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Anna DeSimone
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Decluttering 55+ with Michelle Passoff
Agrihoods with Anna DeSimone
An agrihood is a farm-centric community that combines agriculture and neighborhood. These communities are built on former working farms or land that is dedicated to agriculture. Agrihoods are considered lifestyle communities and offer a range of amenities such as community gardens, farm stores, hiking trails, and clubhouses. The homes in agrihoods are often environmentally friendly and energy efficient. The average home price in agrihoods is between $300,000 and $400,000. Agrihoods foster a sense of community and engagement with nature, providing residents with opportunities to connect with their neighbors and the land.To purchase her book and connect with...
2025-10-24
25 min
Decluttering 55+ with Michelle Passoff
Agrihoods with Anna DeSimone
An agrihood is a farm-centric community that combines agriculture and neighborhood. These communities are built on former working farms or land that is dedicated to agriculture. Agrihoods are considered lifestyle communities and offer a range of amenities such as community gardens, farm stores, hiking trails, and clubhouses. The homes in agrihoods are often environmentally friendly and energy efficient. The average home price in agrihoods is between $300,000 and $400,000. Agrihoods foster a sense of community and engagement with nature, providing residents with opportunities to connect with their neighbors and the land.To purchase her book and connect with...
2025-10-24
25 min
Engaging Experts
Engaging with Mortgage Lending Expert, Anna DeSimone
The hidden world of mortgage fraud and litigation comes alive in this eye-opening conversation with Anna DeSimone, owner of Housing Research LLC and a preeminent expert in residential mortgage lending since the mid-1980s. The financial services industry presents unique challenges for expert witnesses due to its thousands of state and federal regulations, each with numerous nuances and sub-rules. DeSimone walks us through her process of evaluating cases, from spreading dozens of appraisals across conference tables to identify patterns of fraud to preparing for grueling 12-hour court testimonies. Her insights into how seemingly minor errors can result i...
2025-10-03
34 min
Live The Dream Media
Wake Up Live W/ Christopher DeSimone Ep.131
1st hour: Defense attorney wants to gag the Clifford family! John Leake, author of Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality has worked with Dr. Peter McCullough and was the primary author of their bestselling book The Courage to Face COVID-19. 2nd hour: US Congressman David Schweikert- Should Powell cut the interest rates now? AZ State Senate President Warren Peterson talks about the last session and his run for Attorney General 3rd hour: Anna Clark Pres. of the NW Republicans previewing their Saturday morning event with US Congressman Juan Ciscomani.
2025-07-31
2h 48
Voice of the Arts
Marianne Cornetti and Friends Benefit Concert
It's that time of year again for Marianne Cornetti and Friends Benefit Concert! Opera singer Marianne Cornetti talks with Anna Singer about her upcoming Benefit Concert and Art Auction on Sunday, June 8th. This year's concert will feature Joe Serafini, Kevin Glavin, Megan Cumming, Flavio Chamis, the Zallo Sisters, and many more! The event will support the Making Minds Matter Fund at UPMC Western Behavioral Health Fund. Marianne shares how the initiative began in 2019 when she became the artistic director of the Pittsburgh Festival Opera. She highlights the funds raised during the COVID-19 shutdown that provided 80 children Christmas Gifts at...
2025-06-04
11 min
Decluttering 55+ with Michelle Passoff
029 Agrihoods with Anna Desimone
In this episode of Decluttering 55 Plus, Michelle Passoff explores agrihoods—residential communities built around working farms that encourage healthy, connected living. Guest Anna DeSimone, author of Welcome to the Neighborhood, highlights how these communities offer fresh produce, walkable designs, and shared amenities like parks and markets to support a vibrant lifestyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-05-07
24 min
Decluttering 55+ with Michelle Passoff
029 Agrihoods with Anna Desimone
In this episode of Decluttering 55 Plus, Michelle Passoff explores agrihoods—residential communities built around working farms that encourage healthy, connected living. Guest Anna DeSimone, author of Welcome to the Neighborhood, highlights how these communities offer fresh produce, walkable designs, and shared amenities like parks and markets to support a vibrant lifestyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-05-07
24 min
Advancing Women Podcast
Supporting Women Creators This Holiday Season (and Beyond!)
