Q & A with the SDCIA Panel #649

This week's radio show is unique in that we are covering an event Aaron recently spoke at with SDCIA. At this event, he spoke with different people on a panel of experts.  This will close out our  Featured on the panel were Catherine Blakespear, mayor of Encinitas, Greg Nickless, Senior Housing Analyst for the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Geoff Plagemann, planner of Encinitas, Brent Johnson, Collateral Risk for Home Street Bank, Michelle Rodriguez, hard money lender and member of the California Mortgage Association, John Arendsen with Crest Backyard Homes, and Jordan Marks, the taxpayers' rights advocate for San Diego County.

In this segment, the audience was given the opportunity to ask the panelists questions, which included questions regarding HOAs and CCNRs, the ADU rules as you go closer to the coast, where you should start when wanting to work with ADUs, what cities like Encinitas are doing to make the ADU process quick and efficient, how to handle septic systems in an ADU, where you would park if you convert your garage to an ADU, and much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs and Manufactured Homes with the SDCIA Panel #648

This week's radio show is unique in that we are covering an event Aaron recently spoke at with SDCIA. At this event, he spoke with different people on a panel of experts.  This will close out our  Featured on the panel were Catherine Blakespear, mayor of Encinitas, Greg Nickless, Senior Housing Analyst for the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Geoff Plagemann, planner of Encinitas, Brent Johnson, Collateral Risk for Home Street Bank, Michelle Rodriguez, hard money lender and member of the California Mortgage Association, John Arendsen with Crest Backyard Homes, and Jordan Marks, the taxpayers' rights advocate for San Diego County.

Aaron will discuss with them prefabs and manufactured housing, what San Diego's stance on them are, the cost comparison between the two, Encinitas and their no-fee policy, how ADUs are reassessed, the three main things people want to see in a property, and much, much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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The Future of Housing and Prefabs with Steve Glenn #647

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Steven Glenn. He is the founder and CEO of Plant Prefab, and their mission is to make it easy, fast, and cost-effective for people to build custom, high-quality single and multi-family homes that are healthy, sustainable, and durable. The company operates out of a 62,000 square foot facility out here in the Inland Empire in Rialto, California. Previously, Glenn has worked with the Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative, was former CEO of PeopleLink, a founding partner of Idealab, and for Disney Imagineering as co-director of virtual reality studio.

Aaron and Steve will discuss prefabs and manufactured housing, custom and existing homes, which of these consumers prefer, his vision for the future of housing, the biggest challenge in the construction environment, the importance of design in the future, what technology we could see in homes in the coming years, and much, much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Urban Planning and Construction with Steve Glenn #646

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Steven Glenn. He is the founder and CEO of Plant Prefab, and their mission is to make it easy, fast, and cost-effective for people to build custom, high-quality single and multi-family homes that are healthy, sustainable, and durable. The company operates out of a 62,000 square foot facility out here in the Inland Empire in Rialto, California. Previously, Glenn has worked with the Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative, was former CEO of PeopleLink, a founding partner of Idealab, and for Disney Imagineering as co-director of virtual reality studio.

Aaron and Steve will discuss how he first became interested in urban planning and construction, the difference between Living Homes and Plant Prefab, why he chose to take his business to California, his experience with getting projects through the state, his opinion on ADUs, the timeline for constructing a prefab home, 3D printed homes, and much, much more all on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs, Prefabs, and Stick-Built Homes with John Arendsen #645

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by John Arendsen. He is a licensed general contractor and manufactured home contractor, a licensed real estate broker, and a manufactured home dealer. John has been in the industry in all kinds of facet as well as his entire family for a really long time. He was on the show back in January and February, and Aaron promised to have him back because he was awesome in helping The Norris Group build a chapter on accessory dwelling units. He brings a really interesting angle because he's on the ground of helping homeowners and real estate investors decide what's best for them.

Aaron and John discuss ADUs, prefabs, and stick-built homes, Amazon's prefab plant in Fontana, labor shortages and the higher demand for construction, the planned turnaround time for prefabs, 3D-printed homes, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs and Title 24 and 25 with John Arendsen #644

Aaron Norris is joined this week by John Arendsen. He is a licensed General Contractor and a manufactured home contractor as well as a licensed real estate broker and manufactured home dealer. This week, Aaron is continuing his conversation around accessory dwelling units.

