Christopher Thornberg, Principal at Beacon Economics, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #501

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th 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 for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Christopher Thornberg. Christopher is the director of the UC Riverside School of Business Administration, Center for economic forecasting and development. He is also the founding partner of Beacon Economics.

Bruce and Christopher discuss his upcoming speaking event Inland Empire 2035, employment and the GDP growth, the ten-year T-Bill, quantitative easing, the reason for inflation over deflation, helicopter money and who has implemented it, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Scott Robinson, President of the Appraisal Institute, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #500

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Scott Robinson. Scott is the Appraisal Institute president and holds designations as MAI, SRA, and AIGRS in the appraisal world. He has been involved in appraising in North Carolina for most of his life and followed in the footsteps of his father who started the family business in 1960. He has been actively involved with the Appraisal Institute since joining as a candidate for the SRA designation in 1987. Including the 4-year term of the National Board of Directors and serving as chair Regional 5, he has served in all offices for the North Carolina chapter. He has been involved in the regional and national chapter since 1991. He served as national president-elect and vice president of the executive committee and was chair of the National Finance Committee in 2014. Since 2014, he has served as vice-president for World Association Evaluation Organization and has been a trustee for the International Property Management Standards Coalition since 2014 and serves on the organization’s executive committee.

Bruce and Scott discuss the duties of the Appraisal Institute president, worldwide access to information and how much it varies, the education required to become an appraiser, when it was first required for appraisers to have a license, the different levels of certification, areas of concern in the industry and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder for Riverside County Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #499

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Peter Aldana. Peter was elected as the assessor-county clerk-recorder for Riverside County in June 2014. He has been with the assessor’s office for over 25 years in a variety of appraisal, supervisory, and management positions. He is a lifelong resident of Riverside County. He earned his B.A. from Cal State University, Fullerton and his M.A. from Azusa Pacific University. He is a member of the California Assessor’s Association, the County’s Records Association of California, International Association of Assessor’s Offices, and the Appraisal Institute. He is also a member of the Inland Empire Hispanic Leadership Council.

Bruce and Peter discuss the 2016 and 2008 cycles, the area of the market where assessors saw the biggest increase, bright spots in construction, Prop 8 and Prop 13, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Brad Hunter of HomeAdvisor Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #498

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Brad Hunter. Brad spearheads HomeAdvisor, which works with the analysis and tracking of housing markets and the home improvement industry using proprietary data. In his former position, he was Chief Economist and Director of Consulting for Metro Study, where he orchestrated 100s of areas for specific housing market studies over his 18 years at the firm. He also presented original research and insights to the federal agencies who focused on the housing industry during the depths of the housing crisis.

Bruce and Brad discuss his HomeAdvisor site, the percentage of remodeling projects in the market, demographics and their effect on home improvement, the output gap we should see filled, foreign and local investor participation, what we should expect for the real estate market in the coming year, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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