Bruce Norris Is Joined Inland Empire Builder By Alex Serrato On The Real Estate Radio Show #587

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Alex Serrato. Alex is a local builder, flipper, and investor. They partnered on quite a number of deals over the last few years and had two homes under construction and two about to start.

Bruce discusses with Alex his process for finding a building lot, the agents who deal with land, things Alex looks for in a property he knows right away will pose a problem, his way of dealing with school fees, the team he works with and whether they have remained the same, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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Bruce Norris Is Joined By John Bohannon of BuildZig on the Real Estate Radio Show #575

This week Bruce Norris is joined by John Bohannon of BuildZig. John took his first interest in shop class for the construction industry at large in elementary school and has turned it into a career. He is the director of business development at BuildZig, a funds control firm that has been in the industry since 1936. John is a licensed general contractor, certified construction inspector, registered home inspector, and a certified review appraiser.

Bruce and John discuss funds control, the process, what a funds control company does, who uses it, the costs involved, what it monitors, and much, much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

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John Bohannon of Build Zig Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #378

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by John Bohannon. He is co-owner of a company called Build Zig, and they are in the builder control business among other things. They take projects from the very beginning all the way to the very end, and they even get involved once in a while with being an expert witness in court. Bruce and John discuss city inspections, title, the mechanics lien law, the four types of lien releases, the purpose of joint checks and direct payments, completion bonds, SB 978, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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John Bohannon of Build Zig Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #377

Bruce Norris is joined this week by John Bohannon.He is one of the partners in Buildzig, and he has a lot of experience in the builder control industry. He is on the company called Builder Control Inc, a funds disbursement company that has evaluated and inspected thousands of construction projects from single-family to large subdivisions to commercial. John is a great person to talk to since we are in the phase where it looks like we will have more new construction. Bruce and John discuss his predictions for 2014, deals on raw land, construction, John's services he offers at Buildzig, funds control, SB 978, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Doug Duncan Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #351

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Doug Duncan.  Doug is Fannie Mae’s Vice President and Chief Economist.  He is responsible for managing Fannie Mae’s strategy division, economics, and mortgage market analysis groups.  In this leadership role, Duncan provides all economic housing and mortgage market forecasts and analysis.  He also serves as the company’s thought leader and is a spokesman on economic and mortgage market issues. Bruce and Doug discuss the housing market today compared to a year ago, the decline in construction employment, organic growth in the market, population and demographics being the driving factors in the housing market, buyer mentality, the percentage of the market Fannie and Freddie have, shadow inventory, the upcoming event I Survived Real Estate 2013, and much more on this weeks real estate radio show and podcast.

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Christopher Thornberg Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #347

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Christopher Thornberg. Christopher is the founding partner of Beacon Economics, LLC and widely recognized to be one of California’s leading economists. Bruce and Christopher discuss his upcoming speaking engagement on October 29th, the state of the economy and whether or not we are moving forward, quantitative easing, mortgage and the unemployment rate, underwater homeowners and lack of construction, the increase in home prices, California migration, 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 #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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