Beyond the Buildings

The past 10, 20, even 30 years have been momentous in changing the ways we live, and real estate agents have been tasked to stay nimble to these changes. From the old days of pay-per-minute phone calls to today's free social internet, the way agents interact with clients and sell homes has undergone a great transformation. To share their insights on this revolution, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith wel...

The future, complete with interconnected and coordinated utilities and buildings, can help people live better. Whether it's managing a city's power supply or the flow of traffic, mitigating for burst pipes or improving delivery service accuracy, smart cities are the next big leap in fundamentally reimagining how we live. And this future is closer than you might expect. In this episode, host Maicla...

Hurricane season kicked off on June 1, and 2021 is projected to be another above-normal year. Last year, Hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated the Louisiana coastline. Lake Charles, Louisiana, was hit exceptionally hard, but in spite of the devastation and hardships, the community came together. Two veterans who were so inspired by the courage and kindness teamed up to make a documentary series tha...

According to a survey conducted by CoreLogic in 2021, nearly 80% of people looking to buy homes agreed that the homebuying process was very stressful. 58% noted that the pandemic has made the homebuying process much more difficult. And despite the digital world we live in, the process can still be cumbersome. Matt Fagioli, owner and founder of BKG Brokerage Atlanta and broker advisor to CoreLogic,...

Market value. Replacement value. Reconstruction value. Assessed value. Appraised value. The real estate ecosystem is filled with hundreds of similar-sounding names, with similar-sounding purposes, and even seasoned professionals get them confused. In this episode, Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith chats with valuations expert Sherrie Clevenger to get to the bottom of this matter: what...

Over 1,000 tornadoes are recorded each year in the United States. With their ability to arrive unannounced, coupled with hundreds-of-miles-an-hour winds, they can obliterate everything in their path before disappearing, destroying homes and lives in the process. Curtis McDonald, resident meteorologist at CoreLogic, joins the podcast to talk with host Maiclaire Bolton Smith about how, despite his m...

April is Financial Literacy Month, and to recognize the importance of the topic, Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Pete Carroll to talk about the Affordable Housing Crisis in the U.S. Homeownership is a major pathway for people build and grow wealth, so when buying a home becomes increasingly expensive, those who don't already own one are locked out of achieving economi...

Finding the dream home can be incredibly competitive these days. From "sight unseen" home purchases to bidding wars, a combination of low supply, low interest rates, and the pandemic-driven desire for space have raised the stakes for buyers, sellers and agents alike. Deneka Waddell, from the Holmes Realty Group, is the expert on the ground. In this episode, she sits down with Core Conversations ho...

A few weeks ago, Texas was on thin ice. A combination of below freezing temperatures and widespread power outages resulted in a multi-pronged crisis: no heat, no water, no food, no gas. In this episode, catastrophe risk expert Tom Larsen dives deep with Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith to answer the lingering questions. What caused people to suffer? How were homes damaged so badly? A...

The insurance industry had a big shake up last year, and Swiss Re was at the heart of it. Traditional insurance hasn't fundamentally changed since the '80s--the 1880s, that is--but with new technologies, Swiss Re has been able to innovate and create protection for the most frequently occurring, highest-claims-causing natural disaster out there: hail. Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith...

When we think about innovation and invention, everything from flying cars to Steve Jobs to TikTok comes to mind. But when it comes to the nuts and bolts of it, how does innovation come to be? How did we get to the airplane, and why is Google as successful as they are? CoreLogic Chief Innovation Officer John Rogers chats with host Maiclaire Bolton Smith to let us in on the magic, science and market...

Earthquake are unique: they come without much warning and they can be incredibly destructive. California, in particular, is notorious for its propensity for earthquakes, yet the earthquake insurance uptake rate in California remains very low. In this episode of Core Conversations, host (and earthquake seismologist) Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Shawna Ackerman, Chief Risk and Actuarial Off...

Change is upon us all, and the appraisal industry is no different. New technologies like homeowner-assisted valuations, drones and more have shifted the way appraisals have traditionally been conducted. In this episode, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith and CoreLogic Chief Appraiser Shawn Telford discuss how automation has affected the industry and what the future holds for the profession.

There's no doubt about it: the pandemic has caused change for us all, and the housing market is no different. Digital transformation has rocked the property ecosystem across real estate, lending and insurance. Virtual tours have changed the way families find their dream home, the CARES act has impacted the lending and mortgage process, and even property insurance, typically inclusive of in-person...

The amount of wildfire activity in 2020 can seem overwhelming, ranking among the most devastating years in recent memory. Core Conversations host and California resident Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with wildfire scientist Dr. Tom Jeffery to unpack what all has happened, why this year was so bad, and what we can do to prepare for the future.

Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith explores the economic impact of this year's pandemic from two perspectives: the United States and Australia. CoreLogic Chief Economist Dr. Frank Nothaft, based in the Washington, D.C. area, and Tim Lawless, Executive Research Director for Asia Pacific, based in Brisbane, explore the extent of the impact varying lockdowns, social distancing orders and...

In this episode, Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Kagan Coughlin, co-founder of Base Camp Coding Academy in Water Valley, Mississippi. The academy is a hands-on, tuition-free program that seeks to train students to be software developers within 12 months, and in a time where the cost of higher education is increasing, Kagan describes how the program opens doors to stud...

In this episode, Core Conversations host (and self-proclaimed natural catastrophe freak) Maiclaire Bolton Smith converses with Dr. Daniel Betten, meteorologist and principal hazard scientist at CoreLogic. 2020's hurricane season is one for the books, and Daniel, who has had a colorful history in storm chasing, relates his personal experience with feeling the wrath of Hurricane Florence, the lesson...

In this episode, Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith chats with Pete Carroll, Executive of Public Policy and Industry Relations at CoreLogic, to talk about the event that has upended the housing economy this year: COVID-19. The housing market is a markedly different place than it was just a year prior, and Pete discusses the long-term implications of this new world, including the C...

CoreLogic introduces a new podcast: Core Conversations, hosted by Maiclaire Bolton Smith. This series explores timely insights and in-depth conversations with experts to keep a finger on the pulse of the global housing economy.