This week's guest is Doug Duncan.  Doug is Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Fannie Mae where he is responsible for forecasts and analyses of the economy and the housing and mortgage markets. Duncan heads strategic research regarding the potential impact of external factors on the housing industry. He leads the House Price Forecast Working Group reporting to the Finance Committee. See full video and resources.Bruce and Doug will discuss Modern Monetary Theory, interest rates and what will the lasting changes that COVID-19 will have on Americans and the housing market.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.Video LinkRadio Show

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Doug Duncan.  Doug is the Chief Economist at Fannie Mae.  He is responsible for managing Fannie Mae’s Strategy Division and Economics & Mortgage Market Analysis Groups. In this leadership role, Duncan provides all economic, housing, and mortgage market forecasts and analyses, and serves as company’s thought leader and spokesperson on economic and mortgage market issues. See full video and resourcesBruce and Doug will discuss the economy and how the Corona-virus has, is and will continue to impact Americans.  Are we in a recession and what kind of recovery will we have?  V shape, W, Square root?  Nike Swoosh?  Don’t miss this week’s 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.Video LinkRadio Show   

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Jim Brown.  Jim is the owner of Keller Williams Corona and has been involved in real estate for over 30 years.  He got his start in 1983 when he began working with land development. Since then he has worked with listing homes in the Corona area as well as continuing his work in land development with large lots subdivided for new tracts.  In addition to land development and residential resales, Jim also specializes in short sales and bank-owned properties. See full video and resourcesBruce and Jim will discuss their new KW command, what has impacted him the most as a retailer broker, how buyers are making decisions, how COVID-19 could change the industry, what he sees in real estate that could be concerning, 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.Video LinkRadio Show http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Jim Brown.  Jim is the owner of Keller Williams Corona and has been involved in real estate for over 30 years.  He got his start in 1983 when he began working with land development. Since then he has worked with listing homes in the Corona area as well as continuing his work in land development with large lots subdivided for new tracts.  In addition to land development and residential resales, Jim also specializes in short sales and bank-owned properties. See full video and resourcesBruce and Jim will discuss how he has been a successful player in the space for many years in a dominant franchise, how well his business performed this year compared to last year, the mood of both the buyers and sellers, how people feel about foreclosures, Riverside sellers and whether they are staying or leaving, 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.Video LinkRadio Show http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Erik Hernandez.  Erik is a commercial real estate agent and a senior vice president and principal with Lee and Associates in Ontario specializing in industrial real estate. Erik's specialties include active tenant-buyer representation, landlord representation, land sales and development, build-to-suit assignments, and investment sales and analysis. Erik's real estate career now expands over 20 years in the Inland Empire, and he's achieved recognition for many notable transactions. He has been involved in over a billion dollars worth of commercial real estate transactions. See below for full video and resourcesBruce and Erik will discuss whether California could be seeing more out-migration, robots and automation and whether factories could see an increase here, real estate discounts and how Erik sees this working out, overseas manufacturing being brought to the U.S., the amount of money being passed now compared to the Great Recession, 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.Video LinkRadio Showhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Erik Hernandez.  Erik is a commercial real estate agent and a senior vice president and principal with Lee and Associates in Ontario specializing in industrial real estate. Erik's specialties include active tenant-buyer representation, landlord representation, land sales and development, build-to-suit assignments, and investment sales and analysis. Erik's real estate career now expands over 20 years in the Inland Empire, and he's achieved recognition for many notable transactions. He has been involved in over a billion dollars worth of commercial real estate transactions. See below for full video and resourcesBruce and Erik will primarily discuss Prop 13, whether or not they want to see it passed, SB 939, 2019 and how Erik felt this year went in terms of activity, California and how it has become a destination market for brand new, state-of-the-art buildings, whether law changes have been made that could affect industrial real estate, 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.Video LinkRadio Show http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Nema Daghbandan.  Nema is in charge of the real estate finance group there, and he is a partner with the law firm. His practice entails all facets of lending matters across the country. He advises financial institutions on various lending matters, including licensing, usury and foreclosures, which he just helped Aaron with a couple of weeks ago. He is also an expert in default management and leads the firm's non-judicial trustee group. He got his degree from Miami School of Law; and then before that, his undergrad was at UC Irvine in Political Science.  See also full video and resources.  Bruce and Nema will primarily discuss Assembly Bills 828 and 2501, whether they have passed or are being contemplated, the response to COVID-19, how they see the economy doing, the issue with foreclosure auctions, 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.Video LinkRadio Showhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Kris German. He is Vice President of investments in the LA and San Bernardino counties. He specializes in selling multi-family residential properties since joining RE/MAX Commercial in 2007. He constantly ranks among the top three commercial agents within the RE/MAX commercial national division over the last twelve years. He has been awarded every award RE/MAX has to offer. This includes the RE/MAX Hall of Fame Award, Chairman’s Club Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and most notably the Prestigious Diamond Club Award in 2015, 2016, and 2017.  See also full video and resources.  Bruce and Kris will discuss the apartment side of the real estate market, how he first got into working in this sector, if the apartments were affected by the market crash, whether there are more apartments being built or scheduled to be built, the mood of the apartment owner, the policies in place to help renters, whether we could see a shift in migration for California, Prop 13 and how this could play out for apartments, 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.Video LinkRadio Showhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

