Beyond the Buildings

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 bolts of it, how does innovation come to be? How did we get to the airplane, and why is Google as successful as they are? CoreLogic Chief Innovation Officer John Rogers chats with host Maiclaire Bolton Smith to let us in on the magic, science and marketplace understanding of what it takes to innovate.

Earthquake are unique: they come without much warning and they can be incredibly destructive. California, in particular, is notorious for its propensity for earthquakes, yet the earthquake insurance uptake rate in California remains very low. In this episode of Core Conversations, host (and earthquake seismologist) Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Shawna Ackerman, Chief Risk and Actuarial Officer for the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) to talk about the 1994 Northridge earthquake, how homeowners can better prepare for the next Big One, and what the future holds for the CEA.

Change is upon us all, and the appraisal industry is no different. New technologies like homeowner-assisted valuations, drones and more have shifted the way appraisals have traditionally been conducted. In this episode, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith and CoreLogic Chief Appraiser Shawn Telford discuss how automation has affected the industry and what the future holds for the profession.

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 property ecosystem across real estate, lending and insurance. Virtual tours have changed the way families find their dream home, the CARES act has impacted the lending and mortgage process, and even property insurance, typically inclusive of in-person surveys and in-person adjusting, has been affected. In the latest episode of Core Conversations, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith invites Scott Little, Pete Carroll and Mikhail Palatnik to talk about the data-driven changes in these spaces--and whether these changes are here to stay.

The amount of wildfire activity in 2020 can seem overwhelming, ranking among the most devastating years in recent memory. Core Conversations host and California resident Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with wildfire scientist Dr. Tom Jeffery to unpack what all has happened, why this year was so bad, and what we can do to prepare for the future.

Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith explores the economic impact of this year's pandemic from two perspectives: the United States and Australia. CoreLogic Chief Economist Dr. Frank Nothaft, based in the Washington, D.C. area, and Tim Lawless, Executive Research Director for Asia Pacific, based in Brisbane, explore the extent of the impact varying lockdowns, social distancing orders and other coronavirus regulations have had on each country--and find what the similarities and differences are, from labor to GDP to the housing market and beyond.

In this episode, Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Kagan Coughlin, co-founder of Base Camp Coding Academy in Water Valley, Mississippi.The academy is a hands-on, tuition-free program that seeks to train students to be software developers within 12 months, and in a time where the cost of higher education is increasing, Kagan describes how the program opens doors to students who may have otherwise not had the opportunity--and how this program is a model for how the rest of the country can think about higher education in rural America.

In this episode, Core Conversations host (and self-proclaimed natural catastrophe freak) Maiclaire Bolton Smith converses with Dr. Daniel Betten, meteorologist and principal hazard scientist at CoreLogic. 2020's hurricane season is one for the books, and Daniel, who has had a colorful history in storm chasing, relates his personal experience with feeling the wrath of Hurricane Florence, the lessons that can be learned from each encounter with Mother Nature and how this year is...different.

In this episode, Core Conversations host Maiclaire Bolton Smith chats with Pete Carroll, Executive of Public Policy and Industry Relations at CoreLogic, to talk about the event that has upended the housing economy this year: COVID-19. The housing market is a markedly different place than it was just a year prior, and Pete discusses the long-term implications of this new world, including the CARES Act, homebuying trends and behaviors, digitalization and virtualization, affordable housing and more.

CoreLogic introduces a new podcast: Core Conversations, hosted by Maiclaire Bolton Smith. This series explores timely insights and in-depth conversations with experts to keep a finger on the pulse of the global housing economy.