Events
 
  ORANGE COUNTY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR 2009
  Focus on Orange County Regional Breakfast Conference
 
  Hyatt Regency Irvine (map)
Monday, October 27, 2008
Registration: 7:00am - 8:00am
Conference: 8:00am - 10:45am
 
 
  Cost of the Event
  The forecast publication released at the event is now available for purchase. Click on the Buy Now button to purchase.
 
 
  Overview
  The U.S. Economy has entered the 3rd quarter with of a spate of bad news from the financial sector. Investment banks are failing, mortgage banks closing, Fannie and Freddie are taken over and AIG is receiving government loans. When will the turmoil on Wall Street end? To what extent will it spill over onto Main Street?
 
 
 
  AGENDA
 
  7:00am
  Registration and Breakfast
 
  National & State Outlook
  • Is this all a prelude to a deep recession?
  • When will housing pull out of its nosedive? Will it be in time to compensate for continued weakness in consumption and finance?
  • How will the Fed balance liquidity needs on Wall Street with inflation policy?
  • What does all of this mean to California?
  Jerry Nickelsburg, Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
 
  Allen Matkins / UCLA Anderson Forecast Commercial Real Estate Survey Results
 
  Jerry Nickelsburg, Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
 
  Orange County Outlook
 
  • When will housing rebound in Orange County?
  • Has the collateral damage to other sectors been minimal or excessive?
  • Is labor market fall-out related only to real estate or is there weakness in other markets?
  Mark Schniepp, Director, California Economic Forecast
 
  Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis
 
  • Is socialism of the mortgage markets here to stay?
  • With all of the banking consolidation of the last few weeks, what choice will consumers have?
  Matt Padilla, OC Register Journalist & Co-Author of Chain of Blame
 
  Insights on the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Conservatorship
 
  • How can we expect this restructuring to affect home finance in the short term? Long term?
  • Will the conservatorship put more pressure on Freddie and Fannie to help folks avoid foreclosure
  Patrick Lawler, Chief Economist & Associate Director, FHFA (conservator of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae)
 
  10:45am
  Adjourn
 
 
  Platinum Sponsor:
  Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Latsis LLP
 
  Gold Sponsor:
  The Irvine Company  
 
  Silver Sponsor:
  California Credit Union League  
 
 
  For information on Sponsorship Opportunities [Click Here]
 
  For more information regarding this event please contact:

Sherif Hanna
Managing Director
UCLA Anderson Forecast
323-932-0411
sherif.hanna@anderson.ucla.edu
 
  Check back again for program updates.
   
Last updated: September 22, 2008