Ray Brewer, HUD Field Office Director, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #493

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Ray Brewer. Ray is currently the field office director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in L.A. He has been serving in this capacity since June 2009, consisting of more than 200 employees. The HUD LA office is the largest field office in the nation. Having joined HUD in 1978, he has been involved in many different departments. As field office director he represents the agency and is responsible for coordinating outreach activities and program delivery to HUD customers and communities across Southern California.

Bruce and Ray discuss the real estate market over the past 38 years, HUD and how much it is involved in, the housing choice voucher program, how one applies for a voucher, the main demographic for the program, HUD's push to end veteran homelessness, and 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 #485

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 dealing with escrow officers who tell the truth and those who don't, working with new and experienced agents, Bruce's first experience learning escrow, whether the CFPB will revise the TRID procedures or not, and what a lot of escrow officers are doing today that is dishonest, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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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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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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Tony Alvarez Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #363

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Tony Alvarez. Tony is a buyer and seller of properties and has been a landlord, author, and teacher. Bruce and Tony discuss his rise to becoming an investor and his first time entering the market, his experience speaking at the Millionaire Maker, the real estate market in the early 90s, HUD auctions, the performance and relationship-building side of a business, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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David Kittle of the Mortgage Collaborative Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #320

Bruce Norris is joined this week by David Kittle. David is the senior director of industry relations for IMARC, a fraud investigation company located in Santa Ana.He manages IMARC’s Washington D.C. office.He is the past chairman of MBA’s political action committee and former vice-chairman of MBA’s residential board of governors.He also served on MBA’s board of directors from 2004 through 2010.David is the past chairman of Mortgage Bankers Association in Washington D.C, completing his term in October 2009.Bruce and David discuss the mortgage fraud problem, the unemployment rate, MBA's forecasts for the market, FHA, Fannie and Freddie loans, the markets in the Midwest compared to the other states, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast. 

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Bill Shipp Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #270

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Bill Shipp. Bill has been one of the largest wholesale buyers of real estate in Riverside for many years. He has a unique system that can even be done from a distance, which he proves every day by living in another state.  Bruce and Bill discuss how he got started in the business of buying real estate,  the market back in the 80s and how different it was, the work Bill has done with investors and the training he has passed on to others, the types of properties he buys, the VA and HUD repossessions that were big back in the 80s, the time when Bill bought out of the MLS, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Craig Hill with The Norris Group #260

Bruce is joined once again this week by Craig Hill. Craig has been with The Norris Group since its inception in 1995. He has worked with the real estate investors, helping them access money for their deals and trust deed investors who want to get a very safe yield on their money.  Bruce and Craig discuss the borrower side of the loan program, gaining experience in the real estate market, the real estate world at the time Bruce and Craig first met, the hoops and filters of lending, and a lot of facts about lending people are not originally told, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.
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Jon Daurio Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #206

This week Bruce is joined by the Chairman and CEO of Kondaur Capital Corporation, Jon R. Daurio, Esq. Bruce and Jon discuss the process Kondaur Capital goes through when placing bids on large pools of distressed assets, how quickly his team can respond, if there's assurance of no issues on purchases, loans in the MERS system, dealing with FHA and HUD properties, why Jon doesn't do short sales, dealing with owners in the property, how Kondaur is so different from their competition, the network of people involved, and so much more.

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Nancy West of HUD #181

This week Bruce is joined once again by Nancy West. Nancy is a marketing and outreach specialist for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Bruce and Nancy discuss non profits working with HUD, NSP programs and how cities are working with the money they've been giving, loan modifications, FHA modifications, the role of the GSEs in the market, and much more.

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Nancy West of HUD #180

This week Bruce is joined by Nancy West. Nancy is a marketing and outreach specialist for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She has been working in the mortgage industry since 1977. Nancy joined in 2004, and in 2006 she accepted one of four nationwide marking and outreach specialist positions.

Bruce and Nancy discuss the state of FHA mortgages, how long borrowers must wait for a government backed loans after forecloure, short sale, and deed-in-lieu, current guidelines for lending, HUD foreclosures, how investors can bid on HUD properties, 203k loans for investors, and much more.