As we approach the holidays, this episode is a call to action. I encourage us all to think more intentionally about the choices we make with our dollars and our time. As women, we hold a great deal of consumer power, and this is a great time to wield that power in the support of other women. I’m talking about women creators, entrepreneurs, women-owned businesses, and businesses that support women! The holiday season is a great time to be intentional in our actions. It is an opportunity to #support #amplify and #investinwomen This #newepisode is a...
2024-11-19
14 min
Advancing Women Podcast
Mindful Communication
#tunein for this dynamic and pragmatic interview on mindful communication and emotional intelligence with communications strategist Anna Bulszewicz. We dive deep into communication, community, and connection. Let’s stop calling communication skills and emotional intelligence "soft skills.” These are ESSENTIAL skills that women tend to be exceptionally good at, so let’s make sure we are acknowledging, owning, honing, and touting these super skills! Podcast referenced in this episode (Let’s teach girls bravery and teach boys empathy) iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/lets-teach-girls-bravery-and-teach-boys-empathy/id1569849100?i=1000576175167 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/10oW7FgzU65qrJ5JAsMDrc?si=gCQU...
2024-11-05
30 min
Chrisman Commentary - Daily Mortgage News
10.4.24 Uncertainty Abounds; Anna DeSimone on Hidden Biases; Robust Payrolls
Today's podcast is sponsored by Candor. Candor’s authentic Expert System AI has powered more than 2 million flawless, hands off underwrites. Every credit risk decision Candor makes is backed by a Warranty, eliminating repurchase worries.
2024-10-04
23 min
Decluttering 55+ with Michelle Passoff
010 Agrihoods with Anna DeSimone
SummaryAn agrihood is a farm-centric community that combines agriculture and neighborhood. These communities are built on former working farms or land that is dedicated to agriculture. Agrihoods are considered lifestyle communities and offer a range of amenities such as community gardens, farm stores, hiking trails, and clubhouses. The homes in agrihoods are often environmentally friendly and energy efficient. The average home price in agrihoods is between $300,000 and $400,000. Agrihoods foster a sense of community and engagement with nature, providing residents with opportunities to connect with their neighbors and the land.
2024-09-20
25 min
Decluttering 55+ with Michelle Passoff
010 Agrihoods with Anna DeSimone
SummaryAn agrihood is a farm-centric community that combines agriculture and neighborhood. These communities are built on former working farms or land that is dedicated to agriculture. Agrihoods are considered lifestyle communities and offer a range of amenities such as community gardens, farm stores, hiking trails, and clubhouses. The homes in agrihoods are often environmentally friendly and energy efficient. The average home price in agrihoods is between $300,000 and $400,000. Agrihoods foster a sense of community and engagement with nature, providing residents with opportunities to connect with their neighbors and the land.
2024-09-20
25 min
Conscious Anti-Racism
Episode 102: Anna DeSimone
How does the mortgage lending system perpetuate systemic racism? What are some of the ways that the current mortgage lending system is not set up for people who are not "standard" or "traditional" mortgage applicants? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Anna DeSimone, an author and expert on mortgage lending. This conversation focuses on racial inequities in...
2024-09-10
48 min
Keeping It Real Podcast • Secrets Of Top 1% REALTORS ® • Interviews With Real Estate Brokers & Agents
Mortgage Discrimination & How To Close The Homeownership Gap • Anna DeSimone
Anna DeSimone author, talks about how her career started. Anna talks about the importance of educating the consumer. Next, Anna discusses the state of the real estate market at the moment and fluctuations that have been seen during the last decade. Anna also discusses the the process of property valuation. Anna and DJ also discuss unconscious bias. Last, Anna talks about her book and the lost opportunities she presents there. You can buy Anna’s “Closing the Gap in Homeownership — Re-writing the Rules Against Mortgage Discrimination” book here. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, ...
