Dr. Robert Kleinhenz Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #436

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Robert Kleinhenz. Dr. Klienhenz is the chief economist at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). He directs the Kaiser Center for Economic Research, which conducts research on regional, state, and national economies. He has also been a teacher for over 25 years as well as a past guest on the Norris Group radio show. Bruce and Robert discuss 2014 and if there were any surprises, GDP growth, the possible emergence of driverless vehicles, the drought and where our water is being used, minimum wage and its domino effect, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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John Husing Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #383

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Dr. John Husing. Dr. Husing is the leading authority on the Inland Empire’s economy, an area he has been studying since he wrote his doctoral thesis on the region in the 1960s. His influence on the business and political landscape has been so extensive that the Los Angeles Times named him one of the 100 most powerful people in Southern California in 2006. He is a writer of the Quarterly Economic Report, an economic newsletter now in its 20th year. His company, Economics and Politics, Inc. provides consulting services for municipalities and counties with economic strategies, statistical data packages, recommendations for public policy and briefing presentations to businesses and political leaders about the nature, growth, and economic trends of Southern California. Dr. Husing’s website includes copies of his newsletter, PowerPoint presentations of various speeches, and photographic glimpses of his exotic travel adventures. Bruce and John discuss the nature of this generation living at home, migration, the psychological side of charts, the lack of supply, the difference between rentals and owner-occupied homes, the change in education, and much, much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Selma Hepp of CAR Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #374

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, household formation, affordability and percentage points, first-time home buyers, the amount of single people who now own households, the demand brought in by the 2009 tax credit, default rates, and much more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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