Candidate for
Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk; County of San Diego

George W. Mantor is a ninth generation American whose forefathers came to America in 1652 and were among the earliest landowners in Martha's Vineyard. They served in numerous wars and were leaders and public officials in their communities.

George believes that everyone has an obligation to serve their communities and George has carried on the tradition through prior campaigns, writing, speaking and supporting community stewardship programs such as Solutions for Change.

George is a highly respected national real estate expert and a strong advocate for real property ownership and the bundle of property rights attached thereto, including but not limited to those rights conveyed by the Constitution of the United States.

George is a frequent contributor to Real Estate Finance, The Real Estate Professional, Real Estate Information Services Media, National Real Estate Investor, Broker Agent News, and Realty Times.

The Real Estate Professional includes him in "a directory of the Nation's outstanding authors, columnists, and speakers."

He is an oft invited guest of Fox Business Network and is frequently quoted in a wide range of publications. He was the host of "Keepin' It Real...Real talk about the real thing, real estate" on KCEO radio, and co-hosted Real Estate Today with Joe Tutino on KASH business radio.

Known as The Real Estate Professor for his consumer education efforts including a long-running radio program, monthly workshop series, public appearances, and frequent articles, George has devoted his life to demystifying real estate.

He has amassed experience in new home and resale residential real estate, resort marketing, and commercial and investment property.

George has 35 years of first-hand experience utilizing the end product of the recorder's office, deeds and titles. During that time George performed hundreds of property assessments of market value for property owners.

As a business person, George is well versed in analyzing budgets and comparing the organizational chart to determine how resources are being deployed within a work unit.

Understanding how resources are deployed is the key to understanding the tasks, accomplishments, and controls necessary for maximum performance.

George is a pioneer in uncovering the global fraud associated with America's foreclosure crisis and proving that the poor state of the economy was planned.

Here is an in-depth interview conducted by the San Diego Union Newspaper in 2010.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/Nov/10/did-lenders-rig-market-against-homebuyers/

Prior to starting his own real estate and mortgage brokerage in 1992, he had been Director of Training and Customer Service for Great Western Real Estate.

In addition, he has served on virtually every real estate committee, including a term as a Director of the California Association of REALTORS.

Always an innovator, George opened the first Keller Williams Franchise in California and prior to that owned and operated a RE/MAX franchise.

In 2009, George began investigating increasing irregularities in the recording of land title documents by individuals and entities with no legal right to do so.

This has proven to be an ongoing criminal fraud involving duplicate mortgages and defective mortgage backed securities.

In San Diego County, anyone can file a foreclosure and steal a property and many have. In response, George formed The American Foreclosure Resistance Movement to protect the rights of property owners, lien holders and investors.

Over the past five years, George has written over 100 columns devoted to various aspects of the effect of predatory lending related to loan securitizations and the impact on our economy.

He wrote a widely circulated piece entitled 60 Million Mortgages May Have Fatal Flaws, exposing MERS.

George is a prolific author. Many candidates for public office don't leave much of a trail as to who they are. George's writing is fact based and deals with serious topics that get little attention from other journalists. His writing is honest, authentic and occasionaly a little profane.

George is a teacher, coach and mentor.