2024-08-23
1h 12
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Is Your Home Healthy?
Jason Earle, creator of the Got Mold at-home testing kit, talks about healthy buildings, harmful toxins found in building materials, cleaning products, and explains ventilation and air filtering tips. Use the special code Home 10 when you visit www.gotmold.com to obtain a free e-book about mold and 10% discount on mold testing kits.
2023-09-06
36 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Building Wealth
7/19/23 - Building Wealth - Julina Ogilvie, wealth advisor and partner of Principle Wealth Partners, shares insightful knowledge and on-point advice about building wealth, for long-term financial investments and for homeownership. Julina hosts Women on Wealth podcast, and can be reached at jogilvie@principlewealthpartners.com or www.julinaolgilvie.com
2023-07-19
41 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Solar Energy
Solar Energy - Joshua Kekak, energy consultant representing Elite Energy Consulting, provides expert advice about solar photovoltaic energy systems for homes, as well as other timely topics. Contact Josh at joshua.kekak@gmail.com or visit the company website at www.elitesolarpros.com
2023-07-05
40 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Big Cabin and Edgewood Homes
Brian Schafer, founder of Big Cabin and Edgewood Homes, talks about his state-of-the-art building systems known as the Glass Forest, Thermal Blanket, Schafer Wall, and Schafer Wood. Brian has spent 40 years designing and building spectacular homes throughout America's mountain states, Alaska, Florida, and Japan. www.bigcabin.com www.edgewoodlog.com
2023-06-21
39 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Pearl Home Certification
Cynthia Adams, CEO and Co-founder of Pearl Certification, talks about the firm’s ground-breaking technology for evaluating the energy efficiency of homes, their home certification that captures--and can even boost a home's true value, and their award-winning home improvement app, Green Door. Pearl is the 2021 Energy Star Award Winner and the only market-based firm approved by the EPA and Dept. of Energy to administer Home Performance with Energy Star. www.pearlcertification.com
2023-06-07
35 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Real Estate
Charlie Vinci, named one of the nation’s top 5% realtors by HomeSnap, and lead agent for the Charlie Vinci team at Compass Realty in Greenwich, CT, shares timely tips for buying or selling a home. Charlie provides helpful information and area guides on his You Tube channel, Gold Coast Homes. www.charlievinci.com
2023-05-24
43 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Custom Built Homes
Dan Mitchell, founder of Eagle CDI in Seymour, Tennessee, shares important advice about designing and building high-performance homes using cutting edge environmental practices. Dan is a sought-after consultant to home builders, building associations, and housing developers throughout the United States. www.eaglecdi.com
2023-05-10
31 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Mold
Jason Earle, creator of the Got Mold at-home testing kit, explains mold origins, hazards, how it affects your family's health, and what steps are needed to be safe. Obtain a free e-book and discount code at www.gotmold.com/payback/ or visit www.gotmold.com
2023-04-26
44 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Log and Timber Homes
Donna Peak, Editor-in-Chief of Timber Home Living magazine, talks about the newest construction options for building a classic and authentic log home made from energy-efficient materials. www.loghome.com
2023-04-12
37 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Mortgage Financing
Mike Lane, Loan Officer with Northeast Financial, LLC talks about the essential factors in choosing the right morgage, rate locks, and loan approval steps. www.northeast-mortgage.com
2023-03-29
31 min
Advancing Women Podcast
Don’t Call Them Soft Skills With Communications Strategist Anna Bulszewicz
“It is no longer reasonable or appropriate to identify everyday communication skills or people skills as soft skills. In a post-pandemic world, leaders, managers, and teammates must trailblaze with empathy and strong emotional intelligence or lose out.” (AMC) Tune in for this pragmatic interview on mindful communication with communications strategist Anna Bulszewicz. After working for nearly 20 years in corporate, the media, and academia, Anna helps leaders and businesses implement mindful communication practices that increase emotional, quotient and generate successful business communities. In this episode, she shares incredible insight and some useful tips you won’t want to miss. It’s all ab...
