WMBA Income Property Luncheon: 2025 Economic Forecast
This event is sold out as of December 20, 2024. You can still join us virtually! All registrations received after 12/18/24 that we not selected for in person registration are virtual registrations.
Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Time: 11:15-11:45 am | Networking, 11:45-12:00 pm | Lunch Opens, 12:00 -1:30 pm | Presentation & Questions
In Person Location: Perkins Coie Conference Center – 48th Floor
Dress Code: Business casual
Registration Fee
Virtual: Member: $70 | Non-Members: $80
Virtual attendance will be held via zoom.
In person registration opens on 12/17/24 at 12pm, and closes on Thurs., Jan. 9th, 2025, at 11:00am, OR when the event sells out.
Register Today!
For the past 2 years – the 2025 Economic Forecast Luncheon with Matthew Gardner, Housing Economist & Public Speaker, has sold out. In 2024, it sold out within 24 hours! This year, we are anticipating another sell-out event and we invite you to join Puget Sound RMA and Washington Mortgage Bankers Association as a sponsor for this event on Wednesday, January 15, 2025!
What will 2025 bring us? Will we see interest rate relief, control of inflation, stability in housing prices, will values move up or down, when will commercial real estate see light at the end of the tunnel? Mr. Gardner will share his insights on all of these questions and more.
Register now as a sponsor, locking in your in person attendance with about 100 others, and receive additional great Sponsor benefits, such as logo on the marketing, social media, and more!
SPEAKER BIO:
Matthew Gardner, Real Estate Economist
Matthew Gardner is widely recognized as being one of the foremost real estate economists in the country and speaks to more than 75 groups per year where he offers his opinions regarding economic and housing markets condition.
In addition to his speaking engagements, Matthew sits on the Washington State Governors Council of Economic Advisors, the Association of Washington Businesses Council of Economic Advisors, and is an Advisory Board Member at the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington where he also lectures in real estate economics.
Matthew’s economic forecasts are used by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and his housing forecasts are used by Reuters (Roy-turz) in their U.S. Housing Market forecast and by Fannie Mae in their National Home Price Expectation Survey.
Matthew received his undergraduate degree in economics from St. Johns College, Oxford, and he holds graduate degrees in economics and econometrics from the London School of Economics.
Recognitions that he has received include being chosen as the 2022 Partner of the Year by the Seattle-King County Realtors Association, and as the 2023 Partner of the Year by the Washington Realtors Association. He was also voted Industry MVP by the readers of the Seattle Agents Magazine.
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Available Sponsorship Opportunities:
Platinum Sponsor: $1000 (limit 5) This sponsorship includes 3 in person registrations, opportunity to have a solo social post (sponsor to provide content), logo on all marketing, logo on welcome slides, logo on the website, and logo on the registration now open email.
Gold Sponsor: $500 (limit 5) This sponsorship includes 1 reserved seat, logo on all marketing, logo on welcome slides, logo on the website, and logo on registration now open email.
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Speaker
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Matthew GardnerReal Estate EconomistMatthew Gardner is widely recognized as being one of the foremost real estate economists in the country and speaks to more than 75 groups per year where he offers his opinions regarding economic and housing markets condition.
In addition to his speaking engagements, Matthew sits on the Washington State Governors Council of Economic Advisors and is an Advisory Board
Member at the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of
Washington where he also lectures in real estate economics.
Matthew’s economic forecasts are used by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia, and his housing forecasts are used by Reuters (Roy-turz) in their U.S. Housing Market forecast and by Fannie Mae in their National Home Price
Expectation Survey.
Matthew received his undergraduate degree in economics from St. Johns College, Oxford, and he holds graduate degrees in economics and econometrics from the London School of Economics.
When he is not giving housing forecasts, Matthew can be found either with his family, ocean kayaking, or long-distance target shooting.
