Training
Economic and Housing Market Outlook with Dr. Lawrence Yun
60 minutes
Overview:
After riding out a roller coaster of a housing market these past few years, mortgage professionals may wonder what’s around the next curve. And following an exceptional housing market performance, what is the outlook given the sudden sizable rise in mortgage rates?
Join MGIC for an economic and housing market outlook by Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors®. Dr. Yun will forecast when mortgage rates may peak and stabilize and will address the possibility of an economic recession and foreclosure crisis ahead.
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Dr. Lawrence Yun
Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and oversees the Research group at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. He supervises and is responsible for a wide range of research activity for the association including NAR's Existing Home Sales statistics, Affordability Index, and Home Buyers and Sellers Profile Report. He regularly provides commentary on real estate market trends for its 1.4 million REALTORS®.
Dr. Yun creates NAR's forecasts and participates in many economic forecasting panels, among them the Blue Chip Council and the Wall Street Journal Forecasting Survey. He also participates in the Industrial Economists Discussion Group at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. He appears regularly on financial news outlets, is a frequent speaker at real estate conferences throughout the United States, and has testified before Congress. Dr. Yun has also appeared as a guest on CSPAN's Washington Journal.
Dr. Yun received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park.