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Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 6-7-2025Pride to me is an accomplishment earned by doing something worthy. D-Day soldiers, young men who were brave enough to risk their lives and die fighting for our freedom creates a since of pride. Someone wanting me to acknowledge their sexual preference is not worthy of the word pride. San Francisco considers charging property owners $100 per "curb cut" per year as a tax for having cars. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer states that having High Speed Rail from somewhere near Bakersfield to somewhere near Merced will help connect Fresno to the rest of the state. We discuss all of th...2025-06-0756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 5-31-2025A recent study shows that it costs 2.5 times as much to build market rate apartments in California than it does to build the same apartments in Texas. It further shows that it costs 4 times as much to build a similar product in California if the units are affordable housing. What is the cause of this massive inflation of cost? We discuss this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-05-3156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 5-24-2025is it possible the US government can save California from it's own idiocy? The US Senate voted to reverse California's ban on gas powered vehicles by 2035. Resale inventory is increasing and so are home prices and interest rates. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-05-2456 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 5-17-2025All immigrants are welcome! Except white immigrants say our liberal elites. Building code changes over the past 15 years have added $117,000 on average to the cost of a new home constructed in California. Do you think a home built in 2024 is $117,000 safer or better than a home built in 2004? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-05-1756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 5-10-2025Experts predict gas prices in California will be above $8 per gallon by 2028 caused by taxes and the closing of refineries. Homebuyers will not be eligible to continue existing solar electric rates with the utilities under California legislation that seems sure to pass. What options does a buyer have when they find that the home they purchased was built without permits? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate. 2025-05-1056 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 5-3-2025California Legislature refuses to consider sex trafficking of 16 and 17 year old children a felony. They also refuse legislation to make it easier to evict squatters. How do you evict a house guest or adult child who refuses to leave your home? After a promise of 20 year contracts if you install solar the legislature is poised to break that contract. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-05-0356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 4-26-2025Nobody is safe when the California Legislature is back in session. They are considering a fee per mile driven for all vehicles in California, rent controls on single family housing, raising the payroll tax rate for business and ending proposition 13. Bills rejected include making it easier to evict squatters. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-04-2656 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 4-19=2025Tish James is accused of falsifying mortgage loan applications. What is the typical penalty if you falsify your federal mortgage application.. hint, jail is likely in your future. Economic side winds continue to keep mortgage interest rates higher. California legislature is proposing that people who lose their home due to natural disasters will have no mortgage payment or interest for up to one year. Who would pay for this gift to homeowners? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-04-1928 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 4-12-2025Full Show.. Previous version only published part of the 4-12-2025 show 2025-04-1356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 4-12-2025This is a special edition show. We are on vacation and my wife is my guest host. Listen in! Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-04-1207 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 4-5-2025Happy Liberation Week! Newsom is centering as he begins his run for President. Will he veto stupid California legislation? Banning boys in girls sports failed in the California legislature this week. Will Trump cut off education funds? Legislation is proposed to require landlords to provide and maintain refrigerators in rental properties. Is that good? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-04-0556 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-29-2025High speed rail in California is Dead. After wasting billions of dollars virtue signaling to the world California is admitting it can't even complete the 170 mile first phase on the flattest portion of proposed rail from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Will the State finally revise CEQA and allow new construction within a reasonable time frame? (It has been over 12 years and the High Speed Rail still doesn't have complete CEQA approval) Once again legislation is pending to revise CEQA. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real E...2025-03-2956 min

