January Chapter Meeting - Annual Market Forecast

2015 Outlook and panel discussion

Featuring: Ken Rosen - Chair, Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics

Join us for our annual forecast program that this year will take a different approach.  Rather than just the traditional market focused forecast, our speaker(s) and panelists will add a more macro-economic perspective and address the major opportunities and challenges facing the future economic outlook.

With real estate and stock market dynamics at record levels and optimism generally strong, most forecasts call for a continuation of improved economic conditions.  We’ll share these core forecasts but focus on the risks and structural issues to watch for that may be the catalyst for the inevitable cyclical challenges in the future of our economy.

 Our panel discussion and Q&A will cover perspectives on the following:

• State of Real Estate Capital Markets today and risks to a change in its current very strong state
• Oil price change impact on the economy – U.S. and global
• Risk of rising rates on the economy (including federal budget impact with now over $18 Trillion in debt)
• State of Venture Capital and IPO markets and their impact on the 2015 economy
• International political challenges risks
• QE policy risks and changes in U.S., Europe and Japan structural risks and challenges
• Cyber security risks on continued growth of online sales
• Structural government deficits limitations on fiscal policies
• U.S. Dollar strength impact on the U.S. economy