Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Real Estate News
Faculty Insights on Housing Crisis

Morris A. Davis quoted in CNNMoney.com article on "Helping the Unemployed Pay Their Mortgages." July 2009

Stephen Malpezzi served as faculty chair for the center's annual Housing Conference focused on the theme "Housing Outlook 2010: Continued Crisis or Recovery?" with co-sponsors the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, the Wisconsin Realtors Association, and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. June 2009

Morris A. Davis featured in front-page article in the New York Times on the spreading risk of foreclosures on home mortgages. June 2009

Stephen Malpezzi quoted (with Keynote Speaker Richard K. Green) on Housing Market Outlook, "Expert Optimistic About Housing Market," Wisconsin State Journal. June 2009

Stephen Malpezzi and Graaskamp Center Fellow Karl Scholz presented an economic outlook on the Big Ten Network show, "Office Hours" May 2009

Wisconsin real estate faculty introduce the Wisconsin Foreclosure and Unemployment Relief Plan (WI-FUR), May 2009

Stephen Malpezzi quoted in Wisconsin State Journal article on local real estate auction, one of the largest in state history. May 2009

Public Radio's "Marketplace" interviewed Stephen Malpezzi on apartments' impact on the housing market. March 2009

François Ortalo-Magné presented the closing keynote on "The Dynamics of Fear Versus Greed in the Current Real Estate Market" at the annual MIPIM Conference in Cannes, France. March 2009.

Morris Davis was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on the possibility of an end to the slide of home prices. Also quoted on ABC WKOW-TV in Madison about President Obama's mortgage plan. February 2009

Dean Michael Knetter and Morris Davis discussed the ongoing economic crisis on the Big Ten Network show, "Office Hours." February 2009

François Ortalo-Magné quoted in Forbes magazine and the International Herald Tribune's "Raising the Roof" blog about the best places to buy real estate in the world market. January 2009

"The Real Estate Outlook for 2009, and Beyond" by Stephen Malpezzi (written for the Wisconsin Realtor Association). January 2009

Morris A. Davis quoted in USA Today Article on "Why Home Values May Take Decades to Recover." December 2008

Tim Riddiough and Morris A. Davis participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Wisconsin School of Business to address the financial crisis and the bail-out plan. Articles appeared on WKOW-ABC, WISCTV, NBC 15, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 2008

Morris A. Davis quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on the Fannie and Freddie takeover. Also featured on the NPR's "Marketplace," "Economists split on what Fed will do." October 2008

Tim Riddiough quoted on the prospects for REITs in the NAREIT SmartBrief. October 2008

Stephen Malpezzi presented in the Wisconsin School of Business "Rays of Research" series on "The Crisis in U.S. Housing and Financial Markets: How Did We Get Here? Which Way Out?" September 2008

Tim Riddiough reviewed early warnings of the crisis and principles for preventing another meltdown, "The Real Estate Meltdown: Forecasting the Perfect Storm" and "Preventing Another Real Estate Meltdown." August 2008

Morris A. Davis quoted in several national blogs (finstories.com, howwealthworks.com) on how rising mortgage payments are making homes even more expensive. August 2008

Morris A. Davis quoted in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, "Turning bad loans into sold houses." Also quoted in regional and local newspapers (Appleton Post Crescent, NBC 15 Madison and the Wisconsin State Journal) during the 2008 Wisconsin Housing Conference on the state of the Wisconsin's housing market compared to the national market. June 2008

Morris A. Davis discussed the mortgage rescue plan in Congress on Wisconsin Public Radio. Also quoted in Bloomberg, The Economist and other national blogs on the housing market. June 2008

Morris A. Davis testified to the Senate Finance Committee on "The Housing Decline: The Extent of the Problem and Potential Remedies." December 2007

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