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California Real Estate Headline Roundup

Archive for May, 2007

By Bruce Norris .

17-TNG Radio – Alan Nevin 5-26-07

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

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Alan Nevin

Director of Economic Research

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Join Bruce and chief economist for California Builder Industry Association and MarketPointe Realty Advisors, Alan Nevin, as they discuss the current market and what we should expect long and short term.

Alan Nevin is the Director of Economic Research of MarketPointe Realty Advisors. MarketPointe is a 30-old real estate research firm that serves private and public sector.

For the past quarter century, Alan has examined the economies of America’s high growth communities and their dynamic economic power. His particular specialty is the economy of the West Coast and the real estate within it.

Alan has been an instructor at UCSD Extension since 1980 and is the school’s senior advisor for its real estate and land use curriculum. He currently teaches “California 2020: Trends in California Demographics”.

In his spare time, he also serves as the Chief Economist for the California Building Industry Association.

He is also a recovering developer and is known to dabble in condominium development and luxury “spec” housing in La Jolla and other reasonably priced communities.

He is a co-founder of the UCSD Economics Roundtable and also recently completed ten-year’s service on the Board of Trustees of La Jolla Country Day School.

He holds bachelor and MBA degrees from American University in Washington, D.C. and a master’s degree in statistical research from Stanford University.

16-TNG Radio – Tony Alvarez 5-19-07

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

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Tony Alvarez

Expert real estate investor, property manager, and mentor

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Join Bruce and investor/appraiser Tony Alvarez as they further discuss how Tony works with REO agents.

Tony Alvarez has been a successful Real Estate Investor and Certified General Appraiser in the Southern California area since 1981. Tony has bought, sold and rented hundreds of properties from vacant land to condos, single family residences, and apartments. More recently he is investing in commercial developments in Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California.

As an appraiser Tony worked as a staff appraiser for Great Western and Glendale Federal Bank and is approved by hundreds of Lenders, Insurances Companies as well as Government Agencies.

He has worked for Fanny Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and the FDIC.

He has an in depth knowledge of the inner workings of Lenders and their REO (foreclosure) departments. Tony’s knowledge of real estate, appraisal, finance, and investing is vast and varied. He brings a unique perspective to the real estate investment community.

15-TNG Radio – Tony Alvarez 5-12-07

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

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Tony Alvarez

Expert real estate investor, property manager, and mentor


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Join Bruce and investor/appraiser Tony Alvarez as they discuss how Tony got started in real estate investing and how learned from his own foreclosure experience to where he is today.

Tony Alvarez has been a successful Real Estate Investor and Certified General Appraiser in the Southern California area since 1981. Tony has bought, sold and rented hundreds of properties from vacant land to condos, single family residences, and apartments. More recently he is investing in commercial developments in Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California.

As an appraiser Tony worked as a staff appraiser for Great Western and Glendale Federal Bank and is approved by hundreds of Lenders, Insurances Companies as well as Government Agencies.

He has worked for Fanny Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and the FDIC.

He has an in depth knowledge of the inner workings of Lenders and their REO (foreclosure) departments. Tony’s knowledge of real estate, appraisal, finance, and investing is vast and varied. He brings a unique perspective to the real estate investment community.

14-TNG Radio – Leslie Appleton-Young 5-5-07

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

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Leslie Appleton-Young

Chief Economist for the California Association of Realtors

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Mrs. Appleton-Young directs the activities of the Association’s Member Information Group. She oversees the analysis of housing market and brokerage industry trends, member communications, and membership development activities. She is also closely involved in the Association’s strategic planning efforts and is a well-known speaker in California’s real estate community.

Before joining C.A.R. in 1984, Leslie Appleton-Young was a consultant with Telesis Inc. in Rhode Island. She also spent several years working as a research associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and as an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Appleton-Young earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Masters from the University of Pennsylvania.