Gary Thomas Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #344

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Gary Thomas. Gary is the National Association of Realtors 2013 president. Gary has been in the business for over 35 years and has been the owner of Evergreen Realty in California. Bruce and Gary discuss his role as the president elect, the FHA and GSE reform he has spoken on in front of Congress, the FHA from 2005-2007 compared 2008-2010, the problem of overlays in our industry, access to capital being the biggest unknown for the industry, qualified residential mortgages, what determines the quality of loans, short sale debt forgiveness, immigration reform, and much more on this weeks real estate radio show and podcast.

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Ken Wilson Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #343

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Ken Wilson. Ken is the 213 president-elect of the Appraisal Institute. He was the organization’s vice president in 2012, which means he will serve as president in 2014 and as immediate past president in 2015. He also serves on the organization’s executive committee and on its policy-making board of directors. Ken has been involved in the appraisal industry for more than thirty years. He owns his own business in Dallas, and he has so many roles in the Appraisal Institute and similar organizations. Bruce and Ken discuss the Great Recession, the MAI and SRA designations, challenges are the appraiser looks at, legal and illegal additions added to properties and why it is important to have a professional inspect it, review appraisals, the start of appraisal management companies, how the quality of an appraisal is impacted, the concept of substitution, green improvements in the building industry, and much more on this weeks real estate radio show and podcast.

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Sara Stephens with the Appraisal Institute #241

This week Bruce is joined by Sara W. Stephens, President Elect of the Appraisal Institute.  Bruce and Sara discuss the Appraisal Institute, her recent testimony in front of Congress, the HVCC and the Dodd-Frank Legislation, the difference between finding estimates on Zillow and using an AVM model, appraisal management companies, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.  On October 14th, the Norris Group returns with its award-winning event I Survived Real Estate 2011.

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