***Due to the visitor policy at the Federal Reserve Bank you must pre-register for this event.
What will next year's housing market look like at the local, state, and national levels? What will drive buyer demand and home prices and how can you prepare
Join us for our 15th Annual Economic Expectations program, where distinguished speakers will answer these questions and more as they forecast the 2027 housing market. Gain valuable insights into buyer demand, home values, housing starts, mortgage rates, unemployment, current demographics, and more. This program is a great way to kickstart your 2027 business plan, and it offers 2 CE Credits: National Economic Trends and the Real Estate Professional - RE34RC03
Speakers:
Dr. Mark Melnik - Director, Economic & Public Policy Research, UMass Donahue Institute
Dr. Mark Melnik, Director of Economic & Public Policy Research at the UMass Donahue Institute, leads a team focused on demographic, socio-economic, and labor market analysis and serves as a Senior Managing Editor of MassBenchmarks, a journal published with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
He has led major research projects for a wide range of public, private and nonprofit clients across Massachusetts including the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the Boston Foundation, the City of Boston, the City of Cambridge, MassDOT, the New England Foundation for the Arts, MassEcon, MassDevelopment, the Boston Private Industry Council, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, the Massachusetts Housing Partnership, and the MetroSouth Chamber of Commerce.
Before joining the Institute, Dr. Melnik worked as Deputy Director for Research at the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) where he led research teams on demographic and economic research studies as well as analyses used for public policy advisement and decision making with the BRA and the City of Boston. He has been widely cited in the media and appointed to state advisory boards, including Governor Charlie Baker's Future of Transportation Commission.
Dr. Melnik holds a Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in sociology, with his doctoral research focused on labor market skill and credential mismatches in Greater Boston.
Danielle Hale - Chief Economist, Realtor.com
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As Realtor.com Chief Economist, Danielle Hale Leads the Realtor.com® Economics team. Made up of the industry's top analysts and economists, the Realtor.com Economics team provides housing data and relevant, data-based insights to consumers, industry professionals, and other thought leaders.
Danielle is frequently interviewed in broadcast, print, and digital media outlets including: The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, The Washington Post, Fox News, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNBC, Fox Business, The New York Times, CNN, Yahoo!, USA Today, and many others.
Before joining Realtor.com® in July 2017, Danielle spent nearly a decade as an economist and policy researcher at the National Association of REALTORS®. There, she oversaw the production of closely followed housing market data and led research projects on how federal, state, and local policies impactbthe real estate market. Prior to joining NAR as an economist in 2008, Danielle spent three years at the American Enterprise Institute. Danielle earned her degrees from Florida State University and lives with her family in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC. You can find Danielle's commentary along with the data and insights produced by the Realtor.com Economics team at realtor.com/research
Registration:
GBAR Members: $30 | Non-Members: $50
***Due to the visitor policy at the Federal Reserve Bank you must pre-register for this event. No walk-ins will be allowed to enter the building, no exceptions. Registration will close on October 15, 2026 at noon. You must bring a valid, government issued ID. We appreciate your cooperation. ***
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