I Survived Real Estate 2018 Part 2 #612

On Friday, September 28, the Norris Group proudly presented its 11th annual award-winning black tie event, I Survived Real Estate.  An incredible lineup of industry experts joined Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, tech disruption, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals.  All proceeds from the event benefitted 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.

This week is Part 2 of the radio show covering I Survived Real Estate 2018. Covered in this segment is this year's Rohnny Award winner and everyone he impacted, John Burns and Doug Duncan's take on the market, changes in the industry that shocked them, influential factors that affect the market, the latest government policy that is significant to real estate, factors that cause a recession, and much more.

The Norris Group would like to thank its Gold Sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Coldwell Banker Town and Country, 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, RealWealth Network, Rick and LeeAnne, 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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Aaron Norris Is Joined By Steve Basten of John Burns Real Estate Consulting on the Real Estate Radio Show #578

This week Aaron Norris is joined by Steve Basten of John Burns Real Estate Consulting. He supports the firms building products research, including their in-depth forecasts of building products spending in new construction and remodeling end markets and, additionally, is responsible for demand forecasting and sector coverage of all residential building product categories. Before joining John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Steve worked for Kohler Co. as a product manager, responsible for new product development priorities and scheduling and, prior, in Kohler's Corporate Development office as an M&A analyst where he was responsible for valuation analysis, deal-flow management, and competitive benchmarking for all of Kohler’s business units. He has an in-depth understanding of the residential construction industry from financial outlook to interior design trends and is very passionate about new product development and innovation.

Aaron and Steve discuss whether HGTV has ruined the building industry, whether innovation is outpacing regulation, factors that make design and finish trendy versus classic, whether black colors and paint will be in this year and out the next, the definition of simplified customization, much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Aaron Norris Is Joined By Steve Basten of John Burns Real Estate Consulting on the Real Estate Radio Show #577

This week Aaron Norris is joined by Steve Basten of John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Here,he supports the firms building products research, including their in-depth forecasts of building products spending in new construction and remodeling end markets and, additionally, is responsible for demand forecasting and sector coverage of all residential building product categories. Before joining John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Steve worked for Kohler Co. as a product manager, responsible for new product development priorities and scheduling and, prior, in Kohler's Corporate Development office as an M&A analyst where he was responsible for valuation analysis, deal-flow management, and competitive benchmarking for all of Kohler’s business units. He has an in-depth understanding of the residential construction industry from financial outlook to interior design trends and is very passionate about new product development and innovation.

Aaron and Steve discuss John Burns Real Estate Consulting and the main goal they strive for in their business, where design starts for things like buildings and Home Depot and Lowes products some new housing trends and where we should expect to see them, micro and co-living, surban neighborhoods, much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #554

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 John Burns. John is the CEO of John Burns Consulting Firm for real estate in Orange County. He is the consultant for many types of businesses all over the country. He informs housing industry experts in how to make better decisions. Bruce has followed him for years, so he was surprised to hear that his business started in 2001. He thought he had been in the business much longer, although they met years prior to this.

Bruce and John discuss his book Big Shifts Ahead, hedge funds and where they could be headed, private equity and constitutional investors, the current state of California builders, homeownership and whether we could see it decline, tax law changes that could affect interest in ownership, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

John Burns will be one of our featured panelists at I Survived Real Estate 2017. 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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I Survived Real Estate 2016 Part 3 on the Real Estate Radio Show #512

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 opened the event by bringing up his first two guest panelists. The first up was John Burns, founder of John Burns Real Estate Consulting. He founded his company in 2001 to help executives make informed investment decisions. Before founding the company he worked at a national consulting firm for four years, and he worked for ten years at KPMG. He worked as a CPA and aid in their consulting practice. He is a highly sought after speaker, especially adept at making complicated analysis easy to understand. 410,000 people follow him on LinkedIn, and 30,000 plus subscribe to his emails. His new book Big Shifts Ahead offers insights and clarity into demographic shifts that can create exciting opportunities for business professionals.

Joining John was Doug Duncan. Doug is Fannie Mae’s Vice President and Chief Economist. He is responsible for managing Fannie Mae’s strategy division in economics and mortgage market analysis groups. Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Duncan was Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association. He was recently honored with the National Association of Business Economics as the most accurate forecaster two years running. This was the first time anyone had won this. Named one of Bloomberg Business Week’s 50 Most Powerful People in real estate, Duncan is a frequent speaker on the national and state economic housing and mortgage market conditions

This week's radio show covers demographics on a scale of 1 to 10, the big game-changer for the economy in 2008, the law regarding portfolios and who mainly buys them, the current homeownership rate and where we should expect it to go, a nothing-down loan program and what the result of this would be, the different groups of millennials and their effect on the economy, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #508

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 John Burns. John is CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting. He founded the company to help executives make informed housing industry investment decisions. The team enables the profitable development and ownership of the best places to live in the world through great research for industry executives and their investors. The team’s consultants and analysts navigate their clients through housing cycles, helping them satisfy home buyer and renter demand. John recently co-authored Big Shifts Ahead: Demographic Clarity for Businesses, which will be available for purchase this month. 400,000 plus people follow John’s LinkedIn influential column, and 30,000 plus subscribe to his emails. John will be one of the featured panelists at I Survived Real Estate 2016 on Friday, October 21.

