Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital #165

Bruce Norris is joined this week by President of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0, How to profit from the Economic Collapse, Peter Schiff. Peter is currently campaigning for the Connecticut Senate seat to replace Senator Dodd. Bruce and Peter discuss the economy, inflation potential in the United States, real estate price increases and the cause of those increases, and how the government is making the problem worse.

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Robert J. Samuelson 3-6-10 #164

Bruce Norris is joined by award-winning columnist and author of The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath, Robert J. Samuelson. Bruce and Robert discuss United States inflation, the inevitable pop of bubble, consumers overspending, expectations of the consumer in a boom and in a bust, whether deflation or inflation is the most concerning trend in the near future for the United States, how consumers might have to change expectations in the near future, stagflation, and much more on this week's Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show and Podcast.

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Robert J. Samuelson 2-27-10 #163

Bruce Norris is joined by award-winning columnist and author of The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath, Robert J. Samuelson. Bruce and Robert discuss United States monetary policy, inflation, deflation, presidential policy on the economy, political pressure, unemployment, economic growth, the psychology of the market, inflation examples from the past, and much more on this week's Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show and Podcast.

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Christopher Thornberg of Beacon Economics #162

This week Bruce is joined once again by Christopher Thornberg. Christopher is an expert in the study of regional economies, real estate dynamics, and business forecasting. In 2006, he co-founded Beacon Economics which is an economic research and consulting firm that specializes in real estate markets, local economic development, and public and private policy issues. Christopher has also been part of the Norris Group’s award-winning fundraising series, I Survived Real Estate.

Christopher and Bruce discuss the more on inflation, consumers and the idea of judges wiping out debt in cramdowns, the United States compared to Japan's economy, deflation potential in the United States (if any), GDP and the health of the Unites States, Bernanke and currently policy, employment numbers, excess and working through issues currently on the table, what would happen if the US re-adopted mark to market for banks, and of course, much more.

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Christopher Thornberg of Beacon Economics #161

This week Bruce is joined by Christopher Thornberg. Christopher is an expert in the study of regional economies, real estate dynamics, and business forecasting. In 2006, he co-founded Beacon Economics which is an economic research and consulting firm that specializes in real estate markets, local economic development, and public and private policy issues. Christopher has also been part of the Norris Group’s award-winning fundraising series, I Survived Real Estate.

Christopher and Bruce discuss the current state of the market and whether the market is truly experiencing a comeback or is it completely manufactured. Christopher goes into detail about Bernanke and his current handling of the market. Government actions has delayed the inevitable and Christopher and Bruce discuss what the different strategies have been and how effective they have been and how much longer we should expect to see these manipulations.

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Philip Tirone of the Mortgage Equity Group #160

Bruce Norris is joined by Philip Tirone. Philip Tirone is the President of the Mortgage Equity Group and author of The 7 Steps to a 720 Credit Score. Bruce and Philip discuss strategic defaults, potential interest rates for the United States, potential ramifications from defaults, foreclosures becoming socially acceptable, loan modifications, and what banks are having to deal with because of foreclosures on their books.

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Philip Tirone of the Mortgage Equity Group #159

Bruce Norris is joined by Philip Tirone. Philip Tirone is the President of the Mortgage Equity Group and author of The 7 Steps to a 720 Credit Score. Bruce and Philip discuss the state of the jumbo lending market, difficulties with appraisals, over disclosure in the market, regulation x, and new lending guidelines.

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Greg Norris of The Norris Group #158

Bruce Norris is joined by Greg Norris, Porject manager at The Norris Group in charge of REO and trustee sale acquisitions. Bruce and Greg discuss some of what The Norris Group is doing, how Greg learned the skills necessary to be successful, and what it takes to be a competitive California real estate investor in the current market.

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Paul Bertrand of the FBI #157

Bruce Norris is joined by Paul Bertrand, supervisor for the Los Angeles Mortgage Fraud Division in the FBI. Bruce and Paul discuss mortgage fraud including the hot topic of short sale fraud and new trends the FBI watches for in California and around the US.

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Randy Grigg of Elite Auctions #156

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Randy Grigg, President of Elite Auctions in California as well as an investor. Bruce and Randy discuss how trustee sale buyers are leveraging his California auction service and how advertising have changed in the auction business. Randy also shares some of the expertise required in making an auction successful.

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Randy Grigg of Elite Auctions #155

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Randy Grigg, President of Elite Auctions in California. Bruce and Randy discuss everything from creative financing, to seller financing, to California real estate investor strategies over the years.

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Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez #154

Bruce Norris is joined this week by California real estate investors Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez. The three discuss what they would do if they needed to start all over again after losing everything. They discuss how different strategies work for different people and personality types. Thank you Mike and Tony for your time. Happy holidays all.

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Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez #153

Bruce Norris is joined this week by California real estate investors Mike Cantu and Tony Alvarez which talk about how they got started, goals, and creating wealth. They also discuss early struggles in the business and how they got past downturns. Tony and Mike will be guests next week as well.

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Hugh Bromma of Entrust #152

Bruce Norris is joined this week by CEO of Entrust, Hugh Bromma. Bruce and Hugh discuss more about self directed IRA's, the Do's and Don'ts of IRA investing, mistakes people make, investing in real estate using your IRA, and some commonly asked questions that a real estate investor might ask when deciding to invest using an IRA.

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Hugh Bromma of Entrust #151

Bruce Norris is joined this week by CEO of Entrust, Hugh Bromma. Bruce and Hugh discuss how Hugh got involved in the self-directed market, different retirement vehicles, self directed IRAs, what role Entrust plays for its clients, limits to investments in self-directed IRAs, how to spot custodians who may not know what they're doing, investing in real estate out of an IRA, and much more.

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