Real Talk with Brad Maaske

The newly elected Democrats have not even been seated yet and are already talking about how to punish the right.  The next big battle in California will be protecting Propostion 13.  The left is lamenting their failure to pass the billionaire tax and have said that if they can "break" Proposition 13 they won't have to try again.  What does the passing of Proposition 37 mean for new home buyers?  W...

Has California had enough bad leadership or will TDS give us 4 more years of bad governance?  Will conservative Californians vote in this election or sit another one out?  Will a $25 billion bond create more housing opportunities in California or just bloat another state agency with costs and employees.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side of Real...

Zombie mortgage foreclosures are back!  Did you modify your loan to save your home in the past?  If you had a 2nd mortgage that seemed to disapear and quit asking for payments they are now coming back and want their money!  Is there a proposition on the ballot that breaks propostion 13 and raises your property taxes?  Social media posts say yes.  The opposite is true.  We discuss all of this and m...

The US Department of Justice has asked California to verify 20,000 voters on it's roles that may not be citizens or eligible to vote.  California said our elections are fine and there is nothing to check.  We won't even bother with looking at your list.  Feature creep has added over $150,000 to the cost of a starter home in California.  Is there any chance California will loosen new home regulatio...

California Law requires the ballot language summarizing propostions to be neutral.  This is the nuetral descripion of Proposition 39 which requires voter ID to vote in California.  "PROHIBITS CITIZENS FROM VOTING UNLESS THEY PRESENT GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION"  Yes, a California judge ruled that this is nuetral language.   Will borrowing $25 billion dollars to loan to families making over $1...

Newsom Vetoed a bill supported by the SEIU and public employee unions which would have bankrutped the California Pension system.  Sometimes it is good that a politician is a lame duck and wants to be President.  HOA's will now need a budget showing at least 30 years worth of reserves for structures they are responsible for.  How will this change your monthly dues?  We discuss all of this and more...

Which California County has the most Data Centers?  Which California County has the lowest electric rates in the state?  You will be surprised to find the answer to this question is the same County.  How can you beat the current high interest rates when buying a home?  Which propositions do I support?  

If the poverty rate is at the lowest level in the United States in the past 60 years employment is at the highest rate in the past 60 years why do people feel like the economy is not doing well?  30 year mortgage rates are again over 7% as the feds just increased the overnight discount rate.  The political "mean" season is fully upon us now.  Will California continue its decline or will voters wak...

What a week!  The 25 year anniversary of 911.  The one year anniversary of the death of Charlie Kirk.  The hung jury in the Clancy murder trial all in the past 7 days.  30 year mortgage rates rise above 7% and the political season is in full swing.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk including a segment on the California Propositions and a segment devoted to 911.  

What does tightening the rules for mail in ballots really mean?  How can young families buy a home with current interest rates and home prices?  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.

Are data centers evil water and energy wasters?  In Tulare County residents are so afraid of them that they are coming out in mass to protest a small data center the size of a railroad car.  It will use less water than a large home and less power than 5 homes.  It is designed to back up emergency services when disasters strike.  Did proposition 47 increase the number of homeless in California?  Wa...

Who owns the trees on your land?  A california couple is being fined $87,000 by code enforcement for removing dead trees under threat of citation by the fire department.  California is not content with just controlling your dishwasher, stove an toilet.  They will now control the tires you put on your car.  Welcome to California Comrades.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.

Property values are rising in the Bay Area and Los Angeles despite higher interest rates.  This week I was asked  the age old question, "why isn't my central valley property worth more".   Fires continue to burn in the West and the left continues to call if man caused global warming.  Will the High Speed Rail Authority admit that the project is dead or just keep burning money.  We discuss all of t...

I believe in property ownership.  I believe the Bible is God's word and should be studied.  I believe communist are doing Satan's work.  What are you teaching your family and children?  We discuss this and more on this week's Real Talk

After 50 years of mismanagment forests are burning out of control in the West and Europe.  We can only agree on one thing.  This is caused by man.  The left will claim it is man caused global warming creating the conditions.  The California Legislature will be back in session on August 3rd with nearly 1500 more laws to consider.  Hold on to your wallets.  

It doesn't matter if the government limits what can be purchased with EBT cards if the stores will give card holders $20 cash back when making purchases.  Pacific Legal Foundation is helping a landlord sue California over mandatory Section 8 housing.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  

Is is possible for young adults to get on the "property ladder" with the high cost of living and home prices?  Does owning a home make sense?  Over $100,000 of the money you pay for a home goes to government regultions.  Can we change this?  Quit reposting the stupid "Becerra is breaking proposition 13" post.  It is false.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the...

Will building ADU's help California's housing shortage?  The California legislature is passing the highest tax increase in state history with this year's budget.  Trump did not sign the Federal Housing Bill.  It will become law anyway.  Santa Monica City Council wants to remove the Santa Monica Freeway because it is racist.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is t...

Happy 250th Birthday America!  We must keep up the fight to keep America the land of the free and the home of the brave.   

There is never enough money for California projects.  A Northern California town is "building" a 1/2 mile long walking trail with a pedestrian bridge over a creek along an existing flat railroad line.  The estimated cost is $21 million and it is expected to take 5 years to complete.  The LAX people mover to get traffic away from the airport is now 3 years past the scheduled completion date and has...

As the numbers come in for the LA Mayors race the statistical improbability that Ramen out performed Bass in the late ballot counts without some type of ballot harvesting becomes evident.  Are California home prices really still going up despite high interest rates?  Does home ownership still make sense?  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side of Rea...

Here is the full live show from the Clovis Veterans Memorial District on June 13th.

As the vote counting continues it appears as if Los Angeles will continue to elect corrupt inept leadership in the November election.  We now have our first Trillionaire in the world.  Will Space X make money?  Is peace possible in the middle east?  Interest rates continue to hold back the Real Estate Market.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.

How far we have fallen.  Celebrating "Pride" as a nation.  One of the deadliest sins.  The voting continues in California with anomalies that can't be explained and probably won't be.  A Florida man found out that even getting a building permit before building isn't protection against a local council out of control.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right...

Property ownership is theft according Democrat Socialists who are intent on taking over every public office in America and fundamentally changing our culture.  Why do we elect them?  They promise everything for free.  Free rent.  Free school.  Free medical care.  This has never worked in any government on earth.  Despite the fact that not one of the climate crisis projected over the past twenty ye...