Aaron and John discuss ADUs, stick-built homes, and manufactured housing, their financing, how the law applies to multiplexes and how many understand it, cities that have banned short-term rentals or made it law to stay there to rent it out, the difference between the DMV and RVIA, the HOA and why they are tight-fisted about their policies, the timeframe for completing a manufactured home, and much more on the real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs, SB 1069, and SB 13 Part 2 With Senator Bob Wieckowski #643

This week, Aaron Norris is joined again by Senator Bob Wieckowski. He was elected in 2014, and he represents the 10th Senate District in the California State Legislature. The district stretches from Southern Alameda County into Santa Clara County. He serves on a number of Senate committees as well, including judiciary, budget and fiscal review, transportation and housing, and ethics. He has been one of the leading voices pushing for housing solutions, including legislation on accessory dwelling units. He hopes to help out with California’s affordability. issues and lack of new construction. His background is as a small business owner and bankruptcy attorney.

Aaron and Bob will discuss Senate Bills 1069, ADUs, and specifically SB 13, when it will go up for a vote, what you can do to support it, what is included in it, how it affects mitigation and impact fees, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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ADUs, SB 1069, and SB 13 With Senator Bob Wieckowski #642

This week, Aaron Norris is joined by Senator Bob Wieckowski. He was elected in 2014, and he represents the 10th Senate District in the California State Legislature. The district stretches from Southern Alameda County into Santa Clara County. He serves on a number of Senate committees as well, including judiciary, budget and fiscal review, transportation and housing, and ethics. He has been one of the leading voices pushing for housing solutions, including legislation on accessory dwelling units. He hopes to help out with California’s affordability. issues and lack of new construction. His background is as a small business owner and bankruptcy attorney.

Aaron and Bob will discuss Senate Bills 1069 and 13, ADUs and what is happening with them, rules that 1069 covers, including transit, tandem parking, and detached and attached garages, the cities that have passed ordinances in conjunction with 1069, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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China and the Global Economy With Richard Duncan #641

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Richard Duncan. Richard is the author of three books on the global economic crisis including the international bestseller The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Cures, which forecasts the economic crisis of 2008 with extraordinary accuracy. Since beginning his career as an equity analyst in Hong Kong in 1986, Richard has served as Global Head of Investment Strategy at ABN AMRO Asset Management in London. He worked as a financial sector specialist for the World Bank in Washington D.C. and headed equity research departments for James Capel securities and Solomon broker brothers in Bangkok. He also worked as a consultant for the IMF in Thailand during the Asia crisis. He is now the publisher of a video newsletter Macrowatch, which can be found on his web site. www.richardduncanceconomics.com. I recommend this web site. He has offered our our listeners a 50% discount coupon if you get to his web site. The word to use for the discount is river. You'll find out in the next 50 minutes why he recommends it.

Bruce and Richard will discuss the 10-year T-Bill, the inversion yield curve, the global economy, especially in China, ghost cities, what could cause another recession, what we should expect from quantitative easing, the current monetary policy, and much, much more.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Quantitative Easing and Tightening With Richard Duncan #640

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Richard Duncan. Richard is the author of three books on the global economic crisis including the international bestseller The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Cures, which forecasts the economic crisis of 2008 with extraordinary accuracy. Since beginning his career as an equity analyst in Hong Kong in 1986, Richard has served as Global Head of Investment Strategy at ABN AMRO Asset Management in London. He worked as a financial sector specialist for the World Bank in Washington D.C. and headed equity research departments for James Capel securities and Solomon broker brothers in Bangkok. He also worked as a consultant for the IMF in Thailand during the Asia crisis. He is now the publisher of a video newsletter Macrowatch, which can be found on his web site. www.richardduncanceconomics.com. I recommend this web site. He has offered our our listeners a 50% discount coupon if you get to his web site. The word to use for the discount is river. You'll find out in the next 50 minutes why he recommends it.

Bruce and Richard will discuss the U.S. economy, what is it's main driver, quantitative easing and quantitative tightening, interest rates and what could lead the Fed to raise them again, whether it is their job to protect asset prices, demographics and the inflation cycle, and much, much more.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Smart Cities With Dr. Jonathan Reichental #639

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by Dr. Jonathan Reichental.  Heis a multiple award-winning technology leader whose 30-year career has spanned both the private and public sectors. In 2017, Dr. Reichental was named a top 100 CIO in the world and in 2016 was named one of the top 20 most influential CIO’s in the United States. He is recognized as a global thought leader on a number of emerging trends including urban innovation and blockchain technology. In 2013 he was recognized as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. His innovative work in government has also been recognized by the White House. Works with his teams to apply technology innovation in organizations to create new value and to enable work to be more meaningful and fun.

