since 2009. Bruce and Cary discuss the 3% down Fannie/Freddie program, FHA and conventional loans, loan-to-value loans, crowd funding, the ease of obtaining a loan when you are self-employed, available down payment programs, mortgage insurance, Fannie/Freddie rental programs, immigration law changes, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, January 30, 2015

Cary Pearce of Provident Bank Mortgage Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #419

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Cary Pearce. Cary is the current sales production manager for Provident Loans. As a production manager, he has closed almost 2500 loans for about $350 million in his career as well as supervised another $1 ½ billion in other closings. Cary started in the business in 1985 when he worked at Coldwell Financial. He later went to work for Acu Bank Mortgage, where he first met Bruce. Here he was promoted to a position of branch manager. He has been with Provident as their production manager since 2009. Bruce and Cary discuss ARM products and VA loans, conventional loans, the loan market from 1985-1989, the two sides of the lending world, the GSEs five years from now, the downturn from 1990-1996, loan fraud, mortgage-backed securities, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, January 23, 2015

Harry Dent Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #418

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Harry Dent. Harry is the founder of Dent Research and Economic Forecasting Firm. They specialize in demographic trends, and his mission is to help people understand change using new research developed from years of hand-on business experience. Mr. Dent offers unprecedented and refreshingly understandable tools for seeing the key economic trends that will affect your life, business, and investments over the rest of your lifetime. He has authored many books, including The Great Boom Ahead, and his latest book The Demographic Cliff. He is also editor of the free newsletter Economy and Markets. Bruce and Harry discuss the difference between the roaring 20s and the roaring 2000s, commodity prices, fracking, the hierarchy of cycles in the market, deflation, the areas of the market that peak the fastest, people's responses to bubbles, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, January 16, 2015

Harry Dent Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #417

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Harry Dent. Harry is the founder of Dent Research and Economic Forecasting Firm. They specialize in demographic trends, and his mission is to help people understand change using years of hand-on business experience. Mr. Dent offers unprecedented and refreshingly understandable tools for seeing the key economic trends that will affect your life, business, and investments over the rest of your lifetime. He has authored many books, including The Great Boom Ahead, and his latest book The Economic Cliff. He is also editor of the free newsletter Economy and Markets. Bruce and Harry discuss the baby boomer and millennial generation, the correlation between the birth index and booms and busts in the economy, large participants and hedge funds in the economy, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, January 9, 2015

Eric Janszen, Economic and Financial Analyst of iTulip, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #416

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Eric Janszen. Eric is an economic analyst with more than two decades of experience as a technology industry executive and venture capitalist. In 1998 he founded itulip.com, a financial analysis company with an amazingly accurate forecasting record. Eric is also the author of the post “Catastrophe Economy" and was last featured on the panel for I Survived Real Estate 2012.  Bruce and Eric discuss economic progress over the last five years, tapering, changes in the Fed fund rate, the value of the dollar, oil prices, our biggest exports, his book The Post Catastrophe Economy, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.



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