Aaron and Bruce Norris Join Realtors Chris and Molly Silva on the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show #543

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Bruce Norris and Molly and Chris Silva. They are realtors and investors based in Riverside, and they followed in the footsteps of their father Steve Silva. Bruce Norris worked extensively with him over the course of his career. The family has been involved in everything from REOs to real estate investing.

Aaron and Bruce discuss with Chris and Molly discuss when they first got involved in the realtor business, when Bruce first started working with their dad Steve, the event that occurred in Quadrant 1 that no one expected, the essential strategy in Quadrant 1, what years Quadrant 2 covers in the market, listings they did at the peak of the market, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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I Survived Real Estate 2012 Part 3 #303

On October 19, 2012, The Norris Group proudly presented I Survived Real Estate 2012.  An expert line-up of industry experts joined Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and the outlook for real estate in the coming year.  Over $77,000 was raised to benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Bruce Norris continues his discussion with Mark Palim and Eric Janszen on where we are in the housing market, interest rates, that positives that got us off the bottom of the market, the driving forces behind the improvement in the market, what new policies could be implemented, the significance of QE3, the importance of housing to an economic recovery, and more.  Bruce also introduced Sara Stephens from the Appraisal Institute, Gary Thomas from the National Association of Realtors, and E.J. Burke from Key Bank Real estate Capital.  Bruce discusses with them the appraisal process and appraisal world, mortgage industry rules, the appraisal management company's design to provide a barrier between the appraiser and the rest of the participants, and more.  To find out more, tune in next week for I Survived Real Estate 2012, part 4.

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Vice President and Chief Economist of CAR Leslie Appleton-Young Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #281

This week Bruce Norris is joined once again by Leslie Appleton-Young.  Leslie is vice-president and chief economist for the California Association of Realtors, a statewide trade organization with over 150,000 members dedicated to advancement of professionalism in real estate.  Leslie directs the activities of the association’s member information group.  She oversees the analysis of the housing market and brokerage industry trends, member communication, and membership development activities.  She also is closely involved in the association’s strategic planning efforts and is a well-known speaker in California.  Bruce and Leslie discuss the increase in the percentage of equity sellers, buyers today compared to 2006, REOs and shadow inventory, the percentage of inventory sales in California, household formation, the status of Fannie and Freddie in the future, Proposition 13, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Vice President and Chief Economist of CAR Leslie Appleton-Young Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #280

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Leslie Appleton-Young.  Leslie is vice-president and chief economist for the California Association of Realtors, a statewide trade organization with over 150,000 members dedicated to advancement of professionalism in real estate.  Leslie directs the activities of the association’s members investment group or information group.  She oversees the analysis of the housing market and broker industry trends, member communication, and membership development activities.  She also is closely involved in the association’s strategic planning efforts and is a well-known speaker in California.  Bruce and Leslie discuss the current market and how we are doing compared to past years, the increase in median prices, the supply of short sales in the market, the percentage drop from the peak of the market to the bottom in early 2009, the change in inventory in the last few months, the nothing-down loan program Bruce and Sean O'Toole discussed in Washington, what the market was like at the peak in 2007, California compared to the rest of the country, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Sean O'Toole Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate radio show #272

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Sean O'Toole, founder and CEO of ForeclosureRadar.com.  Prior to launching ForeclosureRadar, Sean successfully purchased and flipped more than 150 residential and commercial foreclosures.  Bruce and Sean discuss Sean's website and how he has helped many through it, his goal when creating the site, the market today compared to earlier years, ForeclosureRadar's use in finding houses to repair, code enforcement, the increase in foreclosure sales and the dominant role they play today, the real estate debt at the peak of the market, the biggest mistakes Sean sees in trustee sales, the definition of drop bids, shadow inventory, 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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Bill Shipp Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #175

This week Bruce Norris is joined by California real estate investor, Bill Shipp.

Bruce and Bill discuss his success rate of offers and purchases, his work process, how he has much of his business on automatic pilot, working with a construction crew, Bill's ongoing education, funny stories on rehabs, how to learn construction, bulk buying, and much more.

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Mike Ferry #32

Bruce interviews one of the nation's leading real estate agent trainers, Mike Ferry with the Mike Ferry Organization. The two discuss how Realtors have been caught off guard by the market change, how buyers have changed, how this downturn differs from the past, and how he was one of the first to warn Realtors this market was coming. Mike also shares why some of his clients are some of the most successful in the business. They're business is actually getting busier now that the market has shifted.

Mike Ferry is the founder of the Mike Ferry Organization, North America's leading Real Estate coaching and training organization. Mike has been involved in sales and management for more than forty years. During that time he has built an unmatched reputation for success on a foundation of hard work, dedication to his personal goals and 100% commitment to his customers.

Mike began his career with Nightingale-Conant where he was quickly promoted to the position of National Training Director responsible for the sales activities of 1,300 people. He then made the decision to move into the residential Real Estate field as a sales person. After a career of selling homes and earning the honor of being one of the top agents in the state, Mike decided the time was right to launch his own company. Four decades later, The Mike Ferry Organization is a $50,000,000 company with tens of thousands of clients.

Mike's phenomenal natural ability to train and teach his unique techniques has helped hundreds of thousands of agents achieve and exceed their business and personal goals. The way he inspires all agents at all levels to produce at high levels and apply the rules of business to their Real Estate careers is legendary.

Mike has been repeatedly recognized by the National Association of Realtors® as one of the most influential people in the entire Real Estate profession, along with the President of the United States, the U.S. Congress, Alan Greenspan and Henry Silverman.

As the foremost expert on Real Estate sales techniques, training and motivation, Mike and his company lead dozens of seminars and retreats every year. Real Estate agents, mortgage professionals, title representatives and business executives have increased their production and profit because of the skills and mindset they learned through Mike Ferry. According to Mike, "The business is great because the results agents get from working with us are exceptional. Agents want to know how to sell more homes in less time and that is exactly what we teach them."

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Andrea Jennings #3 2-17-07

Learn how Andrea and Bruce met and how they have been working together for the past several years. Andrea talks about the current market place and how she's adjusting.

Teamed with her husband, Brad, Andrea Jennings is an award winning realtor with RE/MAX All Stars, consistently placing in the 100% club. She is also Quality Service Certified and considers her clients goals and needs as the most important aspect of the service she provides.

Andrea started her real estate career in the early 1990’s and began working with Bruce Norris in 1993. They have worked together since their first meeting.

From 1996 until 2002 Andrea owned and operated her own successful real estate business. In the last downturn Andrea worked as both and agent and investor, which give her a valuable insight into what an investor needs to realize a profit from a property.

Having worked closely with many investors, Andrea is well versed in the diverse needs of both seasoned pros and first time investors. To learn more about the services Andrea and Brad provide, as well as client testimonials, please visit their website at www.andreaandbrad.com

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Update: Since this show aired, Andrea has now become a permanent part of The Norris Group team pursuing relationships with REO Brokers, Asset Managers, and selling properties The Norris Group finds.