Look Who’s Talking: Riding the Waves of an Unstable Economy

RISMEDIA, Jan. 15, 2008-The Chicago Association of Realtors® will host its annual Economic Forecast on Wednesday, January 16, 2008. This year’s event, “Riding the Waves of an Unstable Economy: What to Expect in 2008 and Beyond,” will be held at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza.

Recognizing the need to prepare Realtors® and Chicago consumers alike for what to expect in the 2008 real estate market, the Chicago Association of REALTORS® will host a panel of economic experts to provide a frank and extensive overview of the local, regional, national, and global economies, economic growth trends, consumer confidence expectations, and more.

The panelists are:

Howard Ackerman – President, Fifth Third Bank
Steven M. Levitt, CMPS, CRMS – Vice President of Mortgage Lending, Guaranteed Rate
Scott Ian Macintosh – Senior Economist, Commercial/Investment Real Estate, National Association of REALTORS®
William A. Strauss – Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Mary Umberger, Real Estate Columnist for the Chicago Tribune, will serve as the event moderator.

For more information, call 312-214-5539 or visit www.ChicagoREALTOR.com.