Bill Tan of the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association #171

This week Bruce Norris is joined by President of the San Diego Creative Investors Association and Bill Tan Investments, Bill Tan.

Bruce and Bill discuss how Bill got started in the business, what Bill specializes in, hard money loans, purchasing notes, seller carryback notes, the structure of a few creative deals, tax ramification for creative financing, and much more.

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Aaron Norris and Diana Barlet #170

This week Bruce Norris is joined by Marketing Director for The Norris Group, Aaron Norris, and Investor Relations E with the Norris Group, Diana Barlet. Bruce, Aaron, and Diana discuss the journey of buying a house in the current market as two solid buyers including why they waited, how long it took to find a house, information on buying an REO, the process and difficulties closing a transaction, and much more.

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Author and Economist Harry Dent #169

This week Bruce Norris is joined once again by Harry Dent. Harry is the president of the H.S. Dent Foundation, which publishes the H.S. Dent forecast. His mission is to help people understand change. He is the author of many books, which include The Great Boom Ahead 1992 and The Roaring 2000s and The Great Depression Ahead.

Bruce and Mr. Dent discuss how some of the brightest minds missed the bubble, the upcoming depression and US banking collapse coming in 2011, and the problem with economist and why they often get it wrong. They all discuss the differences between Japan and the US and how demographics play an important role in determining the coming market.

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Author and Economist Harry Dent #168

Bruce Norris is joined this week again by economist and author, Harry Dent. Harry Dent is author of The Power to Predict, The Great Boom Ahead 1992, and The Roaring 2000s and The Great Depression Ahead. Bruce and Mr. Dent discuss demographics, the role demographics play in predicting long term forecasting, predictions from past few decades, how the current stimulus plan from the government will work out, 80-year cycles, and much more.

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Scott Barber and Deanna Lorson - City of Riverside #167

Bruce Norris is joined this week again by the Development Director for the City of Riverside, Deanna Lorsen, and the Code Enforcement Director for the City of Riverside, Scott Barber. Bruce, Deanna, and Scott discuss the state of Riverside's budget, if taxes have decreased with real estate prices, how the state is trying to tap into the budgets of local cities, more on code enforcement, the process of fines with the city, investors and the city in partnership, lenders challenging cities and fines they've levied on foreclosures, the Riverside Renaissance and redevelopment funds at work, the Fox performing arts center, bond issuance, down payment assistant programs, rental assistance, the Home Investment Partnership, condominiums being told down because of builder foreclosure, and much more.

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Scott Barber and Deanna Lorson - City of Riverside - City of Riverside #166

Bruce Norris is joined this week by the Development Director for the City of Riverside, Deanna Lorsen, and the Code Enforcement Director for the City of Riverside, Scott Barber. Bruce, Deanna, and Scott discuss what their jobs look like on a daily basis, their core job functions, the state of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), how Riverside has been dealing with the funds, how Riverside works with a private trust, the type of inventory Riverside is focusing on, and much more.

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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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