February 2024
Economic Forecasting Conference Webinar
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 9:15 am – 11:45 am
Location: ONLINE via Webex
Price: $75 (click here for discount pricing & details)

Gain insight and more on these issues facing the economy at our webinar!
- Will the Federal Reserve be aggressive with rate cuts in 2024?
- Can we then expect a “normal” 2025 for business growth?
- Is the new home market having a moment?
- Will Georgia be a leading indicator for resurgence?
- Is there a new post-pandemic travel desire and work/life norms?
Speakers
- Rajeev Dhawan
- Professor & Director
- Economic Forecasting Center
- J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- Hamilton Fout
- Vice President of Economic & Strategic Research
- Fannie Mae
- John Hunt
- President
- ViaSearch/MarketNsight
Conference Program
9:15 a.m. | Welcome & Housekeeping | |
9:20 a.m. | Words of Welcome | Richard Phillips Dean J. Mack Robinson College of Business |
9:25 a.m | Higher-for-longer rates work their way through the economy An overview of the economy and the housing market and the impact that monetary policy has had on both. |
Hamilton Fout Vice President of Economic & Strategic Research Fannie Mae |
9:45 a.m | New Homes Are Having a Moment Interest rates approaching 8% and record-low resale housing inventory created an opening for new construction to fill some of the massive inventory gap in 2023. Now, with interest rates falling, what will happen to resale inventory and new construction market share? Will housing starts continue to climb? How will inventory changes affect home prices and affordability? We will discuss these questions and reveal our forecast for the rest of 2024. |
John Hunt President ViaSearch/MarketNsight |
10:05 a.m. | Q & A for speakers | |
10:15 a.m. | Break | |
10:30 a.m. | Economic Outlook Update (Nation & Georgia) Rajeev Dhawan delivers his keynote presentation on the economic outlook of the United States, Georgia and the Atlanta Metro Region. Join us as he shares his views on the state of the global economy as well as employment and consumption trends and their impact on the industry in Georgia. He will discuss, in particular, the implications for residential and commercial real estate in the Atlanta Metro Region. |
Rajeev Dhawan Zwerner Chair of Economic Forecasting & Director Economic Forecasting Center J. Mack Robinson College of Business |
11:30 a.m. | Q & A and Concluding Remarks | |
11:45 a.m. | Adjourn |