Housing Market Crash of 2008 vs The 2023 Market - Key Similarities and Differences (With Mike Hardy, Principal and Co-Founder of CYRUS Opportunity Zone Fund)

The Mortgage Reports Podcast

In this episode of The Mortgage Reports Podcast, host Craig Berry NMLS# 200401 is joined by Mike Hardy, principal and co-founder of CYRUS Opportunity Zone Fund and managing partner of California & Nevada business for Churchill Mortgage. They discuss the current state of the housing market and compare it to the market before the housing crisis 15 years ago. Mike shares how he got into the mortgage industry and his journey from being a pre-med student to becoming a successful mortgage professional. Mike also shares his personal journey of transitioning from a "do it yourself" mentality to outsourcing tasks and protecting their time to focus on their zone of genius.
>>Read more about Mike Hardy on themortgagereports.com
Jump to Listen Ahead:
[00:02:03] Transition into mortgage industry.
[00:07:19] Healthy homes and families.
[00:08:25] Finding your zone of genius.
[00:12:43] Automate, delegate, or eliminate.
[00:19:31] Focus and determination.
[00:22:21] Dramatic under supply of homes.
[00:25:11] Affordability and housing demand.
[00:29:31] Conflicting forces in the market.
[00:33:11] Prolonging Gen Z's ability to buy.
[00:37:07] Opportunity zones.
[00:41:09] The Almanac of Naval Ravikant.
[00:44:41] Overcoming fear in real estate.
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