Real Talk with Brad Maaske5 years ago - Covid Lockdowns5 years ago in March the government took away our rights. We must remember and never let this happen again.2025-03-2411 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-22-202540 million dead Americans still have social security numbers. What could go wrong? Doge finds the IRS has been updating their computer system since 1990 spending over 15 billion dollars and still have not upgraded. Websites tell California tenants how to stay in rental properties for 6 to 8 months without paying rent. What do you need to be aware of as a Landlord? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-03-2256 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-15-2025Can Trump bring manufacturing back to America and revive the middle class? Will tariffs impact the cost of housing in California? Will Los Angeles rebuild before the Olympics? Will they rebuild at all? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-03-1556 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-8-2025The CPUC is about to change the cost of electricity for those with solar. Hint, it will not be lower. Hunter Biden has no more influence to peddle. His grift has ended and he is bankrupt. Why did the Supreme Court rule against the EPA and for San Francisco allowing the city to dump raw sewage into the bay? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-03-0856 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-1-2025AI can help with ads and creativity. It poses great risks for children. Zelensky was not prepared for Trump. He thought he was talking to Biden. The Epstein files turn out to be a bust. Interest rates are starting to decline. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk 2025-03-0156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 2-22-2025Exposing the grift of the grifters! Trump's first 30 days have been a wild ride. This week's special edition of Real Talk is only available on Podcast. The live show is preempted by Fresno State. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate. 2025-02-2243 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 2-15-2025Sadly because of Elon Musk and Doge my great grandchildren may not be able to continue to receive my Social Security checks after I turn 150. A head building official from San Diego said that the LA proposal to allow designers, architects and engineers to "self permit" in the LA rebuilding after the fires is a bad idea. He stated he has never seen a plan submitted that doesn't have health and safety issues that building officials must correct. Finally, owning rental property in California is not for sissies! We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk...2025-02-1556 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 2-8-2025leftist claim that there is nothing unusual about paying $10,000 to $70,000 per year for a newspaper subscription, using tax payer money. Over regulation caused the LA fires not climate change. High speed rail in California is on life support and it is time somebody pulls the plug. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-02-0856 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 2-1-2025Army Corp of Engineers picks two staging sites to begin immediate removal of contaminated soil from LA fires. Residents and environmentalist say not so fast! Did Trump really order more water to be released from and to California Reservoirs? California Republicans in the Assembly got one small victory over the $50 million anti Trump fund on Thursday. It is a start. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-02-0156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 1-25-2025LA fire victims told it will be 18 months before they are allowed to begin the rebuilding process. Trump says 24 hours is too long. January 6th pardons rectify the gross abuse of justice by the Biden Administration. Hidden exculpatory evidence, lying capitol Police Officers (who were pardoned by Biden for lying) and over charging minor offenses as life changing felonies. Insurance rates for all Californians will change soon. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-01-2556 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 1-18-2025What impact will the LA fires have on Valley Real Estate? How much will home insurance costs increase if you can get insurance? Are we already seeing LA home buyers looking to relocate to the valley? Who is to blame for the catastrophe, climate change or mismanagement of our natural resources and fire readiness? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-01-1856 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 1-11-2025New laws take effect this year that reduce affordability. The left takes a final shot in its lawfare against Trump. Soros who hates America and has done everything in his power to destroy it earns a "Medal of Freedom" from outgoing resident Biden.We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate 2025-01-1256 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 1-4-20252025 brings in new credit reporting laws for landlords, new rules for withholding security deposits and new rules for credit check fees that can be charged. The California Insurance Commissioner introduced new rules that are supposed to bring property insurance back to California. The Trump administration has promised to stop illegal immigration and deport law breaking illegals but can we fix legal immigration? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2025-01-0456 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 12-28-2024As we move into the new year nearly 1,000 new laws take effect in California and nearly a million pages in new regulations have been approved by the Federal government. It is time to stop this insanity. In the past 10 years California home prices and interest rates have more than doubled pricing most home buyers out of the market. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate. 2024-12-2856 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 12-21-2024In the last weekend before Christmas remember the reason for the season! Shutting down the government is not a bad thing. Newsom claims that California is the "model" of government efficiency that DOGE should seek to emulate. The Feds cut the discount rate and 30 mortgage interest rates leapt higher. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-12-2156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 12-4-2024No wonder the American people don't trust their DEI filled government. The FBI agent who came upon the shooter attempting to kill Trump at his golf course shot at him 6 times from 5 feet away and missed every shot. The defense department says all the drone sightings in the east are planes or helicopters. Nothing to see here. There are so many stories of incompetence that one has to laugh when the left says that Trump cabinet appointees are not fit to head departments. How much worse could they be? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real T...2024-12-1456 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 12-7-2024Pardon me? Pardon everyone! Who else will get a preemptive pardon. Less than 6% of federal government employees work 40 hours per week in the office. SSA employees just signed a contract allowing them to work at home for 5 more years. The Doggy (DOGE) team is going to have to fight to take the bone away from our federal government! We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate 2024-12-0756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 11-30-2024NAR settlement is approved by the courts and the DOJ says "not so fast". "We don't like the agreement and even if Realtors follow it we may prosecute you for price fixing". Trump refuses to allow FBI access to his incoming staff and cabinet picks. I wonder why? Newsom promises tax credits for buying electric vehicles, unless you buy a Tesla. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-11-3048 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 11-23-202417 days after the election and California is still counting votes. Why would that lead anybody to distrust our election integrity. California passed 30 billion in new borrowing/bonds on a state wide level, not counting all of the local bond measures. We still have the worst roads and schools in the nation. It is not about money. Interest rates remain in mid 6% level and housing sales continue to limp along. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-11-2356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 11-16-2024After 3 tries is this the last time California will try to institute more statewide rent control? Newsom vows to not work with the Trump administration and to deny ICE the right to deport criminal aliens. CARB says gas prices can go up to save the world. Social Justice demands it. In other CARB decisions new RV sales in California may be banned beginning in 2025. Interest rates stay high and home sales continue to decline. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-11-1656 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 11-9-2024Trump wins! Newsom calls for emergency legislative session to approve $100 million for new lawsuits against the Trump Administration next year. Russia is already talking about ending the war in Ukraine. Hamas says they are open to peace talks. The illegal caravans going through Mexico are breaking up and turning back. Liberals are crying because we are going to make America Great Again! We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-11-0956 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 11-2-2024Newsom announced a new legislative investigative committee this week to determine why California has the 2nd highest electricity prices in the nation. Hint, it might have something to do with the actual cost of the "clean" green solar and wind power added to the grid. This is after his victory dance a week ago for enacting a law that will force the remaining gas refineries in California to go out of business over the next decade. I said it before and I will say it again. If we want to end gender mutilating surgeries and chemical treatment of minors in Ca...2024-11-0256 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 10-26-2024If a political party has a platform that supports the mutilation of children, biological men playing in women's sports, the killing of unborn children and taking children away from parents who don't support the "rights" of their child who is gender confused shouldn't we recognize that political party as evil? Satan inspired? Not every member of the Democrat party fits this description however it is the adopted party platform. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate. 2024-10-2656 min

Real Talk with Brad Maaske10-21-2024 Proposition Edition of Real TalkThis is my take on the 10 California Propositions. Several people have asked me how I am voting. This short podcast explains why I am voting no on all Propositions except Proposition 34 and 36. I also threw in a short message from Governor Newsom that everyone needs to hear. 2024-10-2207 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 10-19-2024King Newsom signed legislation last week controlling how the remaining refineries in California operate. Phillips 66 immediately announced the closing of their Southern California refinery in 2025 which produces 8% of our dwindling supply of gasoline. Newsom said it is time to stop Big Oil from "screwing" the public. I will be doing a special podcast on the Propositions on the November ballot this week. It is time to stop feeding the pig. We are taxed enough already. Stop approving new Bonds. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-10-1956 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 10-12-2024Inventory is rising. Interest rates have gone back up into the low 6's for 30 year mortgages. New laws make it more difficult to help people who need a rental. Proposition 33 if passed will cause rentals to become even scarcer in California. Is FEMA broke? Do you need flood insurance? How much does flood insurance cost? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-10-1256 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 10-5-2024FEMA has no money left for America after spending it all on illegal immigrants according to Mayorkis. Newsom is suing California cities for not building enough affordable housing. Interest rates rise with employment numbers. Housing inventory stays low. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate. 2024-10-0556 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 9-28-2024It is almost election time. Newsom knows better than oil companies how to keep costs down. Vote no on all propositions except 34 and 36. NY Supreme Court seems poised to overturn Trump's business fraud conviction 2024-09-2846 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 9-21-2024In the past 60 days two people have been electrocuted swimming if valley pools. Is your pool safe? What would you do if someone jumped into your pool and was being electrocuted? The state water resources board is working frantically with the Biden administration to further limit the amount of surface water farmers in the valley can receive before the election possibly takes the left our of power. Rent control means fewer rentals built and more expensive housing for all. Vote no on Proposition 33. Beep Beep. Boom! Be careful where you keep your pager. We discuss all of this and more on t...2024-09-2156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 9-14-2024A local Visalia business has been shut down for more than 10 days for minor building code infractions. (A non-bearing partition wall put up without permit and an improper drain for a washing machine) The appeals process could take up to 6 more weeks. Is this the America you want? Verdict first, trial later. Interest rates declined slightly this week. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-09-1456 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 9-7-2024Not content with the legislature telling grocery stores how many employees they need to man self check out lanes, Lame Duck Newsom has called for a special legislative session to address the high cost of gas in California. His proposed solution.. tell the refineries how much reserves they must keep. 30 year mortgages stay in the low 6% and high 5% range.We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-09-0756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 8-31-2024August 31 is California mystery gift day. It is the day we begin to find out which new laws made it to Newsom's desk for signature. We find out which bills were stripped and amended to be anything our socialist leaders want. Will the state take over the refineries? How much of a rebate will they grant you peasants from your electric bills? Interest rates on 30 year mortgages are finally getting below 6% again. How is the market reacting? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-08-3156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 8-24-2024California is like a car that if it continues in the same direction it will drive off a cliff destroying the car and the passengers. Is it too late to change course? Do the subjects of California have the will and intelligence to see that this path leads to destruction? Interest rates moderate, still in the 6% range for 30 year fixed mortgages. Home buyers are finding out what the new rules for real estate mean while looking for a home. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate...2024-08-2456 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 8-17-2024Are you enjoying your cheap clean green energy this summer? A Harris Walz ticket will ensure that all of America can feel California's energy cost pain. The way you buy real estate in the United States changed today. It is not to the benefit of the consumer. Price controls have never worked in history but they are an economic staple of communist governments. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate 2024-08-1756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 8-10-2024Buying Real Estate is changing this month and it is not for the better. The California Legislature is back in session. Be very afraid. Elon Musk could save the the Starlink Astronauts, will they let him? Interest rates decline slightly. Will they fall more? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.2024-08-1056 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 8-3-2024The new Olympic sport is men beating up women. The Olympic Committee defends it as fair and just to all. The same committee that approved mocking Christians and promoting a "menage a trois" as part of the opening ceremony. Newsom is promoting a law to make internet parody illegal because he believes people can't discern truth from parody. The Feds met and did not lower interest rates but promised to lower them before the election. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-08-0356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 7-27-2024The Democrats have "selected" a new candidate for President without an election. After years of bad forest management the forests of the West are clearing themselves by burning away the entire forest. Interest rates remain in the 6.5 to 7% range and inventory of homes is increasing. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-07-2756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 7-20-2024What a week to go on vacation! Trump assassination attempt. Court rules Jack Smith is illegally appointed and judge dismisses Trump Classified Document Case. Trump names JD Vance as his Vice Presidential Running Mate. Biden is hiden again, with Covid for the 3rd time even though he has been jabbed at least 7 times. I don't discuss any of this on this week's show because I am on vacation. Tune in next week and we will discuss it. I hope you enjoy this week's overview of Real Estate in California and why owning Real Estate is still important.2024-07-2056 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 7-13-2024The long knives are out for Resident Biden. The market is slowing with continuing high interest rates allowing inventory to increase. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-07-1356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 7-6-2024Effective July 1 California landlords are limited to collecting a maximum of two months rent from new tenants including the security deposit. Liberals melt down and insist that Presidential Immunity for Official Acts includes the right to murder your political opponents, rape and commit any other crime you want as President. The mainstream media insists that it was ok to hide the condition of Resident Joe Biden because the alternative is Trump. Environmentalist killed legislation designed to make it easier for Power Companies to expand the grid and install more transmission lines to meet increased electric demand caused by environmental pol...2024-07-0656 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 6-29-2024The entire nation finally realized that the emperor has no clothes. The left finally admits what everyone else in the world could see and Trump calls resident Biden "Brandon" during the Presidential Debate. The Supreme Court rules against the deep state and over regulation of our lives. The California Legislature puts an initiative on the ballot to end "slavery" by prohibiting inmates in prison from being forced to work. Interest rates stay just below 7% on thirty year mortgages and inventory slowly begins to climb. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Ri...2024-06-2956 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 6-22-2024The left continues to take over the English language in an effort to control Americans. There latest is "deep fake". A deep fake is an unedited video that you can see with your own eyes that portrays something the left does not like or want you to see. This is almost as amazing their phrase "climate change". Climate change is amazing because it can used for any event that happens. A forest fire caused by a failure to maintain the forest is climate change. A beach closure in California because the 70 year old storm drains have not been maintained is cli...2024-06-2256 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 6-15-2024If you own a rental home in California does a PPA solar system make sense? California has a "budget" with no details. Interest rates on 30 year mortgages dropped below 7% for the first time in 3 months. The California restaurant industry says that fast food has lost 10,000 jobs since the law passed raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour. Governor Newsom says they are lying, they added jobs. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-06-1556 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 6-8-2024High interest rates are finally creating more inventory. The Biden administration is rushing to complete several new regulatory changes that effect everything we do before the end of the year, from the cars we drive to the appliances we can use. They are also rushing to adopt a new water plan for California that will greatly limit the water to farms and cities in the San Joaquin Valley. A tale of two trials, the Trump trial and the Biden trial give a glimpse of what justice in America has become. We discuss all of this and more on this week...2024-06-0856 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 6-1-2024Have you had enough yet? One party rule in California is destroying our commerce and attacking all normal behavior. One party rule in New York is destroying our country. The Trump trials have proven that the left will do anything to keep power. They care nothing for our constitution or our legal system. All of government is just a tool for them to tell everyone else how to live. If conservatives don't begin to fight back and call them out our country is going to stay a banana republic. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Ta...2024-06-0156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 5-25-2024Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Honoring all who have given their lives for our freedoms and our country. Many of those who died would not recognize the country we are becoming. California has become a one party nearly Satanist state. California leaders celebrate the murder of unborn children, the mutilation and castration of children. The California legislature (Democrats) refused to pass a bill requiring illegal immigrant child molester/rapist to be turned over to ICE. The US Justice department is practicing lawfare against their political enemies. (Trump) With all of that said we have a wonderful state and our nation has been...2024-05-2556 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 5-18-2024The City of Visalia spent $150,000 on a new logo that the community hates. How did this happen? Interest rates on 30 year mortgages dip slightly this week. The resale market remains sluggish. Newsom blames the budget crisis on "Atmospheric Rivers" and "Rain Bombs" all caused by man and CO2. California policy and spending had nothing to do with it. In my final segment we listen to an interview with Jordan Peterson about how common people killed the Jews during the holocaust and why it could happen again. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is...2024-05-1856 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 5-11-2024The rest of the nation is laughing at California and our "High Speed" rail. With $11 billion spent so far and a projected $23 billion more needed to complete the first phase, from somewhere near Bakersfield to somewhere near Merced, this makes the cost nearly $38,000 per foot. 20 times the cost of building new 4 lane freeways per mile. Interest rates for mortgages dropped slightly this week. The CPUC adopted a new flat fee for residential customers in addition to the cost of the electricity used. This will take effect later this year. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real T...2024-05-1156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 5-4-2024Years of indoctrination of our college schools is paying off for the left. College rioters don't even know why they are rioting. They just hate America. A California survey of residents found that most want government price controls on rents, government provided cheaper housing and money from the government for first time home buyers. Once again reinforcing that the educations system has succeeded in making good socialist out of most Californians. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate. 2024-05-0456 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 4-27-2024Interest rates continue to rise staying above 7% for 30 year mortgages. Inventory is beginning to increase. The Trump "Hush" money trial has begun. 34 felonies equals receiving 11 invoices, writing 11 checks and making 12 journal entries in the general ledger regarding the payments according to DA Bragg. Santa Monica approves the building of a 122 unit homeless apartment building for $122 million. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate. 2024-04-2756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 4-20-2024Mortgage interest rates spiked this week on inflation reports. Spending trillions more than you collect has consequences. The left claims that California is the jewel of freedom and democracy. The California Attorney General Rob Bonta sues Hunting Beach for passing an initiative requiring voter id and cameras on ballot drop boxes as well as school districts that allow parental notification of sex changes by their children. Bonta has filed a lawsuit to keep a proposition off the ballot that would reinstitute the Proposition 13 requirement of a 2/3 majority to raise taxes. So much for Democracy. We discuss all of this and mo...2024-04-2056 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 4-13-2024According to NOA March was the hottest March on record but a deeper dive into the numbers shows that the actual temperatures have been adjusted and estimated to simply get the results they want to prove a "global warming crisis". California is balancing it's budget with smoke and mirrors. The real estate proposed settlement is bad for consumers and home buyers in particular. Interest rates spiked upwards this week on news of more inflation. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.2024-04-1356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 4-6-2024UC Berkley Economists tell California Lawmakers that higher wages and higher costs of goods will not cause higher prices because large corporations have "economies of scale" that free them normal costs of production. Biden lied again. In 2023 the Trans Day of Visibility was on March 30. Home prices rose slightly in the 1st quarter in the valley and sales held steady compared to 2023. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate. 2024-04-0656 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-30-2024Court rules that natural gas bans for new construction in California are illegal. CPUC releases proposal for new monthly fee on electric bills. More insurance companies flee the State of California and it's regulatory nightmare. Interest rates remain steady around 7% and housing inventory is slowly increasing. We discuss all of this and more on Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate. Real Talk can be heard Saturday's from noon until 1 on Power Talk 1400 AM and 96.5 FM or download the podcast at realtalkbrad.com 2024-03-3056 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-23-2024What does the NAR proposed settlement mean for consumers? Will house prices go down? What does it mean for Real Estate Agents? Will MLS's survive? Will thousands of real estate agents go out of business? Will lenders change their guidelines? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-03-2356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-16-2024As California's water management plan takes effect many valley farmers are realizing that they will not have enough water to stay in the food growing business. What was the Biden housing subsidy that he mentioned during his State of the Union political rally? With over $16 billion already invested in the choo choo train to nowhere California High Speed rail has a new plan. You can now ride the train "virtually" and that may be the only way anyone will ever be able to ride the California High Speed rail. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real...2024-03-1656 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-9-2024You will own nothing and be happy! In this week's show we discuss the numerous academic studies claiming that the root of all evil destroying the earth is ownership of property by individuals. We also destroy the myth that big business controls the housing market and is responsible for rent increases. Should the government take over the marketing and selling of homes? Will house prices go down in the near future? We discuss all of this and more on Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.2024-03-0956 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeRevised Real Talk 3-2-2024New California legislation proposes to allow pets in all rental properties without increased deposits or rent increases. Interest rates hover around 7% for 30 year mortgages. Demand still outpaces inventory for single family homes. If you believe that your freedoms come from God and not from government you might just be a Christian Nationalist according to the leftist. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.2024-03-0356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 3-2-2024New California legislation proposes to allow pets in all rental properties without increased deposits or rent increases. Interest rates hover around 7% for 30 year mortgages. Demand still outpaces inventory for single family homes. If you believe that your freedoms come from God and not from government you might just be a Christian Nationalist according to the leftist. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.2024-03-0256 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 2-24-2024Verdict first! Trial later said the Queen of Hearts. Off with her head. America has gone from the Twilight Zone to Alice in Wonderland. Taking down your political enemies in court was not part of the American plan. Interest rates top 7% again slowing the housing market. Is there a peaceful way to stop boys from competing against girls in sports? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.2024-02-2456 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 2-17-2024In this week's show we discuss the tawdry erotic story of an ex-president as well as Fani and Stormy and how their lives are intertwined. It is a tale of power and corruption at the highest (and lowest) levels. Pacific Legal Foundation continues the good fight for property rights defending the constitution fighting for limited government. Interest rates rise and the housing market stays steady. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.2024-02-1756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 2-10-2024Gen Z says that home ownership is forever out of their reach due to high home prices, low wages, college debt and high interest rates. We examine 50 years of data for the Central Valley to see how things have changed. Biden willfully took home and shared classified documents. He won't be charged because he is old and forgetful. Mark Steyn loses 12 year defamation trial in Washington DC for pointing out the fraud of the Mann hockey stick graph. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-02-1056 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 2-3-2024Interest rates remain flat after the Federal Reserve meets and discusses rate cuts in May. King Newsom seems unaware that his policies allow unlimited petty theft and retail theft. He brags about scolding a cashier at Target for letting a shoplifter walk out of the store. Foothill subdivisions were once the preferred choice for California planners to allow new home construction. Wildfires and environmentalists have put the brakes on these plans. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-02-0356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 1-27-2024Illegal immigrants would be eligible for the new California Dreaming Home Down payment assistance program in legislation proposed by California Assembly member Juan Arambula. The Trump saga continues with trials and primary elections. Interest rates held steady this week in the high 6% range for 30 year mortgages. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-01-2756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 1-20-2024Home prices stayed flat in 2023 despite higher interest rates and I make my predictions for 2024 home prices. Congressman says January 6th was the largest entrapment scheme in US history designed to silence conservatives. Leftist celebrate the largest dam removal project in US history telling California it is better to drink recycled toilet water than to store fresh water from rainfall. What is happening with the standoff between the Texas National Guard and US Department of Homeland Security? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-01-201h 02

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 1-13-2024Was last year the hottest on earth in the last 125,000 years? Will digital currency replace our money in the near future? If so, what will that do to mortgages? The courts have ruled again on NEM3 and the solar industry and environmentalists are not happy. House prices stay steady and interest rates ticked up slightly last week. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2024-01-1356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 1-6-2024As we move into the new year real estate prices remain steady and inventory remains low. Interest rates are starting to subside from their high point last year of nearly 8% coming back to near 6.5% for 30 year mortgages. Be prepared for more political chaos in this election year. If Trump is elected president the George Floyd riots will look like a walk in the park as the left will try to destroy the country they hate. If Trump is found guilty and thrown in jail outraged conservatives will revolt. In this week's show we also describe the true systemic racism which...2024-01-0656 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 12-30-2023As the year ends it is sad to watch the destruction of our once great country. A country that was founded upon moral values ordered by God the creator of the universe. Our daily papers have headlines that resemble the satire paper the Babylon Bee. In fact we have become Babylon. The left celebrates the murder of unborn children, the mutilation teenagers, the sexualization of children and promotes racial hatred. As we move into the new year I pray that America and California wake up to the destruction that satan is creating and we are enabling with our silence. I hope...2023-12-3056 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 12-23-2023In this week's show we discuss the reason for the season. The birth of Christ our savior. We also talk about the problem with exclusionary zoning and increased government regulations. The last segment of the show is a story about giving and the spirit of Christmas. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-12-2356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 12-16-2023The legal system in the US was once envied by other nations. It has no become a laughing stock as it is used to prosecute the enemies of the Biden Administration. If you want to use gas powered mowers and equipment in California you better buy them quickly. 30 mortgage rates have dropped below 7%. Will they ever get back into the threes? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-12-1627 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 12-9-2023Interest rates have declined slightly to near 7% for 30 year fixed mortgages. Hunter Biden claims he is a victim of political bias. California reintroduces its first time home buyer program. The legislature is planning on banning gas furnaces in 2024. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.2023-12-0956 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 12-2-2023The solar industry is still gnashing their teeth about the CPUC decision limiting what residential customers are paid for excess energy produced by solar panels. King Newsom declares that despite increased violent crime, murder, rape and massive shop lifting that gun deaths hit a 50 year low in California making us one of the safest states in the Union. Interest rates continue to slowly tick down but remain above 7%. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.2023-12-0256 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 11-25-2023The city of Sacramento is renovating a hotel for the homeless at a cost of over $2300 per square foot! Brightline has final approvals to begin construction on High Speed rail from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. It will be built at one third the cost of the state run train to nowhere in the valley and be complete in just a few years as opposed to decades. Interest rates are slowly coming down but are still above 7% for a 30 year mortgage. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Re...2023-11-2556 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 11-18-2023Will the class action lawsuit over real estate commissions change real estate? New CPUC rulings change the way commercial solar is purchased by utility companies. Will it make economic sense to install commercial solar in now? CPUC also allows PG&E to raise rates by 12%. We are getting closer and closer to that $50 cent per kwh cost for electricity in California. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-11-1856 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 11-11 2023Happy Veterans Day! What does the class action lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors and major Real Estate Franchises mean for the consumer? Are covid masks and covid mandated vaccines coming back to California? Is real estate still a good investment? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-11-1156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 11-4-2023The Trump trial in New York shows that the US has reached seven banana's on the banana Republic scale. Three more banana's and we will be a fully lost. The judge this week told Trump Attorney's to stop wasting time. "Trump has already been found guilty, this trial is just to decide the punishment". Interest rates dropped below 8% for the 30 year mortgage. California and the US are in the midst of a slow motion train wreck. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-11-0456 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 10-28-2023Predictions are that California will not grow or possibly shrink in population through 2050. Newsom predicts that the housing shortage will end within 10 years. Actual building records say it will take 20 years at today's growth rate to meet the existing need for housing. Will any of this effect the high cost of housing in California? Science shows that CO2 can't be the thermostat of the earth yet California is still trying to stop all oil and gas production. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate. 2023-10-2856 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 10-21-2023Newsom (who is not running for President) is travelling to Israel and China next week. In Israel he is going to broker a peace deal between Hamas and Israel. In China he is going to convince the CCP to stop using coal and petroleum products so that together China and California can save the world. A new California law will allow any residential property in California to be converted into a condominium and sold off separately from the main parcel. Even a converted garage. Interest rates at and above 8% for the second week in a row. We discuss all of th...2023-10-2156 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 10-14-2023Despite the potential for WWIII life goes on. Newsom has signed new real estate laws limiting private property rights which will take place next year. Interest rates remain high. Inventory remains low. The socialist left in this country are easily spotted now that they have decided to openly approve of the slaughter of innocents for a cause they believe in. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-10-1456 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 10-7-2023Can your political opponent use the deep state to take away your business and lively hood without you breaking a law? New York law appears to give that right to judges and prosecutors. Interest rates in the eights! California law lets an Air B&B tenant live rent free for 18 months and the owner may have to pay $100,000 to get them out of his house. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-10-0756 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 9-30-2023The United States is officially a Banana Republic. The political ruling by a New York judge taking away Ex-President Trump's Businesses without a trial is third world dictatorship BS. 30 year mortgage rates hit a 23 year high. Newsom says we are being ripped off by greedy oil companies. High gas prices have nothing to do with the $1.30 per gallon gas tax, the over regulation, the 15 blends of fuel and the refusal to allow oil production in California. We discuss all of this and more on this week's show. Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.2023-09-3056 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 9-23-23Will any of the 900 bills sent to Newsom for signature help lower the cost of housing in California? Will they increase your personal property rights? How are higher and higher interest rates effecting the housing market? As Biden's dementia becomes more apparent who will the Democrats run for President in 2024. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-09-2356 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 9-16-2023California Legislature sends bills to the governor lowering the amount of money landlords can charge upfront to new tenants, making it more difficult to evict tenants from your property, allowing churches to house the homeless if they pay union wages to employees and legislation allowing striking workers to be paid unemployment while striking. Interest rates remain high and inventory is still tight. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-09-1656 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 9-9-2023How did an elderly Fresno couple lose their home? Attorney General Bonta is coming for you next. What is CBDC? Is it too late to save the Valley from the leftist ruling party? We discuss all of this more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-09-0956 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 9-2-2023Who is the company that has purchased over 52,000 acres of California land near Travis Air Force Base and what are their plans? California has begun to tear down four dams and environmentalist are protesting the building of even one new dam. How will California provide water without water storage? Will $20,000 grants to homeowners to build tiny homes in their yards solve the housing crunch in California? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-09-0256 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 8-26-2023It is official. The US has reached Banana Republic status with the 4th indictment of former President Trump. The left continues to push for higher interest rates to stop home ownership in the US. How is that working? We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-08-2656 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 8-19-2023Interest rates continue to rise. California courts rule again that CEQA must consider noise pollution from new housing in California. The deep state has thrown back the veil. They don't care who sees that they are the ones who will choose the next President. It has to be someone beholden to them. My nine state road trip had one common theme, residents of other states want Californians to go home and quit moving to their state. We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.2023-08-2256 min

Real Talk with Brad MaaskeReal Talk 8-12-2023Green energy is not cheap! In this week's show we discuss the real cost of going solar and why if you live in California and want to be able to afford to cool your home you must install solar. Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate 2023-08-1256 min