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Beyond the Buildings

Get a new perspective on property. Host Maiclaire Bolton Smith, Vice President of Product Marketing at Cotality, goes in-depth with experts to understand how the property ecosystem is evolving, glean information on how to solve housing"s greatest challenges, and see what"s going to happen next.

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25:52

18 Months Later, How is COVID-19 Affecting the...

Beyond the Buildings ·

2021/09/08

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?

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31:54

How Is Climate Change Affecting Real Estate?

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2021/08/25

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

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25:13

What's the Secret to Increasing Appraised Value?

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2021/08/11

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.

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26:38

Is There Actually a Lumber Shortage?

Beyond the Buildings ·

2021/07/28

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

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22:32

Where is a House, Really?

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2021/07/15

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 expert

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28:44

From Kodak to 3D: What is the Future of Selling Homes?

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2021/06/30

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 Property

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35:31

What Do Tomorrow's Smart Cities Look Like?

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2021/06/16

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

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36:11

How Do Communities Recover from Climate Disasters?

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2021/06/02

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

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19:46

How Is New Technology Revolutionizing the Homebuying...

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2021/05/19

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 revolutionizing

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21:01

How Do We Deconstruct Home Values?

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2021/05/05

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?

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27:17

How Does Real-Time Tornado Intel Protect Homes?

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2021/04/21

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 intel and

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17:56

How Do We Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis?

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2021/04/07

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 help

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14:01

What's the Secret to Being a Rockstar Real Estate Agent?

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2021/03/24

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 purchase

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25:52

Why Was the Texas Deep Freeze So Extreme?

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2021/03/10

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?

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45:04

How Did Swiss Re Pioneer Parametric Hail?

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2021/02/24

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, and

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21:05

Innovation is a Buzzword. What Does It Really Mean?

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2021/02/03

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.

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22:18

How Can Californians Protect Their Homes from the...

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2021/01/20

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

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27:46

How is Automation Affecting the Appraisal Industry?

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2021/01/06

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.

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39:03

Is Digital Transformation Here to Stay?

Beyond the Buildings ·

2020/12/21

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, host

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20:18

How Do We Prepare for 2021's Wildfires?

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2020/12/09

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.

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