MiraCosta College to Host Report to the Region

Join local economic, academic and history experts and community leaders for a morning seminar designed to provide perspective on California’s real estate market and the road to economic recovery. “Report to the Region” is scheduled for Wednesday, December 9, 7:30-9:30 a.m. in the MiraCosta College Theatre, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside. The event is sponsored by MiraCosta College with the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, North County Times, North San Diego County Association of Realtors, Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, Palomar College, and San Diego North Economic Development Council.

Keynote speaker is Dr. Richard K. Green, director of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at University of Southern California, who will address the topic “Is There Reason for Hope: Some Facts About California and its Real Estate Markets.” Dr. Green’s research addresses housing markets, housing policy, tax policy, transportation, mortgage finance and urban growth. He is a member of two academic journal editorial boards, and a reviewer for several others. His work is published in a number of journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics, Housing Policy Debate, Journal of Housing Economics, and Urban Studies. His book with Stephen Malpezzi, A Primer on U.S. Housing Markets and Housing Policy, is used at universities throughout the country. His work has been cited or he has been quoted in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and The Economist, as well as other outlets. He recently gave a presentation at the 31st annual Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Symposium, where his work was cited by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The National Association of REALTORS, the Ford Foundation, and the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy have funded grants to support some of Dr. Green's research. He consults for the World Bank.

Also scheduled is MiraCosta College history instructor Dr. Brad Byrom, who will present an overview of historical trends in California real estate and MiraCosta’s Superintendent/President Dr. Francisco Rodriguez, who will speak on the community college’s role in California’s economic recovery.

Registration for the event is $10. A continental breakfast will be held on the Theatre patio before the event. For more information or to register, call (760) 795-6613, or register online here. A photograph of Dr. Green is available for download here.