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What will the New Year and a New Administration mean for the Real Estate Industry?
Stable or Slow Growth? Housing Rebound? Interest Rates?
Learn more about the economic insights for the new year
Our guest speaker will be..
Michael Fratantoni, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Business Development for the Mortgage Bankers Association.
“As the leading advocate for the real estate finance industry, the MBA represents and serves its members through a comprehensive array of capabilities and tools that enable members to successfully deliver fair, sustainable and responsible real estate financing within ever-changing business environments.”
Please join us to hear Michael’s perspectives on the economic outlook for 2025 and what it means for the real estate finance industry.
Michael Fratantoni is MBA’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Business Development. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing MBA’s industry surveys and benchmarking studies, economic and mortgage originations forecasts, and policy development research for both single-family and commercial/multifamily markets. Additionally, Fratantoni is a member of the Board of Directors of the CONVERGENCE Collaborative, and the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium’s (SERC’s) Advisory Council.
Prior to joining MBA, Fratantoni worked in risk management and senior economist roles at Washington Mutual and Fannie Mae. He received a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in economics from The College of William and Mary, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins, George Washington, and Georgetown Universities.
NCST’s work increases access to homeownership, promotes resilient neighborhoods, and advances racial equity by advocating for policy change.