State of the Industry: An Economic Point of View
Featuring: Carter W. Murdoch, PhD., Bank of America

Recovery soon? It depends...

...on a complex chain of events that involves a delicate balance between actions by the Fed, the value of the dollar internationally, investor confidence, reduction in housing stock, overall health of the job market, the possibility of recession, the threat of inflation, and, ultimately, the potential of pent-up demand unleashing as consumer confidence builds back up.

Order your CD now of this audio rebroadcast of our most popular session from our recent 2008 National Settlement Services Summit held June 17 & 18 in Cleveland, and hear our Keynote speaker, Dr. Carter W. Murdoch PhD, SVP, Marketing & Compliance Executive, Realtor - Builder Mortgage Services Group, Bank of America, discuss his take on the current state of the housing market, including one key indicator in Florida that signals a ray of hope to the industry.

Who should listen:

• Independent title agents
• Mortgage professionals
• Realty professionals
• Valuation professionals
• Title agency owners/operators
• Appraisers
• Title insurance underwriters
• Vendor management companies
  

What you will learn:

• How the real estate, mortgage origination and settlement services industries are likely to be impacted by what’s happening throughout the mortgage and real estate sectors
• Trends likely to affect your business
• How long the current housing and mortgage down cycle will last
• How long it will take for the market to recover and what it’s dependent upon
• What the next upswing will bring for the real estate, mortgage origination and settlement services industries

Timely, insightful information from one of the nation’s leading mortgage and realty experts that you don't want to miss... It's almost like being there!

Featuring Carter W. Murdoch, PhD.

Dr. Murdoch is the Compliance and Marketing Executive for the Realtor Builder Mortgage Services Group of Bank of America. His responsibilities include managing the Infrastructure team as well as overseeing the compliance and marketing initiatives for the Banks 700+ Realtor-Builder alliances. The Realtor Builder Mortgage Services group has doubled production year over year for the past two years and is on pace to deliver 30+% growth in 2008 despite significant changes to market conditions. Prior to joining Bank of America, Carter was the Managing Director and Principal Economist for the National Association of Realtors® in Washington DC. and Co-CEO of BidTrac, a real estate technology company. Carter holds a PhD. in Economics, a Master of Administration, and a BA in Economics and has been an active Realtor for more than 20 years.