2023-03-28
30 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Modular Homes
Kellen Hannah, Director of Growth of Dvele Homes, manufacturer of healthy and sustainable modular homes, talks about modular home design options, construction steps, and financing. www.dvelehomes.com
2023-03-15
36 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Design and planning for an energy-efficient home
Mary Love, Principal of the award-winning Love the Green Real Estate Consultants in Asheville, N.C. shares her expertise about energy-efficient homes, and offers practical guidance for anyone building, buying, or renovating a home. www.lovethegreen.org
2023-03-01
31 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Geothermal Energy
Kathy Hannun, President of Dandelion Energy, explains the benefits and process of installing a geothermal energy system to heat and cool your home. Dandelion was conceived at the innovation lab of Alphabet X. www.dandelionenergy.com
2023-02-15
33 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Monitoring tools for health, safety, and energy performance.
Bill Spohn, CEO of TrueTechTools talks about toxic exposures such as carbon dioxide and radon, and explains the diagnostic tools and testing procedures used by home energy inspectors and technicians. www.truetechtools.com
2023-02-01
39 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Air Quality Monitoring and Purification Systems
Glory Dolphin Hammes is CEO of the North American division of IQ Air, a Swiss tecnology company specializing in air quality. She is a certified indoor environmentalist, and member of the air quality work group of the Environmental Protection Agency. Glory discusses indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring, air purification, and whole-house air quality systems. www.IQair.com
2023-01-18
31 min
Women on Wealth, By Women For Women
Lending Landscape Series: Life Stages of Home Ownership
The third part of the Lending Landscape Series is Life Stages of Home Ownership. Anna DeSimone is the author of Live In A Home That Pays You Back and Housing Finance 2020. In this final episode, she will discuss the three life stages of home ownership. This includes the criteria to consider in each phase and the effect on someone's financial plan.Anna will also review the adjusted cost basis of the home. What not to forget in your closing statement and home improvements to increase this basis, thus decreasing the tax consequence. If you enjoy t...
2023-01-11
45 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Is Your Home Climate Resilient?
Co-founders of Quoll Intelligence explain climate risk, and how to make your home climate resilient. Quoll's free app enables users to obtain property facts, historic climate data, and risk projections for any address in the U.S. www.getquoll.com
2023-01-11
32 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
HERS Index Home Energy Ratings
Learn about the HERS Index home energy rating system from Ryan Meres, program manager for RESNET, the nation's foremost home energy assessment provider. Ryan explains the home inspection process, scoring methodology, and what steps you can take to measure your home's energy efficiency. www.resnet.us
2023-01-04
30 min
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
Welcome to the Podcast
Overview of the podcast series, key topics, and industries. www.annadesimone.net
2023-01-02
05 min
Building HVAC Science
EP104 Live in a Home that Pays You Back with Anna DeSimone (Dec 2022)
Today's guest, Anna Desimone has done an awesome job compiling resources for consumers to learn about factors, features and benefits of building an Energy Efficient home. Anna is author of Live in a Home that Pays You Back--A Complete Guide to Net Zero and Energy Efficient Homes, featuring national building programs in the U.S. and Canada. This is not a technical deep dive, but more of a consumer reference for understanding the blueprints of Building Envelope, Thermal enclosure, HVAC, Lighting and appliances, water management and more., Win...
2022-12-23
35 min
Women on Wealth, By Women For Women
Lending Landscape Series: Property Values and Benefits of Energy Efficient Improvements
The second part of the Lending Landscape Series is Mortgage Rates Today. Anna DeSimone is the author of Live In A Home That Pays You Back and Housing Finance 2020. In this episode, she will discuss the value of spending money on your home for energy-efficient improvements. Anna addresses the new tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act recently passed by President Biden. She will also review what affects the property value of a home, what is a net zero home and how to determine where to allocate your investments. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider leaving a...
