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W
ho is Bruce Norris?
Bruce is a longtime real estate investor, builder, “hard
money” lender, and real estate educator with over 35
years of experience. His history includes over 2,000 real
estate transactions as buyer, seller, builder, or money
lender.
He was married at 17, and had two children by age 18. He
has lived on food stamps, and was fired from five
consecutive jobs before entering his present business. He
started by flipping houses, and he opened The Norris
Group in 1997 as a “hard money” lender.
REOMAC, Inman, HousingWire,
California Association of Realtors,
California Builders Industry
Association, California Mortgage
Association, the Real Estate Research
Council, and several local and national
investment clubs, associations, and
What Has He Done?
service clubs. Bruce has met with local
Renowned for his ability to forecast longterm real estate
trends and timing, the release of The California
Comeback report in 1997 gained him much notoriety. The
accuracy of the extensive report led many California
investors to financial freedom. His January 2006 release,
The California Crash, was an indepth look into the
California market correction and the statistics behind
Bruce’s predictions.
and national government officials,
including FHA and Fannie Mae, to
discuss market solutions and insights.
Bruce has contributed articles to many
real estate magazines and newsletters,
including The Business Press,
Scotsman Guide, Creative Real Estate
Magazine, The Orange County
Bruce speaks and debates nationally, and has been a
guest speaker at the Mortgage Bankers Association,
Register, RealtyTrac’s Foreclosure
Newsletter, AOA Magazine, and The
Daily Commerce. He has also been
featured in: The Wall Street Journal,
Fox Business News, Nightline ABC,
The New York Times, Time Magazine,
Good Morning America, The Los
Angeles Times, Fortune, Mortgage
Banker Magazine, Money Magazine,
Reuters, The Associated Press, The
Tribune, and numerous others.
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