This week's radio show and video guest is The Norris Group's own 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 CPSG designation.  See also full video and resources.  Today, he will discuss some of the top recent headlines regarding COVID-19, including how the different states and countries are handling containment and control, unemployment, the different phases and when California plans to move to the next phase, mortgages, the extension on foreclosure moratoriums, building permits, iBuyers, home sales, the "covexodus," and much, 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.Video LinkRadio Show http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

This week's radio show and video guest is Matthew Tandy of Formatic Property Management.  Matt is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Formatic Property Management, Inc. As CEO, he oversees all day to day processes and guides the long term vision. He is always seeking new and innovative ways to improve the rental ownership experience for property owners, continuing his commitment to providing professional, accountable, and reliable services.  Due to his extensive experience in rentals throughout the country and deep knowledge of real estate investments, Matt is a frequently requested speaker at investor and rental industry seminars and trade groups.Matthew and Aaron will discuss property management and how landlords are working with their clients through this pandemic, what the different counties are doing and how some are handling it more aggressively, how much of a difference May and April have made in who have been able to pay, the Heroes Act, whether or not people are leaving certain cities, the ability to rent properties over the last couple months, the split roll property tax being discussed, 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.Video LinkRadio Show http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

This week's radio show and video guests are Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland of Keystone CPA. See also full video and resources.Matt and Amanda will be discussing with Aaron Norris different topics related to updates with how things are being handled with the coronavirus, including loan forgiveness, people's main concerns when it comes to uncertainty, the PPP and EIDL loan program, how landlords and property managers are being affected, 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.Video LinkRadio Show http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Brent Johnson. He is a residential accredited appraiser, mortgage valuation for CIT Bank. The bank serves several different markets in Southern California, which we'll talk about. He does government relations for the San Diego chapter of the Appraisal Institute and has over 40 years of experience. He was on the panel in San Diego when we did Yes In My Backyard talking about accessory dwelling units, and thank you very much for adding so much interesting flavor about one of the biggest issues right now in California, which are appraisals. Aaron and Brent will discuss ADUs, the appraisal process for them, when he first began working with them, the SRA designation, CIT's protocol for ADUs, the standard way realtors and appraisers are identifying them in the MLS, the AMC structure, and much more on the real estate radio show and video.   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.Video LinkRadio Showhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Aaron and Bruce Norris are joined again this week by Paul Herrera. Paul is the Government Affairs Director for the Inland Valley Association of Realtors. Paul serves as an advocate for realtors on local issues, helping to preserve and protect property rights and the value of homeownership. His unique experience includes an award-winning journalism career with newspapers in Florida and California. He covered real estate, small business, the aviation business, and the confluence of government policy, politics, and business.  Paul will be answering their questions and giving his update on the coronavirus and, specifically, AB828, what it is, areas of concern, where it currently stands, the ecosystem of how the money would flow, where people can go to get more information on this, and much more on the real estate radio show and video.   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.Resources:The Norris Group ResourcesCoronavirus (COVID-19) UpdatesEDD.govAB-828 Temporary moratorium on foreclosures and unlawful detainer actions: coronavirus (COVID-19)California Apartment AssociationVideo LinkRadio Showhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

This week's radio show and video guests are people from all over the real estate industry sharing what is happening in particular cities.  Featured are Kaaren Hall of uDirect IRA, Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland of Keystone CPA, Iris Veneracion of InvestClub, Derek Harms of NSDREI, Lenksa Bracknell of SDCIA, Lisa Hoegler of LA South REIA, Christina Suter of Pasadena FIBI, Paul Herrera of IVAR, Kathleen Kramer of OCREIA, and David Granzella of NorcalREIA..  This week's radio show features experts from all over California, many who have known and supported Bruce and Aaron Norris for many years, to give us an update on the virus in the different areas of California.  They will be discussing everything from what is going on in the different cities, EIDL loans and the PPP program, tax law changes and deadlines, the latest unemployment numbers, what programs are available under a self-directed IRA, Prop 13, GDP, 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.Video LinkRadio Showhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

This week's radio show and video guest is Kaaren Hall alongside Bruce and Aaron Norris. Kaaren is the CEO of uDirect IRA Services, and she's also a board member at the Retirement Industry Trust Association. She's here today to fill us in on what you can and can't do with your retirement accounts at these interesting times.  Kaaren will be answering some of Bruce and Aaron's questions regarding the CARES Act and how it impacts retirement accounts.  Bruce and Aaron will also be answering their subscribers' questions and giving us an update on COVID-19, including the latest numbers, the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, foreclosure evictions, property taxes, CRDs and 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.Video LinkRadio Show http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

