Lawrence Yun, PhD to Keynote May Luncheon

If you missed Dr. Lawrence Yun at our May 1st Luncheon, you have the opportunity to review the information that he shared with us about our local market and the outlook on the National housing market. Please check WCAR's emailed updates for additional insights and information that Dr. Yun shared with us during his visit.

Dr. Yun's May 1st Presentation (pdf)

Dr. Yun provided an update on the National housing market and a review of the economic indicators that may have an effect on the market in the future. He provided insight into regional and local markets as well.

Dr. Yun is considered the leading source of housing information and knowledge by the media. Dr. Yun was recently named among the top 10 economic forecasters by USA Today. Yun is ranked fifth on the list and is responsible for NAR’s real estate statistics and economic forecasting. The annual list recognizes accuracy in forecasting.

Yun was named NAR’s chief economist and senior vice president of research in November 2007. He has been with the association since 2000, previously serving as vice president and senior economist. He pioneered the development of the Commercial Leading Index after helping develop the residential Pending Home Sales Index.

Before joining NAR, Yun worked as an economic consultant to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Education. As a research associate at the University of Maryland, Yun developed the graduate economics curriculum for and taught free-market economics in the former Soviet Union as that country transitioned from communism to a free-market system.

Yun received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Maryland in 1995. He received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1987.

 

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