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Nancy West of HUD #72

Bruce Norris is joined once again by marketing and outreach specialist for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Nancy West. Bruce and Nancy discuss home owner month and the outreach FHA is involved in for the event and throughout the year, foreclosure prevention workshops, who the buyer is now entering the market, FHA rehabilitation loans to consumers willing to rehab homes, rehabilitation loan program 230k, streamline rehabilitation loans, how no special inspection is necessary if under $15,000 in repairs, which loan is appropriate depending on the amount of work needed, how the consumer can receive up to 110% of after approved value, the way the Realtor would structure the transaction if these loans are used, if an investor can take over an FHA loan, how FHA was replaced by other loan products, the seasoning period for FHA loans and why it exists, tweaks to the property flipping rule in 2003, if FHA loans are assumable between two owner occupants, the 1980s and the simple assumption and the elimination of the program in 1989, why the program was eliminated, if HUD was satisfied working with investors in the last cycle, why the last downturn was different and why we could be hurt because the financing can’t move forward, if bankruptcy prevents consumers from getting an FHA loans, how FHA requires at least two years to laps but less time granted if consumer had extenuating circumstances, how the consumer typically waits two years for bankruptcy and three years for foreclosure to receive an FHA loan, talk of FHA buying defaulted loans by Barney Frank with the Banking Committee, how it will take an act of Congress and Senate and President approval, daily proposals trying to create solutions, how FHA is not really talking about these solutions until something looks real, if an election year will matter, other states that are still appreciating, the states with the most problems, how states and local areas differ, how FHA focuses on the positive things when dealing with consumers, rent approximating rent for first time in some areas, how the interest rate might become more important than the price, how the consumer needs to be educated, if FHA will be hiring, and FHA.gov.

Nancy West has been in mortgage lending industry since 1977, and has worked in a variety of positions within the industry from branch manager, small business owner, account executive, and mortgage loan underwriter. Nancy underwrote mortgage loans for major U.S. lenders; both government insured and non-government backed. Nancy holds two degrees; Real Estate, and in Education. Nancy is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker.

Nancy joined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2004 in the Processing and Underwriting Division. In 2006, Nancy accepted one of four nationwide Marketing and Outreach Specialist’s Positions for the Department. Nancy currently works out of the Santa Ana Homeownership Center, which services the eight western United States. Nancy travels throughout the Santa Ana Homeownership Center’s jurisdiction, providing presentations and information on FHA and FHA programs to consumer groups, industry partners, external agencies, as well as providing internal staff with up-to-date information on industry changes and practices.

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Nancy West of HUD #71

Bruce Norris is joined by marketing and outreach specialist for HUD, Nancy West. Bruce and Nancy discuss when HUD was created, the FHA program and its primary goals, how home ownership levels and foreclosure levels are related, hud.gov compared to fha.gov, the FHA Secure program that allows borrows who have fallen delinquent to come into an FHA program if the delinquency was caused by reset, what happens if the consumer owes more than the house is worth, when FHA secure is due to expire, the three option for delinquent consumers, renegotiations and modifications, loan forgiveness, how well the program is going, where money comes from when an FHA loan is funded, loan correspondents when working with FHA, how FHA differs from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, how FHA differs from PMI, the enacted Stimulus Act, FHA and manual underwriting, how FHA views a consumer’s willingness to pay obligations, FHA as a more common sense approach to lending, FHA requirements and standards for property, the process to become an approved FHA appraiser, gift programs for down payment allowable for FHA, single family for FHA includes up to four units and manufactured loans, loan limits in FHA, how often loan amounts are revisited, current loan limits and the Stimulus Act, how limits will go back to original limits on December 31, 2008, loan limits set by Congress, Section 8 rental program, foreclosing on FHA loans and when FHA steps in to protect a lender’s loss, if there’s a situation when the lender would be forced to take a loss, if fraud has been a problem with FHA, where the money come from when a claim is made, if FHA is expecting a huge number of foreclosures, the issue of the consumer being a victim in the mortgage mess, how long the FHA Secure process takes, loans available through FHA including fixed rate, adjustable, energy efficient, rehabilitation program (203K), and the streamlined rehabilitation program, why the 203K loan is not available to investors, why the program was available to investors in the 90s, how can investors get involved to get that reversed, do most buyers obtain fixed rate loans, and fha.gov.

Nancy West has been in mortgage lending industry since 1977, and has worked in a variety of positions within the industry from branch manager, small business owner, account executive, and mortgage loan underwriter. Nancy underwrote mortgage loans for major U.S. lenders; both government insured and non-government backed. Nancy holds two degrees; Real Estate, and in Education. Nancy is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker.

Nancy joined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2004 in the Processing and Underwriting Division. In 2006, Nancy accepted one of four nationwide Marketing and Outreach Specialist’s Positions for the Department. Nancy currently works out of the Santa Ana Homeownership Center, which services the eight western United States. Nancy travels throughout the Santa Ana Homeownership Center’s jurisdiction, providing presentations and information on FHA and FHA programs to consumer groups, industry partners, external agencies, as well as providing internal staff with up-to-date information on industry changes and practices.

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