Natural disasters can have long-term effects on a community. As noted in our 2021 Hurricane Report , lower-income homeowners are left with few options when homes are destroyed. When affected homes are deemed unsuitable for habitation, displaced people may resort to living at motels and similar, creating added expenses. Natural catastrophes can result in financial hardship as people struggle with additional expenses. In this episode, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Amy Gromowski, senio...
Nov 03, 2021•25 min
Real properties have a jumble of identifiers rather than a single standardized number that clearly defines each piece of property. Often, these overlapping and incomplete data sets of property information can result in a mess that takes hours to unravel before the property data is clean enough to use. This applies to if data is being used for understanding property vulnerability, to a natural hazard, how close it is to a power line, to a home or complying with regulations to build a pipeline. In...
Oct 20, 2021•25 min
Browsing for a new home is a hobbyist activity, even for people not looking to immediately purchase. The home buying experience tends to now start online, and shoppers are seeing estimates from an automated valuation models or AVMs. In this episode, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Ann Regan, Executive Product Manager from Collateral Solutions to learn what exactly is an AVM? How does it work? What is it used for?
Oct 06, 2021•25 min
At CoreLogic, one of the areas we keep close tabs on is how weather and climate affect property as this could have some surprising downstream effects. The CoreLogic Hazard HQ team keeps a close eye on the state of weather covering catastrophes in the US and around the world. Host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with David Smith, Senior Leader of Science and Analytics to answer some questions about what is a loss estimate? What exactly are we estimating? Why are reconstruction costs different fr...
Sep 22, 2021•31 min
It’s been over a year since the beginning of the pandemic, and in that time, much has changed in the world of property. Home prices, rent prices and construction costs have skyrocketed, and housing inventory has only been getting slimmer. Host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Chief Economist Dr. Frank Nothaft to get a status update on the situation. When will home prices come down? What will happen when the forbearance moratorium ends, and what’s in store in 2022?
Sep 08, 2021•26 min
When we think about climate change, we often think of its impact on life as a whole, and the lifestyle changes that will occur from rising temperatures and sea levels to solar panels and electric cars. But one of the most profound areas, a changing climate can impact is our homes. Host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Chief Scientist Dr. Howard Botts to ask the questions on everyone's mind: Will our dream beach home be underwater in the next century? Will the reclaimed land of Louisiana dis...
Aug 25, 2021•32 min
Let's put in a pool. Remodel the kitchen. Upgrade the bathroom hardware. Throughout the pandemic especially, people have been putting in some serious elbow grease into home renovation--but how much does this make a difference when selling a house? In this episode, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith is joined by the Appraiser Coach, Dustin Harris. He discusses the value of truth, the impact of appraisal bias and reveals the secret to increasing the appraised value of a home.
Aug 11, 2021•25 min
In the U.S. lumber prices were up 54% year over year as of the second quarter of 2021, and this trend reflected across the globe. In simpler terms, the cost to build just about anything, but in particular homes, skyrocketed. These price increases go well and beyond normal demand surge. To unpack this, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with construction aficionado Glenn Bearden. He peels back what's really causing this—from the pandemic, to labor problems, all the way to the core of human beh...
Jul 28, 2021•27 min
In the real estate economy, we all know the old adage "location, location, location," but location matters for far more than just determining the market value of a home, and the science of finding the answer of where that home is located is a lot more involved than meets the eye. Is it behind the Whole Foods? Is it halfway down the street, at a specific pair of coordinates, or where the building sits on the land? In this episode, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith talks to geospatial and location exper...
Jul 15, 2021•23 min
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 welcomes Creig Northrop, founder and CEO of Northrop Realty, and Kevin Greene, senior leader of Propert...
Jun 30, 2021•29 min
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 Maiclaire Bolton Smith talks to data enthusiast Ty Tucker about the possibilities--and risks--of the smart...
Jun 16, 2021•36 min
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 that aims to give back to the organizations that helped the community recover. In this episode, host Ma...
Jun 02, 2021•36 min
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, sits down with host Maiclaire Bolton Smith to talk about a new AI-enabled technology revolutionizin...
May 19, 2021•20 min
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 do all of these values mean? And how do we ensure they're accurate?
May 05, 2021•21 min
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 mother's fears, he got into storm chasing, how valuable these observations are to creating rapid inte...
Apr 21, 2021•27 min
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 economic mobility. He shares the connection between financial literacy and homeownership and how we can hel...
Apr 07, 2021•18 min
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 host Maiclaire Bolton Smith to reveal what is actually happening, how data can improve the home purcha...
Mar 24, 2021•14 min
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? And is this sort of phenomenon the new normal?
Mar 10, 2021•26 min
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 chats with Dr. Megan Linkin and Cole Mayer from Swiss Re about how they did it and why it matters, a...
Feb 24, 2021•45 min
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 marketplace understanding of what it takes to innovate.
Feb 03, 2021•21 min
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 Officer for the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) to talk about the 1994 Northridge earthquake, how...
Jan 20, 2021•22 min
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.
Jan 06, 2021•28 min
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 surveys and in-person adjusting, has been affected. In the latest episode of Core Conversations, hos...
Dec 21, 2020•39 min
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.
Dec 09, 2020•20 min
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 other coronavirus regulations have had on each country--and find what the similarities and differenc...
Nov 25, 2020•29 min
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 students who may have otherwise not had the opportunity--and how this program is a model for how the res...
Nov 11, 2020•26 min
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 lessons that can be learned from each encounter with Mother Nature and how this year is...different....
Oct 28, 2020•22 min
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 CARES Act, homebuying trends and behaviors, digitalization and virtualization, affordable housing and more...
Oct 15, 2020•32 min
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.
Oct 13, 2020•1 min