This week's radio show and video guests are Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarland of Keystone CPA alongside Bruce and Aaron Norris. Today, they will discuss tax impacts, SBA loans, California resources, and much more.  Matt and Amanda will be answering some of Bruce and Aaron's questions regarding primarily the stimulus package, what is in it for the real estate community, how they are handling CPAs at this time, and other factors related to the coronavirus.  Bruce and Aaron will also be answering their subscribers' questions and giving us an update on COVID-19.   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.Video LinkRadio Show http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

This week's radio show and video guests today and for the next few weeks are The Norris Group's very own Bruce and Aaron Norris.  Some of their VIP subscribers are with them today as they tape the radio show. They will be giving us an update on what is happening in the world with COVID-19 as well as answering their subscribers' questions. In this segment, they discuss what you can be doing to help during this time, how you can make things easier for people and work together as we get through this, what resources are available and where to find them, what we should expect over the next two months, what businesses are doing to help, what opportunities are still available, and 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.Video LinkRadio Showhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

This week's radio show guests are The Norris Group's very own Bruce and Aaron Norris.  Some of their VIP subscribers are with them today as they tape the radio show. For the foreseeable future, they will likely give a presentation with an update of what is going on. In this segment, they give us an update and where they see things going in today's economy, where they see rents and rentals going, how coronavirus could affect the different assets, but also some encouraging news they are also seeing happen and what we can do to help each other out during this time.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.Play Nowhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Raoul Pal. In the early 90s, Raoul worked at Goldman and Sachs, where he co-managed the hedge fund sales business and equities and equity derivatives in Europe. He then co-managed the GLG Global Macro Fund in London for GLG Partners, one of the world's largest hedge funds. He retired from managing client money at age 34 in 2004, and since then he has founded Real Vision TV, the world's first On-Demand TV channel for finance. Raoul has been publishing global macro investors since 2005 to provide original, high quality, quantifiable and easy readable research for the Global Macro Investment Community. This is a very special segment in which they discuss the coronavirus and its impact he could see it having on the global economy, where he sees Bitcoin playing a role, his job as a global macro investor, how he reaches his conclusions on matters, his tv program where he covers statistics and numbers, people's reaction to the Fed lowering rates, 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.Play Now http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Bruce and Aaron Norris are joined this week by John Stephenson. John is an entrepreneur, business owner, real estate investor, a personal competitor of his, and a friend for a very long time. What John does not realize is that he has often been the inspiration for Bruce to reach beyond what he had envisioned for his own life. In this segment, they discuss the market and when it began to show improvement, his typical tenants, his goals growing up and what drove him to achieve these, how often people ask Bruce to mentor him, what he tells people struggling with the motivation to start, 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.Play Nowhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Bruce and Aaron Norris are joined this week by John Stephenson. John is an entrepreneur, business owner, real estate investor, a personal competitor of his, and a friend for a very long time. What John does not realize is that he has often been the inspiration for Bruce to reach beyond what he had envisioned for his own life. In this segment, they discuss what inspired him to be an entrepreneur, his first jobs before going into investing, how he inspired Bruce to go into real estate, his favorite business mentor who inspired him, the industrial sector he works in and what it was like in 2000 when he acquired his first property, how rent has changed since then, and much more all on the real estate radio showThe 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.Play Nowhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Aaron Norris is joined this week by Rose Quint. She is the Assistant Vice President for Survey Research with the National Association of Home Builders. She holds a B.S. in Economics and International Business from Old Dominion University as well as a Master’s degree in Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her responsibilities over NAHB include planning and conducting industry surveys, specifically in the areas of builder sentiment, remodeling, housing affordability, and A, D & C financing issues. In this segment, they discuss the recent Consumer Electronics Show, what preferences people have when it comes to the type of house they want and features in it, what her job entails in A D and C financing, the reason for the decrease in the sizes of single-family homes the last four years, builder trends and whether it is easy to find builders, the American Living Award and what determines who earns it, 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.Play Nowhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Aaron Norris is joined this week by one who shares his name: Aaron Mazzrillo. He is an entrepreneur, a real estate investor, and a marketer. He also comes at this from a different angle than some people do. In this segment, they discuss the different ways he has marketed, his favorite platform for marketing, the new black swan in real estate, what he believes makes someone a good wholesaler, Riverside opportunity zones, how he took advantage of available real estate in the area, his thoughts on ADUs, the new ADU law that went into effect, 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.Play Nowhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/

Aaron Norris is joined this week by one who shares his name: Aaron Mazzrillo. He is an entrepreneur, a real estate investor, and a marketer. He also comes at this from a different angle than some people do. In this segment, they discuss what local investors are doing to make the business work, how he ended up in the real estate field, what led him to make the move to California, when he started buying in Riverside, his worst experience with a lot split, the most challenging time for the Norris Group, the newest iBuyer model some companies are already starting to utilize, 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.Play Nowhttp://www.thenorrisgroup.com/