IVAR’s Video Library

Browse the most recent videos with some of the Inland Empire’s most prominent Real Estate leaders.

Video Archive:

— 2020 Videos

Video/Title

Interview/Meeting Description

IVAR Monthly Meeting – October 2021

Lou Monville – Senior Vice President of the Raincross Corporate Group

IVAR is proud to welcome Lou Monville who will be giving a regional housing update. Lou Monville is the Senior Vice President of the Raincross Corporate Group, a collection of businesses involved in real estate development and entitlement, convention center management, operations and catering, and convention and sports sales and marketing.

He currently also serves as the Interim Executive Officer of the Riverside County Chapter of the Building Industry Association and Chair of the Riverside County Economic Recovery Task Force focused on the economic recovery in the County of Riverside post COVID-19.

Monville is a Trustee Emeritus and a past Chair of the Board of the California State University Board of Trustees and a former member of the California Community College Board of Governors.

IVAR Monthly Meeting – September 2021

Curt Hagman – Supervisor of San Bernardino County’s Fourth District

IVAR is proud to welcome Supervisor Curt Hagman who was elected to serve San Bernardino County’s Fourth District in November of 2014 and was named Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in January 2019. The Fourth District includes the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Montclair, Ontario, and the southern portion of Upland. It spans approximately 133 square miles and is home to over 400,000 residents.

A highlight for the Supervisor had been his role in the successful transfer of returning Ontario International Airport to local control in 2016. Supervisor Hagman was able to reach across party lines and work behind the scenes to reinitiate serious dialogue between LAWA and OIAA on the transfer of control that led to the final agreement.

Supervisor Hagman earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology at UCLA.

IVAR Monthly Meeting – August 2021

Gov Hutchinson – Assistant General Counsel, California Association of REALTORS®

IVAR is proud to welcome C.A.R. Attorney Gov Hutchinson. Gov is Assistant General Counsel of the California Association of REALTORS®. Gov has been with C.A.R. since 1985 and manages C.A.R.’s Member Legal Services Program in Los Angeles. Gov advises REALTORS® through the “Hotline” on all aspects of real estate law and he trains and supervises other “Hotline” attorneys. Gov received his Bachelor’s Degree in History from Princeton University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.

He has written for CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE magazine, co-authored C.A.R. continuing education courses and is a master instructor for the Education Division of C.A.R. with certification from the Department of Real Estate. He also regularly speaks to Associations/Boards of REALTORS®, affiliated trade associations, city and county bar associations and major real estate firms.

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Fair Housing and Diversity Committee – July 2021 Meeting

“Expanding Housing Opportunities for the Entire Community”. As real estate professionals we understand the essential need for housing in our communities and in every person’s life, and we seek to expand opportunities for home ownership to the broader community.

Addressing this important issue include guest speakers:

Lina Chu, Realty Prodigy, Broker/Owner
AREAA Inland Empire Chapter, Founding President
Ulises Vega, Excellence RE, The Vega Team
NAHREP Inland Empire Chapter, President
Ameer J Elahee, eXp Realty
Inland Empire Association of Realtist, President

IVAR is proud to welcome representatives of the City of Riverside’s Planning Department

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This month’s meeting will focus on the City of Riverside’s Housing Element update. Required by state law, every city in California is are charged with developing a General Plan to inform their decisions—everything from their housing policies to their zoning regulations. The General Plan serves as a blueprint for the future of a city. And within each General Plan is a Housing Element (chapter) which focuses on an analysis of a community’s housing needs for all income levels, and strategies to respond to provide for those housing needs.

IVAR’s guest speakers will be representing the City of Riverside’s Planning Department and they will be providing an update on where the city currently stands with its Housing Element update. Presenters include:

Mary Kopaskie-Brown, City Planner
Dave Murray, Principal Planner
Matthew Taylor, Senior Planner

As real estate professionals we understand the essential need for housing in our communities and in every person’s life, and we work to expand those opportunities for home ownership and quality housing for the entire community.

IVAR is proud to welcome Yxstian Gutierrez, Mayor of Moreno Valley

A resident of Moreno Valley for more than 20 years, Mayor Gutierrez serves as the City’s first directly elected Mayor. He began service as a City Council Member in 2013 and was elected Mayor of Moreno Valley in 2016.

IVAR is proud to welcome Matthew Jennings, Treasurer-Tax Collector for the County of Riverside.

Matthew Jennings was unanimously appointed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in September of 2020 to serve as the Treasurer-Tax Collector for the County of Riverside. In this capacity, he is responsible for a department consisting of approximately 100 employees spread across 4 locations throughout the county.

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Join us as we talk with Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson.

Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson is a Riverside native and small business owner. She was elected Riverside’s 18th Mayor in November 2020. Mayor Lock Dawson’s historic election makes her the first UCR graduate and second woman to be elected to Riverside’s only citywide office in our 150-year history.

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Property Management Workshop Panel: Understanding Tenant Laws in the Covid Era and Upcoming Rental Owner Relief Programs.

Panel members include:

Robert Bloom, Senior Counsel at the California Association of REALTORS(R): RobertB@car.org
Karim Drissi, Legislative Advocate on Rental Housing, Fair Housing and Property Management for the California Association of REALTORS(R): Karimd@car.org
Ben Benoit, Executive Vice President for the California Apartment Association: BBenoit@caanet.org
Joe Cusumano, co-chair of the Property Management Working Group: joec@prooneweb.com
Paul Herrera, Government Affairs Director

Interview with Phil Burum, Vice President at DR Horton’s South Coast Inland Empire Division – February 2021

In his role with DR Horton, Phil’s primary responsibilities are focused on land entitlements and acquisitions analysis. In his more than 20 year career in the real estate industry of Southern California, Mr. Burum has been responsible for the acquisition and entitlement of more than 7,000 residential lots and the development, construction and sale of more than 2,000 lots and homes located throughout the Inland Empire.

In support of his passion advocating for home ownership, Phil spends much of his time working with local agencies to find solutions that will help alleviate the housing shortage facing California, in part by, finding rational and reasonable entitlement solutions for land throughout the region.

Fair Housing and Diversity Committee Meeting- January 2021

Guest speaker Mark Alston, Broker/Owner of Alston & Associates Mortgage Company.

A real estate professional since 1989, Mark has served as 1st Vice President of the California Association of Real Estate Brokers, President of the Consolidated Board of Realtist of Los Angeles, Chairman of the Public Affairs, Political Action and Mortgage Banking Committees for the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.

Interview with Aaron Norris – Vice President Market Insights, PropertyRadar.com

Real Estate Trends in 2021
Technology disruptors like ibuyers have been in the Inland Empire since 2017. More are entering the space, much of it happening off market and behind the scenes. How can local agents win and tackle more off market deals for clients in 2021?Here’s what we’ll cover:

Local foreclosure trends (or the lack thereof) and the likelihood of them being a player
Spying on the activity of your competition (ibuyers) using public records
Discovering off-market deals
Owning a niche

Data isn’t just a Wall Street game anymore! Data-driven real estate will be an important way to differentiate services moving ahead in 2021 and beyond.

Aaron is an industry expert in real estate, investing, and marketing trends. His work can be found on Forbes.com, Think Realty Magazine, and BiggerPockets.com, where technology, trends, and real estate collide. Aaron is a licensed real estate broker (CA) and mortgage broker (CA & FL), and active real estate investor.