Real Talk with Brad Maaske

Major changes are coming to the EPA restoring many property rights and stopping the Federal Government for intervening in consumer decisions.  These changes will allow much needed changes to the electric grid with reliable energy sources instead of just intermittent green energy.  The left is gnashing their teeth over these proposed changes.  CO2, which is the gas of life, will no longer be consid...

Newsom is trying to ban the sale of Tesla's in California.  Newly released documents prove the deep state in conjunction with the Democrats and their allies in the media lied in an effort to throttle the first Trump presidency.  Nobody will go to jail for this and the leftist press will continue to hide the truth.  The EPA moves further towards the rejection of the rules declaring CO2 pollution. ...

Does lying on a mortgage loan application lead to jail time?  Adam Schiff is about to find out.  If NPR and PBS can't survive without taxpayer money nobody will miss them.  If you are thinking about getting solar for your home now really is the time to investigate the costs and the benefits.  The 30% tax credit will be gone after this year.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk...

Leftist politicians are so busy spending tax payer money saving the world that they can't be bothered to provide the basic services that we expect from government.  Things like well maintained roads, additional water storage for drinking and growing food, public safety, secure borders and even working fire hydrants to fight fires when they occur.  Their so called cheap free "green" energy policies...

What a wonderful country this is!  California legislature backs off on some anti property rights bills.  The Federal Reserve is like all of the elite expert class.  Wrong on almost all things and predictions.  Enjoy your holiday weekend.  

Public policy effects house prices and quality of life.  California is on the wrong track.  We focus on the what is happening in California on this week's Real Talk.

The Supreme Court rules that not all experts are to be believed.  And certainly not the experts who claim the puberty blockers given to young children don't cause any medical harm and are completely reversible.  Those trying to rebuild in Los Angeles are finding that there is no fast track. It turns out that the removal of dams releasing massive amounts of sediment into the rivers kills all the fi...

Trump administration reverses order requiring "Equitable Treatment for Fish".  For "No Kings Day" I will celebrate Christ our Lord and the creator of this world and the universe.  The mostly "Peaceful Protestors" in Los Angeles stage cinder blocks, bricks and brought sledge hammers and face masks to the protest.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's podcast.  Real Talk is the Right Side...

Pride to me is an accomplishment earned by doing something worthy.  D-Day soldiers, young men who were brave enough to risk their lives and die fighting for our freedom creates a since of pride.  Someone wanting me to acknowledge their sexual preference is not worthy of the word pride.  San Francisco considers charging property owners $100 per "curb cut" per year as a tax for having cars.  Fresno...

A recent study shows that it costs 2.5 times as much to build market rate apartments in California than it does to build the same apartments in Texas.  It further shows that it costs 4 times as much to build a similar product in California if the units are affordable housing.  What is the cause of this massive inflation of cost?  We discuss this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the...

is it possible the US government can save California from it's own idiocy?  The US Senate voted to reverse California's ban on gas powered vehicles by 2035.  Resale inventory is increasing and so are home prices and interest rates.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.

All immigrants are welcome!  Except white immigrants say our liberal elites.  Building code changes over the past 15 years have added $117,000 on average to the cost of a new home constructed in California.  Do you think a home built in 2024 is $117,000 safer or better than a home built in 2004?  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.

Experts predict gas prices in California will be above $8 per gallon by 2028 caused by taxes and the closing of refineries.  Homebuyers will not be eligible to continue existing solar electric rates with the utilities under California legislation that seems sure to pass.  What options does a buyer have when they find that the home they purchased was built without permits?  We discuss all of this a...

California Legislature refuses to consider sex trafficking of 16 and 17 year old children a felony.  They also refuse legislation to make it easier to evict squatters.  How do you evict a house guest or adult child who refuses to leave your home?  After a promise of 20 year contracts if you install solar the legislature is poised to break that contract.  We discuss all of this and more on this wee...

Nobody is safe when the California Legislature is back in session.  They are considering a fee per mile driven for all vehicles in California, rent controls on single family housing, raising the payroll tax rate for business and ending proposition 13.  Bills rejected include making it easier to evict squatters.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side...

Tish James is accused of falsifying mortgage loan applications.  What is the typical penalty if you falsify your federal mortgage application.. hint, jail is likely in your future.  Economic side winds continue to keep mortgage interest rates higher.  California legislature is proposing that people who lose their home due to natural disasters will have no mortgage payment or interest for up to one...

Full Show..  Previous version only published part of the 4-12-2025 show

This is a special edition show.  We are on vacation and my wife is my guest host.  Listen in!  Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.

Happy Liberation Week!  Newsom is centering as he begins his run for President.  Will he veto stupid California legislation?   Banning boys in girls sports failed in the California legislature this week.  Will Trump cut off education funds?  Legislation is proposed to require landlords to provide and maintain refrigerators in rental properties.  Is that good?  We discuss all of this and more on th...

High speed rail in California is Dead.  After wasting billions of dollars virtue signaling to the world California is admitting it can't even complete the 170 mile first phase on the flattest portion of proposed rail from Los Angeles to San Francisco.  Will the State finally revise CEQA and allow new construction within a reasonable time frame?  (It has been over 12 years and the High Speed Rail s...

5 years ago in March the government took away our rights.  We must remember and never let this happen again.

40 million dead Americans still have social security numbers.  What could go wrong?  Doge finds the IRS has been updating their computer system since 1990 spending over 15 billion dollars and still have not upgraded.  Websites tell California tenants how to stay in rental properties for 6 to 8 months without paying rent.  What do you need to be aware of as a Landlord?  We discuss all of this and m...

Can Trump bring manufacturing back to America and revive the middle class?  Will tariffs impact the cost of housing in California?  Will Los Angeles rebuild before the Olympics?  Will they rebuild at all?  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.

The CPUC is about to change the cost of electricity for those with solar.  Hint, it will not be lower.  Hunter Biden has no more influence to peddle.  His grift has ended and he is bankrupt.  Why did the Supreme Court rule against the EPA and for San Francisco allowing the city to dump raw sewage into the bay? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side o...

AI can help with ads and creativity.  It poses great risks for children.  Zelensky was not prepared for Trump.  He thought he was talking to Biden.  The Epstein files turn out to be a bust.  Interest rates are starting to decline.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk