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California Real Estate Headline Roundup
Archive for March, 2007
By Bruce Norris Bruce Norris.
Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Gary Watts
Real Estate Economist
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Bruce interviews Orange County economist Gary Watts and talks about how Gary got into Orange County real estate forecasting and some of the key indices they disagree on while predicting the market. Gary is currently projecting a positive outlook for Orange County.
Gary Watts has long been recognized as a forecasting expert by the real estate industry. His long-term analysis has also drawn the attention of the media due to his consistent accuracy. His Economic Outlook has been spotlighted in regional newspapers, including the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Times. He has been seen on the PBS TV program Real Orange, he has been heard on the radio at KNX Money Talk and was featured in Fortune magazine. He holds a degree in economics with advanced studies in psychology from California State University at Sacramento. Gary’s economic forecast and lecture notes are among the information pieces most widely circulated by real estate agents in Orange County. Gary’s last speaking season drew over 17,000 real estate agents. His talks are also available in DVD and an English or Spanish CD format.
Tags: bruce norris, economist, economy, Gary Watts, real estate
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Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Paul A. Leonard
Director, California Office of The Center for Responsible Lending
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Paul Leonard returns to continue the conversation about the subprime loan world and how it affects Californians.
Tags: bruce norris, Center for Responsible Lending, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, community development, Community Reinvestment Act, CRL, homeownership, housing, lending, MacArthur Foundation, Paul Leonard, PolicyLink, Treasury Department
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Saturday, March 17th, 2007
Paul A. Leonard
Director, California Office of The Center for Responsible Lending
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Paul Leonard from the Center for Responsible Lending joins Bruce as they discuss what CRL is doing to protect consumers against subprime loans.
Tags: bruce norris, Center for Responsible Lending, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, community development, Community Reinvestment Act, CRL, homeownership, housing, lending, MacArthur Foundation, Paul Leonard, PolicyLink, Treasury Department
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Saturday, March 10th, 2007
Rick Sharga
Senior Vice President, RealtyTac
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Vice President of RealtyTrac, Rick Sharga, returns to continue the conversation from last week. Learn how RealtyTrac got started and more on foreclosure numbers, lending practices and trends.
Tags: bruce norris, data, foreclosure, foreclosures, i survived real estate, investing, investor, KOMEN, lending, podcast, Radio, real estate, RealtyTrac, research, Rick Sharga, the norris group, trustee sale
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
Rick Sharga
Senior Vice President, RealtyTac
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Vice President of RealtyTrac, Rick Sharga, speaks with Bruce on current foreclosure trends and what the shift in numbers could mean.RealtyTrac is the nations largest foreclosure listing service. Bruce and Rick discuss the current state of the market, California foreclosure trends, national foreclosure trends, trustee sales, and more.
Read Rick’s full biography HERE.
Tags: bruce norris, foreclosure trends, foreclosures, real estate, RealtyTrac, Rick Sharga
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