Core Conversations

Podcast

In our bimonthly Core Conversations podcasts and videos, we interview CoreLogic experts to get their take on different but equally important aspects on the housing market, from property values to the effects of natural disasters to industry myths. Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith regularly sits down with housing industry standouts to get their take on the current state of the market. Her friendly and approachable style helps make sometimes complicated housing topics more understandable, engaging and fun. Listen to previous Core Conversations podcasts.
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October 20, 2021

How Do You Solve Property Data’s Oldest and Biggest Challenge?

In this episode, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Sachin Rajpal, head of enterprise data at CoreLogic to discuss the multiple identifiers within.

October 6, 2021

What’s My House Worth?

Host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Ann Regan, Executive Product Manager for Collateral Solutions to learn what exactly is an automated valuation model or AVM? How does it work? What is it used for?

September 22, 2021

What’s in a Loss Estimate?

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.

September 8, 2021

18 Months Later, How is COVID-19 Affecting the Housing Economy?

In this episode, Dr. Frank Nothaft and Maiclaire Bolton Smith provide a status update: When will home prices come down? What will happen when the forbearance moratorium ends, and what’s in store in 2022?

August 25, 2021

How Is Climate Change Affecting Real Estate?

One of the most profound areas a changing climate can impact is our homes. In this episode, Dr. Howard Botts discusses how we will grapple with the cost, both human and financial, of major disasters to come.

August 11, 2021

What’s the Secret to Increasing Appraised Value?

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.

July 28, 2021

Is There Actually a Lumber Shortage?

Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with construction expert Glenn Bearden to discuss what's really causing the spike in construction material prices—from the pandemic, to labor problems, all the way to the core of human behavior.

July 21, 2021

Where is a House, Really?

In this episode, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith talks to geospatial and location expert Matt Karli. He unravels the complicated question of "where?"--and reveals how location intelligence can even save lives.

June 30, 2021

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

In this episode, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith chats with Creig Northrop and Kevin Greene to discuss the fundamentals of being an excellent agent and consider what the future has in store for the industry.

June 23, 2021

How Do Communities Recover from Climate Disasters?

A Conversation with Justin Roberts and Hank Barbe 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 devasta...

June 17, 2021

What Do Tomorrow’s Smart Cities Look Like?

A Conversation with Ty Tucker 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 cit...

May 19, 2021

How Is New Technology Revolutionizing the Homebuying Experience?

A Conversation with Matt Fagioli 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...