Beyond the Buildings
Episodes
What Lessons Can We Learn from the USS Arizona?
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At CoreLogic, supporting veterans is close to our hearts. One organization that we are proud to align with is the World War II Foundation. On Veterans...
What Are the Effects of Natural Hazards on Mortgage Delinquencies?
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Natural disasters can have long-term effects on a community. As noted in our 2021 Hurricane Report, lower-income homeowners are left with few options ...
How Do You Solve Property Data's Oldest and Biggest Challenge?
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Real properties have a jumble of identifiers rather than a single standardized number that clearly defines each piece of property. Often, th...
What's My House Worth?
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Browsing for a new home is a hobbyist activity, even for people not looking to immediately purchase. The home buying experience tends to now start onl...
What's in a Loss Estimate?
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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....
18 Months Later, How is COVID-19 Affecting the Housing Economy?
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How Is Climate Change Affecting Real Estate?
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 temperature...
What's the Secret to Increasing Appraised Value?
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let's put in a pool. Remodel the kitchen. Upgrade the bathroom hardware. Throughout the pandemic especially, people have been putting in some serious ...
Is There Actually a Lumber Shortage?
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, th...
Where is a House, Really?
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the real estate economy, we all know the old adage "location, location, location," but location matters for far more than just determining the mark...
From Kodak to 3D: What is the Future of Selling Homes?
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 chang...
What Do Tomorrow's Smart Cities Look Like?
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The future, complete with interconnected and coordinated utilities and buildings, can help people live better. Whether it's managing a city's power su...
How Do Communities Recover from Climate Disasters?
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Loui...
How Is New Technology Revolutionizing the Homebuying Experience?
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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....
How Do We Deconstruct Home Values?
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Market value. Replacement value. Reconstruction value. Assessed value. Appraised value. The real estate ecosystem is filled with hundreds of similar-s...
How Does Real-Time Tornado Intel Protect Homes?
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 win...
How Do We Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis?
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
April is Financial Literacy Month, and to recognize the importance of the topic, Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Pete Ca...
What's the Secret to Being a Rockstar Real Estate Agent?
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Finding the dream home can be incredibly competitive these days. From "sight unseen" home purchases to bidding wars, a combination of low supply, low ...
Why Was the Texas Deep Freeze So Extreme?
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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: ...
How Did Swiss Re Pioneer Parametric Hail?
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Innovation is a Buzzword. What Does It Really Mean?
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 bol...
How Can Californians Protect Their Homes from the Next Big One?
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Earthquake are unique: they come without much warning and they can be incredibly destructive. California, in particular, is notorious for its propensi...
How is Automation Affecting the Appraisal Industry?
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Change is upon us all, and the appraisal industry is no different. New technologies like homeowner-assisted valuations, drones and more have shifted t...
Is Digital Transformation Here to Stay?
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 pr...
How Do We Prepare for 2021's Wildfires?
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The amount of wildfire activity in 2020 can seem overwhelming, ranking among the most devastating years in recent memory. Core Conversations host and ...
How Has COVID-19 Affected the Global Economy?
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith explores the economic impact of this year's pandemic from two perspectives: the United States and Austr...
How Do We Create Opportunity for the Future?
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Kagan Coughlin, co-founder of Base Camp Coding Academy in Water Valley,...
What are the Implications of an Overactive Hurricane Season?
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Core Conversations host (and self-proclaimed natural catastrophe freak) Maiclaire Bolton Smith converses with Dr. Daniel Betten, mete...
How Has COVID-19 Affected the Housing Market?
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith chats with Pete Carroll, Executive of Public Policy and Industry Relations at Cor...
Welcome to Core Conversations
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CoreLogic introduces a new podcast: Core Conversations, hosted by Maiclaire Bolton Smith. This series explores timely insights and in-depth conversati...