Bruce and John discuss his new book Big Shifts Ahead: Demographic Clarity for Businesses, how the different generations were affected by the economy, how this plays a part in their spending, the increase in immigration, dominant game changers in the market over the next ten years, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #455

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.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by John Burns. John is the founder of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, which he opened in 2001. John and his team consult with executives all over the country, analyzing and summarizing information they need to make housing industry decisions with more confidence. The company is on retainer with some of the largest companies in the housing and investment industries, producing regular monthly reports on housing market conditions and customizing specific studies to help with strategic and community specific decisions. Bruce and John discuss the increase in urban growth, the possibility of a California building boom the attitude among millennials regarding housing, the decrease in the Hispanic population, the spread between price inventory, 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, Capital City Wealth Builders, 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, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, North California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wilson Investment Properties, FIBI Pasadena, and Scott Whaley.

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John Burns Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #414

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by John Burns.  John is the CEO of John Burns real estate consulting firm, located in Irvine.  They are a national source of independent housing research, advice, and consulting.  Their mission is to help executives make informed housing industry decisions.  His firm provides builders, developers, banks, lenders, investors, and building product manufacturers with timely analysis they need in order to make smart decisions quickly and cost effectively.  Research is backed by detailed data as well as proprietary tools and experienced professionals around the country. Bruce and John discuss the market for this year and if it met their predictions, construction numbers in California, development costs, subdivision creation in Riverside County, FHA's reduction of loan balance and how it affects builders, unsold inventory versus sales, Fannie and Freddie's new 3% down loan program, single-family rental homes, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.




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John Burns Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #413

Bruce Norris is joined this week by John Burns.  John is the CEO of John Burns real estate consulting firm, located in Irvine.  They are a national source of independent housing research, advice, and consulting.  Their mission is to help executives make informed housing industry decisions.  His firm provides builders, developers, banks, lenders, investors, and building product manufacturers with timely analysis they need in order to make smart decisions quickly and cost effectively.  Research is backed by detailed data as well as proprietary tools and experienced professionals around the country. Bruce and John discuss location advantages, the price of oil's affect on real estate, the oil industry in Houston Texas, hedge funds, demand for bonds, foreign investors, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.




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John Burns Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #348

Bruce Norris is joined this week by John Burns.  John is the CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting.  John and his team consult with executives all over the country analyzing and summarizing the information they need to make housing industry decisions with more confidence.  The company is on retainer with many of the largest companies in housing and investment industries.  They produce regular monthly reports on housing market conditions and customizing specific studies to help with strategic and community-specific decisions.  John is also a frequent speaker and has been interviewed by most of the major media. Bruce and John discuss the client base at his office and how much his staff has grown, the foreign buyer market, warning signs in the market, the current state of real estate prices, the building market, unsold homes as a percentage of inventory, the new criteria for getting a loan, FHA policies, the upcoming event I Survived Real Estate 2013, and much more on this weeks real estate radio show and podcast.

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John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Joins the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #309

Bruce Norris is joined this week by John Burns. John is the CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Firm, and he has put together quite a talented team of trusted advisors. They do service for banks, lenders, builders, developers, investors, and product manufacturers. It is a very well-respected business, and Bruce has been amazed at the transformation over the last five years. As the downturn has occurred, his business has grown and expanded. John said they have diversified, and if he had continued hanging out with homebuilders he might not have done quite as well. Bruce and John discuss California's current median price, the VA no-down borrower, the mood of the builders for the coming year, current stock prices, the problem of AMT, Proposition 13, and more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast. 

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John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Joins the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #308

Bruce Norris is joined this week by John Burns. John is the CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Firm, and he has put together quite a talented team of trusted advisors. They do service for banks, lenders, builders, developers, investors, and product manufacturers. It is a very well-respected business, and Bruce has been amazed at the transformation over the last five years. As the downturn has occurred, his business has grown and expanded. John said they have diversified, and if he had continued hanging out with homebuilders he might not have done quite as well. Bruce and John discuss construction's impact on unemployment, commercial occupancy, increased pricing amongst distressed real estate, a recent report by CAR, below replacement cost, the problem with the lack of available building lots, the fiscal cliff, tax structure, and more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

Tune in next week as Bruce continues his discussion with John Burns on part 2 of this segment of the Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast. Tune in next week as Bruce continues his discussion with John Burns on part 2 of this segment of the Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast. 

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John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting #233

Bruce is joined once again this week by John Burns.  John is the President of John Burns Real Estate Consulting.  Bruce and John discuss shadow inventory, privately held and public homes, lawsuits over wrongfully foreclosed on homes, the Pure Affordability Index, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting #232

Bruce is joined once again this week by John Burns.  John is the President of John Burns Real Estate Consulting.  Bruce and John discuss how he prepared for the downturn and his work as a consultant, where we have come with pricing, historical foreclosure rates, the chance of future policy changes, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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