Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder for Riverside County Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #499

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Peter Aldana. Peter was elected as the assessor-county clerk-recorder for Riverside County in June 2014. He has been with the assessor’s office for over 25 years in a variety of appraisal, supervisory, and management positions. He is a lifelong resident of Riverside County. He earned his B.A. from Cal State University, Fullerton and his M.A. from Azusa Pacific University. He is a member of the California Assessor’s Association, the County’s Records Association of California, International Association of Assessor’s Offices, and the Appraisal Institute. He is also a member of the Inland Empire Hispanic Leadership Council.

Bruce and Peter discuss the 2016 and 2008 cycles, the area of the market where assessors saw the biggest increase, bright spots in construction, Prop 8 and Prop 13, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Robert Hockett, Professor at Cornell Law School, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #286

This week Bruce Norris is joined Robert Hockett.  Robert teaches financial and business law subjects at Cornell Law School, where his research and writing focuses on the legal and institutional prerequisites to a just and prosperous economic order.  He is also a fellow at the Century Foundation, a commissioned offer for the New America Foundation and consultant to a number of financial institutions, regulators, and legislators.  Prior to entering legal academia, he worked at the International Monetary Fund and served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Deanell Reece Tacha, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.  He was educated at the University of Kansas Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar.  Robert also authored a memorandum entitled It Takes a Village Municipal Condemnation Proceedings and Public/Private Partnerships for Mortgage Loan Modification Value Preservation and Economic Recovery.
Bruce and Robert primarily discuss eminent domain and his recent report as well as what is happening in the market, especially in San Bernardino, as well as the controversial Kilo case on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.
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Rick Sharga, Vice President of Carrington Mortgage Holdings, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #283

This week Bruce Norris is joined once again by Rick Sharga.  Rick is an executive vice-president at Carrington Mortgage Holdings, LLC.  Rick is one of the nation’s most frequently quoted sources on foreclosure, mortgage, and real estate trends.  He has appeared on NBC Nightly News, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNBC, Fox, and NPR.  Rick is a member of the Board of Directors of REOMAC and the president of the Technology Council of Southern California.  Bruce and Rick discuss how Rick handles trustee sales, the new challenges in the market, the shift from lender rights to people in foreclosure rights, the percentage of borrowers upside down, the change in the percentage of FHA loans to credit scores, the real estate market in the coming years, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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