Data Driven Real Estate

Patrick Ferry is a long-time real estate coach with Tom Ferry International and a residential sales agent in San Diego. He's been a student of data-driven strategies in marketing and influences for decades. This week is a special treat as we explore what the Modern Realtors looks like and how data plays an increasingly important role for pros to position themselves as valued resources. 00:00...

Charles Dougherty is a Vice President and economist with Wells Fargo Securities. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, he covers the commercial real estate, housing, and construction sectors of the U.S. regional and macroeconomy. He regularly writes indicator reports, produces special commentary, and contributes to the company’s Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary. His commentary on the regio...

David Hicks is CEO of Dallas-based HomeVestors of America, Inc., the largest professional house buying franchise in the U.S. with more than 105,000 houses bought since 1996. He joined HomeVestors in 2005 as Director of Franchise Systems and developed a process for coaching franchisees. From 2006-2009, he coordinated franchisee support as VP of operations. In January 2009, he became co-president of...

Dave Savage , Founder of Mortgage Coach , has over twenty-seven years of experience as a mortgage executive, business leader, and mobile technology pioneer. As the founder of SmartReply, Dave established a leading presence in mobile marketing. By launching Mortgage Coach, Dave has helped tens of thousands of loan officers and millions of homeowners make confident, informed mortgage decisions. Dave...

President of California Advocates, Mike Belote, has a rich history in the lobbying industry for real estate in California. California SB 1079 recently passed will have undeniable impacts on local California investors that buy at trustee sale with the introduction of a 45-day redemption period. Mike, Sean, and Aaron discuss how this bill came to be, what it says, and likely impacts to Main Street. ...

Ellis San Jose is Director at The Note Guys and Group Leader for Real Estate 360. He is a full-time residential and commercial real estate investor and co-founder and leader of For Investors By Investors (FIBI). Martin Saenz is a Managing Partner of Bequest Funds, a national mortgage investment company with the dual purpose of helping investors grow their wealth and helping mortgage borrowers stay...

Daniel Ramsey is the CEO and Founder of MyOutDesk . Daniel founded MyOutDesk during the last global financial crisis of 2008 to help businesses leverage the remote workplace and scale businesses with virtual assistants. Daniel has helped over 6,000 clients scale their businesses and grow profitability. He’s had the opportunity to work many of the largest sales organizations, technology startups, i...

Tarl Yarber is the CEO and founder of Fixated Real Estate LLC, a Pacific Northwest investment company with over $50MM in single-family residential properties purchased, rehabbed, and re-sold over the past seven years. Tarl founded the PNW Big Badass Real Estate Wealth Expo and the number one Pacific Northwest Meetup for real estate investors. He’s become passionate about helping the next generatio...

Scott Shatford is the Founder and CEO of AirDNA . He's an Airbnb pro, author, vocal advocate, and industry expert in short-term vacation rentals. Utilizing his economics background and 15+ years of experience as a data analyst, Scott created AirDNA to empower entrepreneurs to make the most of the short-term rental market.

Doug Duncan 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 also oversees 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. Named one of Bloomberg/Bu...

Bill Allen is a former Naval Officer with 18 years of military experience turned real estate investor, entrepreneur, and educator. He is the CEO of the 7 Figure Flipping Mastermind which includes 7 Figure Altitude and 7 Figure Runway, dedicated to national volume real estate flippers and wholesalers that share tactics and strategies to scale business. He has a BA in mechanical engineering from Geo...

Erik Bee is a multi-skilled business starter, real estate educator, and funnel marketing expert. Erik’s gone from motorcycle riding appraiser to Fortune Builder mastermind to the brains behind Real Estate Funnel Systems. He now spends his days focused on the data science driving marketing funnels and leads for some of the industry’s biggest real estate companies. From SMS marketing to SEO to direc...

On a recent CalMatters Podcast, we were inspired by an interview with Dr. Karyn Lacy, a sociologist with the University of Michigan. She eloquently shared the history of the suburbs and how they evolved after WWII. It was SO good, we wanted more. She’s the ultimate example of data-driven pro that took two years of her life studying back middle-class families in the Washington DC area. We learn how...

Things have changed since Neal Bawa with Grocapitus and MultifamilyU sold his technology company and got into real estate investing. From the family pariah to the most popular data geek at the party, learn the data-driven approach he uses to identify the best up-and-coming cities and neighborhoods for real estate investing in single-family and multifamily real estate. Neal shares how he grew from...

Tim Herriage has an interesting path into real estate investing and even more interesting path since he started. He started flipping once out of the military, worked extensively in the Homevestor's We Buy Ugly Houses brand, and helped start one of the first Wall Street hard money lending companies (B2R Finance). Lots of insight insights into how the we-buy franchises work and their hardcore a...

John Burns with John Burns Real Estate Consulting (JBREC) joins us this week. For years, the JBREC team has consulted with builders, institutional funds, built-to-rent firms, and Wall Street landlords, offering in-depth market analysis and demographic insights to help businesses make better-informed investment decisions. This week, we take a deep dive into the data that matters, the data doesn&apo...

This week we welcome long-time real estate investor and hard money lender, Bruce Norris. Sean asks how Bruce got in the real estate game, how he evolved to educate real estate investors, and how Bruce went from investor to California real estate timing expert. Sean and Bruce discuss likely trends in 2020 and 2021, foreclosures, interest rates, and some important things the US might need to conside...

With so many great questions after our first show, Aaron Norris and Sean O'Toole are back to answer the question: How will the recession impact real estate in 2020? And how will government recession intervention impact real estate? Sean goes into more detail on the three things he warned real estate professionals about in 2016 and we review how well his predictions held up. Hint, shockingly w...

Welcome to the first Data Driven Real Estate podcast with co-hosts Aaron Norris and Sean O'Toole. Why another real estate podcast? Sean and Aaron discuss what topics they plan to cover and why data is so critical for Main Street investors, Realtors, and mortgage professionals. From economics to marketing, the show will take deep dives into how to grow business using data.