CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.):

WHAT:

   

Some of the brightest minds in real estate will gather for a one-day symposium that will cover such topics as the future of the housing market, banking, mortgage finance, the economy, and demographics, when the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) hosts Real Estate Voices - The Past, Present and Future of the Real Estate Industry.

 

WHEN/WHERE:

Wednesday, Nov. 13
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
 

WHO:

Mark Palim, vice president, Fannie Mae - "Higher Interest Rates and Tighter Fiscal Policy-Navigating Another Transition"

 

Raphael Bostic, Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC

 

R. Dan Brumbaugh, Jr., Ph.D., financial services consultant - "The Causes of Modern Systemic Financial Crisis"

 

Richard Green, Ph.D., Lusk Chair in Real Estate, USC - "Will the Baby Boom Cause a Housing Bust?"

 

Celia Chen, Ph.D., Moody's Analytics - "Housing Climbs Back"

 

Lawrence Yun, chief economist, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® - "Unusual and Less Desirable Housing Market Recovery"

 

David Crowe, Ph.D., chief economist & SVP, National Association of Home Builders - "The Local Economic Impact of Building Homes: Does Housing Pay for Itself?"

 

Beth Ziesenis, author of "Your Nerdy Best Friend," - "Release Your Inner Nerd: Online Tools and Apps to Increase Productivity and Awesomeness"

 

Frank Nothaft, Ph.D., chief economist, Freddie Mac - "The Emerging Purchase Market"

 

Robert Kleinhenz, Ph.D., chief economist, Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. - "Can I Afford That?: Financial Literacy and Homeownership"

 

John Tucillo, Ph.D., chief economist, Florida Association of REALTORS®

 

Mark Vitner, managing director & senior economist, Wells Fargo - "What Forces Are Driving California's Recovery?"

 

Patrick Veling, REALTOR® & Founder, Real Data Strategies, Inc. - "Capable is NOT Competent: The Human Condition in the Real Estate Industry"

 

Stuart A. Gabriel, Ph.D., director Ziman Center for Real Estate, UCLA - "Fear and Loathing in the Housing Market: New Evidence from Google Search Query Data"

 

Sean O'Toole, Founder & CEO, PropertyRadar.com - "How Did Washington Get it So Wrong?"

 

Dowell Myers, Ph.D., Professor of Policy, Planning & Demography, USC - "The Growing Importance of Demographics in Housing Markets"

 

Amy Crews Cutts, Ph.D., chief economist, Equifax - "Who Do You Have to Be to Get a Mortgage?"

 

Don Faught, C.A.R. president

 

Joel Singer, C.A.R. CEO

 

Media Interviews: To attend this event or to schedule media interviews following the event, please contact C.A.R.'s communications department at (213) 739-8304 or email lotusl@car.org. Non-media can register for this event here: http://www.car.org/marketdata/revoices/

Leading the way...® in California real estate for more than 100 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 155,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Lotus Lou, 213-739-8304
lotusl@car.org