Thursday, November 10, 2016

I Survived Real Estate 2016 Part 3 on the Real Estate Radio Show #512

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce opened the event by bringing up his first two guest panelists. The first up was John Burns, founder of John Burns Real Estate Consulting. He founded his company in 2001 to help executives make informed investment decisions. Before founding the company he worked at a national consulting firm for four years, and he worked for ten years at KPMG. He worked as a CPA and aid in their consulting practice. He is a highly sought after speaker, especially adept at making complicated analysis easy to understand. 410,000 people follow him on LinkedIn, and 30,000 plus subscribe to his emails. His new book Big Shifts Ahead offers insights and clarity into demographic shifts that can create exciting opportunities for business professionals.

Joining John was Doug Duncan. Doug is Fannie Mae’s Vice President and Chief Economist. He is responsible for managing Fannie Mae’s strategy division in economics and mortgage market analysis groups. Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Duncan was Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association. He was recently honored with the National Association of Business Economics as the most accurate forecaster two years running. This was the first time anyone had won this. Named one of Bloomberg Business Week’s 50 Most Powerful People in real estate, Duncan is a frequent speaker on the national and state economic housing and mortgage market conditions

This week's radio show covers demographics on a scale of 1 to 10, the big game-changer for the economy in 2008, the law regarding portfolios and who mainly buys them, the current homeownership rate and where we should expect it to go, a nothing-down loan program and what the result of this would be, the different groups of millennials and their effect on the economy, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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Friday, November 4, 2016

I Survived Real Estate 2016 Part 2 on the Real Estate Radio Show #511

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

This week's radio show carries over from last week when we got to hear from the heads of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Make a Wish Foundation.  When we last left off, Sarah Pizzaruso of Make a Wish told about a wish granted to a little boy named Finn, who wanted to be a cool kid.  His wish did not just give Finn hope, strength, and joy. It gave the same to his mom and dad. Now, as they continue to tell stories about the day, Make a Wish knows it extends much far beyond this. It extends to the limo driver who delivered him VIP to the entrance rivaling that of a Hollywood premiere. It extends to the crowd of volunteers lining the red carpet and holding signs and cheering Finn on like the rock start he is. It also extends to every employee and shopper in the mall that day who helped a little boy become what he dreamed of most: the coolest kid in town. It was not just a wish for one kid or family. Finn’s wish left us all feeling hope, strength, and joy. That is the power of Make a Wish.

This week's radio show covers events from the I Survived Real Estate event, including how it got it's start, who first came up with the idea, the Rohny Award and when it was first established, this year's winner, what he did for the community and others to win the award, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

I Survived Real Estate 2016 Part 1 on the Real Estate Radio Show #510

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Aaron Norris opened up the event by giving the history of I Survived Real Estate. It was created back in 2008 during some of the toughest years the industry has ever experienced. They had a few simple goals in mind when they first set it up. Their first goal was to invite friends throughout the real estate community to celebrate the work they collectively do. The second was to invite thought leaders who help shape the industry and share their thoughts on the year ahead. Thirdly, their goal was to raise money for important charities.

This week's radio show covers events from the I Survived Real Estate event, including the purpose and history of the event, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and what they strive to do for their patients, the purpose of the Make A Wish Foundation, Bruce's goal he thought he would never achieve but did, above and beyond, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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Friday, October 21, 2016

Susanne Livingston of Residential Wholesale Mortgage Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #509

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Aaron Norris fills in this week for Bruce Norris, who is in Washington D.C. talking with government officials about what today’s radio show is about: financing. He is joined today by Susanne Dawn Livingston, who is the Executive Vice President of sales and marketing of Residential Wholesale Mortgage, Inc. RWMI is a privately held company that was founded by her husband Brad in 1994. It was recognized by the San Diego Union Tribune as a top workplace in 2015 and also named one of the top privately-held mortgage companies in San Diego by the San Diego Business Journal. She currently serves on the board of the California Mortgage Bankers Association, and she has been in the industry since 1986 when interest rates popped out a beautiful 11 ¾%.

Aaron and Susanne discuss the current status of Dodd-Frank, the current homeownership rate, new loan programs that could contribute to homeownership, the VA loan program, the origination of overlays, the mortgage industry's view of the GSEs, technology's impact on the mortgage industry, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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Friday, October 14, 2016

John Burns of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #508

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by John Burns. John is CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting. He founded the company to help executives make informed housing industry investment decisions. The team enables the profitable development and ownership of the best places to live in the world through great research for industry executives and their investors. The team’s consultants and analysts navigate their clients through housing cycles, helping them satisfy home buyer and renter demand. John recently co-authored Big Shifts Ahead: Demographic Clarity for Businesses, which will be available for purchase this month. 400,000 plus people follow John’s LinkedIn influential column, and 30,000 plus subscribe to his emails. John will be one of the featured panelists at I Survived Real Estate 2016 on Friday, October 21.

