Upcoming Propositions With Steve White #609

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 Steven White. Steve is the President of the California Association of Realtors. He has been a realtor for 32 years and is co-owner of Keller Williams VIP Properties and Pathway Escrow, both is Valencia, California. He is also co-owner of Keller Williams Realty Central and Closing Solutions Escrow, both in Northridge, California. He served in numerous other leadership positions for local, state, and national associations of realtors.

Bruce and Steve discuss the upcoming propositions, including Propositions 5, 13, and 10, who they would affect, who is for and against them, what the sense is of where the votes will land, whether they could help free up more housing for millennials or others stuck in the market, 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, 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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Propositions and Rent Control With Paul Herrera #592

Aaron and Bruce Norris are joined again this week by Paul Herrera. Paul is the Government Affairs Director for the Inland Valley Association of Realtors. Paul serves as an advocate for realtors on local issues, helping to preserve and protect property rights and the value of homeownership. His unique experience includes an award-winning journalism career with newspapers in Florida and California. He covered real estate, small business, the aviation business, and the confluence of government policy, politics and business.

Aaron and Bruce discuss with Paul the different propositions and what changes we could see made in the future, rent control and how we are seeing this played out in different cities, the Costa Hawkins Act, the way the efforts to get a bill passed or prevented from getting passed are funded, the way to get involved besides realtors associations, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Selma Hepp of CAR Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #373

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Selma Hepp. Selma is the senior economist for the California Association of Realtors, a statewide trade organization with more than 100,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. Selma directs the activities of the association’s research and economics group. She oversees the research and analysis of housing markets and economic trends, member and consumer surveys, and the impact of real estate related regulatory and legislative policies. She earned her Masters degree from SUNY in Buffalo and a PhD from the University of Maryland. Bruce and Selma discuss immigration, the lending requirements that went into effect in January, the hedge funds in 2012 and 2013, the percentage of the market going to foreign investors, legislation passed in 2013 that could pose concerns, debt forgiveness, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Mike Novak-Smith Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #332

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Mike Novak-Smith. Mike is with REMAX Results and is in the top 1% of agents nationwide. He is an expert in the disposition of REO, short sales, bankruptcies, asset management, and negotiation. Bruce and Mike discuss short sales, REOs, the attitude of homeowners and buyers now compared to the 90s, the percentage of people current on their mortgages, prices and hedge funds, the new home construction business, the trend today for getting people approved for loans, portfolio loans, 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 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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