Brett Rainey of First American Title Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #489

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Brett Rainey, the sales rep Bruce has worked with for a long time. He is with First American Title and has had lots of jobs along the way. He has been a sales rep now for 29 years and does a great service for the Norris Group. Bruce and Brett discuss the title businesses in Florida and California, the different types of title insurance available, title policies that produce claims, the ramifications for receiving title without title insurance, fraud in the real estate industry, an update on the HERO loan program, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Claire Bartos of Las Brisas Escrow Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #486

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Claire Bartos. Claire is the branch manager and senior escrow officer at Las Brisas Escrow, as well as she is Bruce’s favorites person with whom to do escrow. Bruce and Claire discuss times escrow may not work, when lenders will say no, what to do in the event of a default with your escrow, the concept of Subject To, the HERO loan program, different types of fraud that exist today, 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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