Bruce and John discuss his new book Big Shifts Ahead: Demographic Clarity for Businesses, how the different generations were affected by the economy, how this plays a part in their spending, the increase in immigration, dominant game changers in the market over the next ten years, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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Friday, October 7, 2016

Nick Bailey of Zillow Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #507

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Nick Bailey. Nick serves as Vice President for Zillow group, helping build the company’s strategic partners and relationships throughout the U.S. He helps drive the expansion of products and services and partnerships and the broadening of brand awareness across the real estate industry. He has over 20 years of real estate industry experience as a leader in franchising, brokerage, management, and technology, and as a licensed broker. Prior to joining Zillow group he spent nearly 12 years at RE/Max World Headquarters as Vice President since 2004. He lead the growth and development for numerous regional operations throughout the U.S., including serving as Vice President. He started his real estate career at 17 when he began purchasing commercial and residential property and was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce. Nick will be featured on the panel at I Survived Real Estate in 2 weeks.

Bruce and Nick discuss how he got his start in real estate, renting vs. buying, the factors affecting homeownership for first-time buyers, the two types of real estate professionals that exist today, the first moves consumers make when lookig to buy a home, how realtors view Zillow, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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Friday, September 30, 2016

Sean O'Toole of PropertyRadar Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #506

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Sean O’Toole. Sean is the founder and CEO of PropertyRadar.com, the only company that tracks every foreclosure in California with daily updates on all foreclosure auctions. Prior to launching PropertyRadar, Sean successfully purchased and flipped more than 150 residential and commercial foreclosures. Leveraging 15 years in the software industry, Sean used technology as a key competitive advantage to build his successful real estate investment track record. Sean has always thrived in start-up environments, and as such he became a key contributor at Xing technology, acquired by Real Networks, ISI Global Center, acquired by Global Crossing, and Icarian Inc, acquired by Workstream.

Bruce and Sean discuss PropertyRadar and how it has been a game changer for the real estate industry, the buying margin today compared to the past, the current foreclosure market, PropertyRadar's function, the new 3D printer technology, other developments in technology and where this could lead us, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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Friday, September 23, 2016

Gary Acosta of the NAHREP Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #505

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Gary Acosta. Gary is the co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and a 25-year veteran of the housing industry. NAHREP is the nation’s largest minority real estate trade organization. With over 20,000 members and 40 local chapters in his capacity as CEO. He created the Hispanic Wealth Project, a new 501 C3 non-profit organization with a strategic plan to triple Hispanic household wealth by 2024. He also co-founded several mortgage real estate and technology companies, including New Vista Asset Management, Counter Max, and Real Estate Español.com. In 2013 he co-founded the Mortgage Collaborative, a cooperative of mortgage companies that work together to increase profitability and market share.

Bruce and Gary primarily discuss the Hispanic community, including the importance of their growing population, demographics and buying habits, how many are a part of the millennial group, as well as the overall the typical household, the concept of simple assumption, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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Friday, September 16, 2016

Doug Duncan of Fannie Mae Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #504

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Doug Duncan. Doug is Fannie Mae’s senior vice president and chief economist. He is responsible for providing all forecasts and analysis on the economy, housing, and mortgage markets for Fannie Mae. Duncan also oversees corporate strategy and is responsible for strategic research regarding external factors and their potential impact on the company and housing industry. He serves as the chair of the Fannie Mae Corporate House Price forecast committee. Named one of Bloomberg Business Week’s 15 most powerful people in real estate, Duncan is Fannie Mae’s source for information analysis on the external business and economic environment. This includes the implications of changes in the economic environment to the company strategy and execution as well as forecasting for housing activity, demographics, and overall economic and mortgage market activity.

Bruce and Doug discuss external factors and their impact on the market, sovereign debt, fiscal policy and whether we will see it change after the election, China's economy and capital market, the owner-occupancy percentage rate in the housing market, renters and homeowners and who spends the most on housing, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thanks its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Auction.com, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Las Brisas Escrow, L.A. Green Designs, LA South REIA, New Western, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, Orange County Investment Club, Orange County Building Industry Association, Pacific Premiere Bank, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Realty Executives Inland Empire, Rick and Leanne Rossiter, Sonoca Corporation, South Orange County Real Estate Club, Spinnaker Loans, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, Wholesale Capital Corporation, and Wilson Investment Properties Inc.

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Peter Muoio, Chief Economist of Auction.com, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #503

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Peter Muoio. Peter is the Chief Economist of Ten-X, formerly Auction.com. He is a renowned real estate economist and trusted industry analyst and forecaster. Muoio leads Auction.com research and is the founder of New York based Maximus Advisors, a widely respected CRE consulting firm that became part of Auction.com in 2012. Previously the head of Deutsche Bank real estate research, Muoio and his trusted research team provided a trusted economic barometer that helps guide Ten-X’s business decisions.

