GDP Growth With Christopher Thornberg #603

On Friday, September 28, the Norris Group proudly presents its 11th 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, tech disruption, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals.  All proceeds from 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: the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, ThinkRealty, Wilson Investment Properties, Coach Fullerton, First Lending Solutions, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, MVT Productions, and Realty411.  Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information, and see Amazon Prime or YouTube for past events.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Dr. Christopher Thornberg. Dr. Thornberg founded Beacon Economics, LLC in 2006. Under his leadership, the firm has become one of the most respected research organizations in California, serving public and private sector clients across the United States. In 2015, Dr. Thornberg also became director of the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development. He is also an adjunct professor at the school. He is an expert in economic and revenue forecasting, regional economics, economic policy, and labor and real estate markets. He also consults for private industries, cities, counties, and public agencies. Dr. Thornberg became nationally known for forecasting the subprime mortgage market crash that began in 2007; and he was one of the few economists on record to predict the global economic recession that followed.

Bruce and Christopher discuss quantitative easing, the Fed reduced balance sheet, their effect on the economy, GDP growth and where it is headed next year, interest rates and whether they could go negative, what could cause the next recession, the short and long-term impacts robotics, AI, and 3D printing could have on the economy, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its Gold Sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jason Thorman with Coldwell Banker, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Las Brisas Escrow, Lawyers Title, Michael Ryan & Associates, New Western, NorcalREIA, NSDREI, Orange County Real Estate Investors, the Outspoken Investor, Pacific Premier Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, SJREI, Spinnaker Loans, South OC REIA, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, White House Catering.  See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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Doug Duncan of Fannie Mae Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #557

On Friday, September 22, the Norris Group proudly presents its 10th 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. All proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event would not be possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, Coach Fullerton, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub, Las Brisas Escrow, MVT Productions, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Realty411, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Doug Duncan. He is Fannie Mae’s Senior Vice President and Chief Economist. He is responsible for providing all forecasts and analyses of the economy and housing and mortgage markets for Fannie Mae. He also oversees corporate strategy and is responsible for strategic research regarding external factors and their impact on the company and housing industry. He serves as the Chair of the Fannie Mae corporate house price forecast committee. Named one of Bloomberg Businessweek’s 50 most powerful people in real estate, Duncan is Fannie Mae’s source for information and analysis on the external business and economic environment, the implications of change in the economic environment to the company’s strategy and execution, and forecasting for housing activity, demographics, overall economic activity, and mortgage market activity.

Bruce and Doug discuss what we should expect for GDP growth, the likelihood of the Fed raising rates, the effects demographics have on GDP growth and inflation, whether we could see millennials migrating out of the state, factors that could fuel a recession, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

Doug Duncan will be one of the featured speakers on the panel at I Survived Real Estate. The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: First Lending Solutions, Guaranteed Rate and Nathan Chabolla, In A Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, LA South REIA, Michael Ryan, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, San Francisco Bay Real Estate Networking Summit, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, Think Realty, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. See www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information.

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Ralph McLaughlin of Trulia Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #487

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Ralph McLaughlin. Ralph is the Chief Economist for Trulia and leads their housing and economics research team. He provides house hunters with key insights about the economy as well as housing trends and public policy. His educational background includes a BS in geography and regional development from the University of Arizona. He also has a PhD in planning, policy, and design from the University of California Irvine with a specialization in urban development. He has more than a dozen publications and research papers in the field of housing, economics, land use, and housing policy. He was previously director of the certificate in real estate development at San Jose State University. Bruce and Ralph discuss advising builders what to do in an uncertain market, the economies to look at when determining the future of real estate, factors when viewing interest rates, our current economy with little GDP and full employment, the topic of housing among presidential candidates, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Sean O'Toole Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #391

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Sean O’Toole.  Sean is the founder of PropertyRadar.com.  He began his very successful career as an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley working with people and starting up companies.  He is a personal friend, and he and Bruce have gone on trips together down to Washington D.C. to do research.  PropertyRadar.com is a big advantage to any investor or realtor who has access to it since it helps them navigate the real estate market and find things easier than you would have any other way. Bruce and Sean discuss low sales this year, credit terms and how they are not showing signs of loosening, the new programs for lower FICO scores and stated income, the impact of foreign investors in California, hedge funds and REITs, the ramifications of being below trend, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.







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Dr. Robert Kleinhenz Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #386

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Dr. Robert Kleinhez. Dr. Kleinhez is the chief economist for the Kaiser Center for economic research. They conduct research on regional state and national economies. He has over 25 years of experience and expertise in the private and public sectors as well as works as a private consultant. He has spoken to local, state, and national audiences, and is a frequent contributor to media coverage on the economy, including coverage on the outlets in California along with Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg News, and MPR. Prior to joining the Kaiser Center, he was Deputy Chief Economist at the California Association of Realtors. Bruce and Robert discuss the economy since the last Great Recession, unemployment, the first quarter GDP growth and Robert's response to it, the pace of growth in 2015, 10-year T-Bill, the importance of low interest rates to asset policies, the California economy versus the U.S. economy, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.






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Doug Duncan Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #351

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Doug Duncan.  Doug is Fannie Mae’s Vice President and Chief Economist.  He is responsible for managing Fannie Mae’s strategy division, economics, and mortgage market analysis groups.  In this leadership role, Duncan provides all economic housing and mortgage market forecasts and analysis.  He also serves as the company’s thought leader and is a spokesman on economic and mortgage market issues. Bruce and Doug discuss the housing market today compared to a year ago, the decline in construction employment, organic growth in the market, population and demographics being the driving factors in the housing market, buyer mentality, the percentage of the market Fannie and Freddie have, shadow inventory, the upcoming event I Survived Real Estate 2013, and much more on this weeks real estate radio show and podcast.

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Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #326

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Peter Schiff.Peter is the CEO of Euro Pacific Capital and bestselling author of The Real Crash:America’s Coming Bankruptcy - How to Save Yourself and Your Country.He is also the host of the nationally syndicated Peter Schiff show, heard daily from 1-3 Pacific Time at schiffradio.com. Bruce and Peter discuss his prediction of the US economy back in 2005-2007, the collapse of the market, America's bankruptcy and how he would deal with it, debt to GDP both here and in Japan, the Federal Reserve being the largest creditor, the hit on credibility, the benefits of reserve currency, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Robert Kleinhenz Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #261

Bruce is joined this week by Robert Kleinhenz. Robert is the Chief Economist of the Kaiser Center for Economic Research, which conducts research in regional, state, and national economies.  Bruce and Robert discuss the kind of work that LAEDC does and their market forecasts, the economy and labor market, the manufacturing sector and the educational needs related to this work, the workforce as a whole including the baby boomers, the California and national budget, the GDP, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.
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