Jim Brown of Keller Williams Joins Aaron Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #482

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Jim Brown. Jim is the owner of Keller Williams Corona and has been in real estate for around 20 years. Bruce did a transaction with him back in 1992, even prior to him being in the business. His Keller Williams office did about a $1 billion in the first quarter of 2016. Bruce and Jim discuss how many Realtors don't close a transaction in a year, agents who make $1 million compared to those who make next to nothing, who dominates in the real estate world, cross-qualifying, decision Realtors make that can hurt the industry, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Amanda Han and Matt MacFarland of Keystone CPA Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #372

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by Matt MacFarland and Amanda Han. They are owners of Keystone CPA in Orange County, voted one of the top 100 CPA firms. Bruce has had the privilege of speaking with them in front of at least 4 or 5 audiences. Bruce has always learned something from them since they have an expertise in real estate and in their own business now for seven years. Bruce was pleased to speak with them since they saved him money and he has learned something from them every time he has heard them. Bruce, Amanda, and Matt discuss contributions to retirement accounts, ROTH and SEP IRAs, reducing taxable income, recapturing, flipping properties and how this saves money, fixable income as active income, short sales, and much, 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 #346

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Sean O’Toole. Sean is the founder and CEO of Property Radar, and he was the founder of Foreclosure Radar. Their website literally changed the foreclosure industry and made it much easier for people to compete against very large companies. He started buying and selling his own properties, dealing with 150 residential commercial foreclosures, and he used 15 years of software industry experience to make the job a lot easier. Bruce and Sean discuss how he got started in the foreclosure business, his new website in depth, short sales, the number of homeowners still underwater and emerging out from it, inventory levels, the predominance of refis in the lender business, the current CAP rate, the upcoming event I Survived Real Estate 2013, and much more on this weeks real estate radio show and podcast.

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Mike Novak-Smith and Ted Boeker Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio #264

Bruce is joined again this week by by Mike Novak-Smith and Ted Boeker. Mike Novak-Smith is not only one of the largest REO agents in the Inland Empire, but the nation.  Mike is in the top 1% of all real estate agents nationwide and is experienced in REO, short sales, bankruptcies, asset management, and negotiating.  Ted Boeker is the owner of the company that Mike is at and has brokered for RE/Max Results in Moreno Valley.   Bruce, Ted, and Mike discuss slight improvements in the short sale process, REO and short sales and which become renters, basic changes that could come about in the downturn, and much  more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.

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Ted Boeker and Mike Novak-Smith Join Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio #263

Bruce is joined this week by by Mike Novak-Smith and Ted Boeker. Mike Novak-Smith is not only one of the largest REO agents in the Inland Empire, but the nation.  Mike is in the top 1% of all real estate agents nationwide and is experienced in REO, short sales, bankruptcies, asset management, and negotiating.  Ted Boeker is the owner of the company that Mike is at and has brokered for RE/Max Results in Moreno Valley.   Bruce, Ted, and Mike discuss 1989 being a peak year and the drastic changes in the economy afterwards, the economic cycle in the 90s and 2006-2011 downturns, shadow inventory, bulk sales and REO listings, the problem of liens and code violations placed on properties, Cash for Keys, the effect of the robo-signing on California lenders,  and much, much  more on this week's real estate radio show and podcast.
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Nancy West of HUD #181

This week Bruce is joined once again by Nancy West. Nancy is a marketing and outreach specialist for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Bruce and Nancy discuss non profits working with HUD, NSP programs and how cities are working with the money they've been giving, loan modifications, FHA modifications, the role of the GSEs in the market, and much more.

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Nancy West of HUD #180

This week Bruce is joined by Nancy West. Nancy is a marketing and outreach specialist for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She has been working in the mortgage industry since 1977. Nancy joined in 2004, and in 2006 she accepted one of four nationwide marking and outreach specialist positions.

Bruce and Nancy discuss the state of FHA mortgages, how long borrowers must wait for a government backed loans after forecloure, short sale, and deed-in-lieu, current guidelines for lending, HUD foreclosures, how investors can bid on HUD properties, 203k loans for investors, and much more.

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