Bruce and Peter discuss how the internet has made the auction process easier, the different types of auctions, commercial and residential properties and what is being sold more, demand and whether it has remained strong, interest rates and where they stand in five years, the Fed's plan regarding potential inflation, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, September 2, 2016

Tom Salomone, President of NAR, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #502

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Tom Salomone. Tom is a realtor from Coral Springs, Florida and is the 2016 president of the National Assocation of Realtors. NAR, the voice of real estate, is America’s largest trade association representing over 1 million realtors involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Tom has been licensed in real estate for more than 40 years. He is the second generation realtor as well as a broker/owner of Real Estate Two Inc., a firm specializing in residential real estate. Over the years Tom has been named realtor of the year multiple times and served the industry in many capacities over his 40-year career. Tom is experienced in both business and sports in order to serve his community through a number of different organizations, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce, a Coral Springs charter school business sponsor. As a water control district supervisor he has coached over 46 sports teams in local city leagues and been a member of the Amateur Athletic Union in the United States Specialty Sports Association. He volunteers with organizations to prevent heart disease and cancer. He attends the St. Andrews Church and is a proud father of two sons, TJ and Bryce and husband to his lovely wife Diana.

Bruce and Tom discuss his 40 years in the real business, transitions he saw during this time, reasons people may find financing difficult, the current bill aimed at veterans, advice for those who prefer to rent instead of own, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, August 26, 2016

Christopher Thornberg, Principal at Beacon Economics, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #501

On Friday, October 21, the Norris Group proudly presents its 9th annual award-winning black tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds for the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event is not possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, Think Realty, and White House Catering. Visit www.isurvivedrealestate.com for event information and tickets.

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Christopher Thornberg. Christopher is the director of the UC Riverside School of Business Administration, Center for economic forecasting and development. He is also the founding partner of Beacon Economics.

Bruce and Christopher discuss his upcoming speaking event Inland Empire 2035, employment and the GDP growth, the ten-year T-Bill, quantitative easing, the reason for inflation over deflation, helicopter money and who has implemented it, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, August 19, 2016

Scott Robinson, President of the Appraisal Institute, Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #500

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Scott Robinson. Scott is the Appraisal Institute president and holds designations as MAI, SRA, and AIGRS in the appraisal world. He has been involved in appraising in North Carolina for most of his life and followed in the footsteps of his father who started the family business in 1960. He has been actively involved with the Appraisal Institute since joining as a candidate for the SRA designation in 1987. Including the 4-year term of the National Board of Directors and serving as chair Regional 5, he has served in all offices for the North Carolina chapter. He has been involved in the regional and national chapter since 1991. He served as national president-elect and vice president of the executive committee and was chair of the National Finance Committee in 2014. Since 2014, he has served as vice-president for World Association Evaluation Organization and has been a trustee for the International Property Management Standards Coalition since 2014 and serves on the organization’s executive committee.

Bruce and Scott discuss the duties of the Appraisal Institute president, worldwide access to information and how much it varies, the education required to become an appraiser, when it was first required for appraisers to have a license, the different levels of certification, areas of concern in the industry and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, August 12, 2016

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder for Riverside County Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #499

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Peter Aldana. Peter was elected as the assessor-county clerk-recorder for Riverside County in June 2014. He has been with the assessor’s office for over 25 years in a variety of appraisal, supervisory, and management positions. He is a lifelong resident of Riverside County. He earned his B.A. from Cal State University, Fullerton and his M.A. from Azusa Pacific University. He is a member of the California Assessor’s Association, the County’s Records Association of California, International Association of Assessor’s Offices, and the Appraisal Institute. He is also a member of the Inland Empire Hispanic Leadership Council.

Bruce and Peter discuss the 2016 and 2008 cycles, the area of the market where assessors saw the biggest increase, bright spots in construction, Prop 8 and Prop 13, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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Friday, August 5, 2016

Brad Hunter of HomeAdvisor Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #498

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Brad Hunter. Brad spearheads HomeAdvisor, which works with the analysis and tracking of housing markets and the home improvement industry using proprietary data. In his former position, he was Chief Economist and Director of Consulting for Metro Study, where he orchestrated 100s of areas for specific housing market studies over his 18 years at the firm. He also presented original research and insights to the federal agencies who focused on the housing industry during the depths of the housing crisis.

Bruce and Brad discuss his HomeAdvisor site, the percentage of remodeling projects in the market, demographics and their effect on home improvement, the output gap we should see filled, foreign and local investor participation, what we should expect for the real estate market in the coming year, and much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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