2022-11-19
38 min
Solve For Nature
This Sustainable House w/ Anna DeSimone
Anna DeSimone is the author of Live In A Home That Pays You Back, Housing Finance 2020: New Mortgage Programs for the New Generation of Homebuyers, Retirement Planning and Investing, and Welcome to the Agrihood: Housing, Shopping, and Gardening for a Farm-to-Table Lifestyle. She is a nationally recognized expert in housing finance, and author of more than 40 professional guidebooks and over 600 articles on the topic of fair and responsible lending. She may be an expert in making homes sustainable, but let's see if she's willing to make her life sustainable as well!Find Anna DeSimone online: Anna...
2022-11-18
52 min
The Player & The Journalist
Ep. 13: Duke HC Kerstin Kimel
In this episode… Hosts Karson Harris and David Vick speak with Duke Head Coach Kerstin Kimel about her 2023 Blue Devils. 2:40 – Looking Back at 2022 Beating BC and learning from end of season struggles 11:34 – Duke’s 2023 Team Maddie Jenner’s impact, an experienced roster and transfers 27:17 – Thoughts on Specific Players Freshmen class, Katie DeSimone, Anna Callahan and goalies 39:44 – Expectations for 2023 Episode 13.
2022-11-08
47 min
Women on Wealth, By Women For Women
Lending Landscape Series: Mortgage Rates
The first part of the Lending Landscape Series is Mortgage Rates Today. Anna DeSimone is the author of Live In A Home That Pays You Back and Housing Finance 2020. In this episode, she will discuss what to do as a consumer if you want to purchase or refinance your home. Anna also reviews the challenge of looking online for interest rate programs and why the non-profit world may offer a solution. Third, why a mortgage is not a one size fits all solution, and some options to consider in today's environment.If you enjoy this podcast, please...
2022-10-19
52 min
Go Green Radio
Renewable Energy Options for Your Home
Solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, and biomass are all renewable energy technologies with residential applications. Today we'll be joined by Anna DeSimone, author of "Live in a Home that Pays You Back," about what you need to know about these various technologies if you want to power your home in a sustainable way.
2022-04-29
55 min
Ask a Sustainable Builder
Anna DeSimone - Energy Efficiency to Net Zero in Stages, Renewable Energy Options, Healthy Home, Financial Incentives
Anna DeSimone is a nationally respected housing expert and lights the way for consumers to make informed decisions in buying, financing, and renovating their homes. She is the author of Housing Finance 2020, Welcome to the Agrihood, and her newest book is "Live in a Home that Pays You Back, A Complete Guide to Net Zero, and Energy-Efficient Homes". In this episode we’ll talk about healthy homes, renewable energy options, rebates and tax incentives, and how your path to zero energy efficiency can be taken in small steps. Topics: Anna's recent book, "Live in a H...
2022-04-10
53 min
Go Green Radio
Live in a Home that Pays You Back
With social and economic benefits that are plentiful, more efficient homes mean the quality of citizens' lives are improved, reducing costs and bettering both public health and the environment. Today's homeowners want sustainability—not just for home construction features, but to maintain long-term affordability as well. With an energy-efficient home, the true cost of homeownership is lower due to reduced utility costs, longer-lasting appliances and construction materials, and less maintenance and repairs. Tune in as we talk with Anna DeSimone, author of the new book, "Live in a Home that Pays You Back: A Complete Guide to Net Zero and En...
2022-04-01
54 min
Supergirl Radio
Supergirl Radio Season 5.5 - #WilliamIsComet
In this episode of Supergirl Radio, Morgan Glennon and Rebecca Johnson announce the winner of their William Is Comet Fanfic Contest and share dramatic readings of the listener submissions! Story Credits (In Order of Performance): Author: Lindsey Title: "Stable Relationship" Performers: Morgan Glennon and Rebecca Johnson (Supergirl Radio) Author: Paula (@PicsByKatieMcG) Title: "A Comet and a Super" Performer: Anne Marie DeSimone (The Fakist) Author: Anj Title: "Comet" Performer: Bill Meeks (The Fakist and Do Anything Media) Author: Brian Title: "The Streaky Protocol" Performer: Amy Hypnarowski (The Legends of Tomorrow Podcast) Author: Kjell Title: "Whatever Happened to...
2020-07-02
1h 17