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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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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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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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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