Aaron and Dr. Reichental will discuss smart cities, at-risk industries, economic and demographic trends, how the U.S. compares to other countries, LinkedIn and how they could change our current education model, and much, much more.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Industry 4.0 With Dr. Jonathan Reichental #638

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Dr. Jonathan Reichental.  Heis a multiple award-winning technology leader whose 30-year career has spanned both the private and public sectors. In 2017, Dr. Reichental was named a top 100 CIO in the world and in 2016 was named one of the top 20 most influential CIO’s in the United States. He is recognized as a global thought leader on a number of emerging trends including urban innovation and blockchain technology. In 2013 he was recognized as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. His innovative work in government has also been recognized by the White House. Works with his teams to apply technology innovation in organizations to create new value and to enable work to be more meaningful and fun.

Aaron and Dr. Reichental will discuss his learning course Foundations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, what it is about, what technologies it encompasses, how the changes in technology could change urban development and real estate, urban and suburban and whether their definition is changing, education and how it has remained the same over the years and catered to different audiences, and much, much more.

He is also an adjunct professor at several universities including the University of San Francisco as well as a popular writer and educator producing several highly successful online courses with LinkedIn Learning. He co-authored The Apps Challenge Playbook, and he is a frequent public speaker on a wide range of technology and business-related topics. Co-hosts the popular podcast, Drinking Wine Talking Tech.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Centriq App Part 2 With James Sheppard #637

Aaron Norris is joined again this week by James Sheppard.  James is the co-founder and CEO of Centriq. The goal of Centriq is to simplify life for homeowners. One of the reasons Aaron contacted him a few years ago when he was on their YouTube channel was he did not think it was cool just for homeowners, but also from the real estate investor perspective. He is a two-time entrepreneur who has brought ideas to life in both the physical and digital world. In building Centriq, he is drawing from his experience in commercial real estate development, building large mixed-use projects in Vancouver, Canada as well as an infrastructure management business where he helped large utilities where cities optimize the performance of their physical investments. Prior to Centriq, James was VP of Strategy Innovation at Sales Force. His system reminds Aaron of a customer relations management system for your house.

Today, they continue their video presentation, which you can check out on YouTube, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Last week they ended by talking about recalled devices, and today James began by showing an example. Together, they discuss more about the app, devices that were recalled and why, what other companies like Lowes are doing with technology, how long it will be free and the cost of the professional version, what their goal is when it comes to the amount of time users utilize the app for their utilities, where service providers will come into play in the future, and much, much more.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Centriq App With James Sheppard #636

Aaron Norris is joined this week by James Sheppard.  Today will be a little bit different as at the beginning of the year the Norris Group went completely digital.  They are not just doing a radio show since most of their listeners are completely online all across the country.  Today they will be adding a video piece.  While they will try to explain everything going on, you will want to go over to YouTube, Facebook, or LinekedIn and check out the video.

James is CEO and co-founder of Centriq where he’s on a mission to simplify the life of homeowners. He is a two-time entrepreneur who has brought ideas to life in both the physical and digital worlds. In building Centriq, James is drawing from his experience in commercial real estate development, building large mixed-use projects in Vancouver, Canada, as well as in the infrastructure asset management business where he helped large utilities and cities optimize the performance of their physical investments. With Centriq, he's making those best practices accessible for residential property owners.

James and Aaron will discuss Centriq's app and how they make the process for replacing parts easier for homeowners, the main goal of Centriq and how he first came up with the idea, how their recall list works and if the person is immediately notified, what they are doing for the builder community, the consumer experience and where they are going from here, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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Robotics and Real Estate With Aaron Norris #635

Bruce Norris is joined this week by his son Aaron Norris. His role with The Norris Group includes loan officer, office manager, and business development. Aaron has been in the real estate field for over a decade, having worked in the construction and design industry before joining The Norris Group in 2005. He speaks nationally on topics including technology and real estate, artificial intelligence, robotics, shared economy, virtual reality, and intech as well as marketing and PR trends. He has contributed to Forbes, BiggerPockets.com, and ThinkRealty magazine. He has an MBA from UC Irvine and is a credited public relations professional and APR. He also holds his certified specialist in planned giving CPST designation.

Bruce and Aaron will discuss his different designations and why he chose to pursue them, the weight of a business's reputation on clients, the different tradeshows he attended and what he learned the most from them, the investing they are doing in Florida, and much more on the real estate radio show.

The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.


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