Apr 24 2007
Major Concerns over Housing Market Covered at this Spring's Conference
NAHB will be hosting its Semi-Annual Construction Forecast Conference at the National Housing Center on Thursday, April 26, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WHAT:
Where are home prices heading? How will the subprime mortgage market affect housing? Which metro markets are strengthening and how many are still weakening? Will housing demand outweigh affordability hurdles, inventory overhangs and the retreat of investors? These questions and more will be answered at NAHB's Semi-annual Construction Forecast Conference. The event will feature a series of panel discussions on the economic and housing outlook for 2007 and beyond, including:
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NAHB Economic and Housing Forecast
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National Outlook
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Regional Patterns
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The State of the Nation's Housing
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View from Wall Street
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House Prices: Where are They Going?
Panel speakers will feature highly regarded economists and industry experts including:
David Seiders, National Association of Home Builders
Nariman Behravesh, Global Insight
Jim Glassman, JP Morgan Chase
Mark Zandi, Moody's Economy.com
Bernie Markstein, National Association of Home Builders
Eric Belsky, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
Stephen Kim, Citigroup
Margaret Whelan, UBS
Patrick Lawler, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Thomas Lawler, Lawler Economic & Housing Consulting
For more details and to view the day's agenda please visit www.nahb.org/cfc.