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Are We There Yet?
Finding a Bottom to the Housing and Mortgage Markets
Richard Bitner
Overview
As a recognized expert on the housing market as well as a publisher of several finance publications, Richard Bitner provides audience members with a comprehensive and easy to digest presentation on the intricacies of the housing crisis. At its core, Are We There Yet allows audience members to understand how government policy and private investment activity are impacting the current and future state of housing and mortgage finance.
His dynamic and high-energy style provides the audience with a captivating look at events that caused the crisis, the issues currently affecting mortgage lending, and what the future has in store for the broader housing markets.
What the Audience Will Learn
While his book Confessions of a Subprime Lender: An Insider’s Tale of Greed, Fraud & Ignorance, provides an in-depth examination on the crisis, his keynote address goes one step further, enabling audience members to understand the key drivers that will impact the future of the housing markets for years to come. Audience members who attend his presentation will learn:
- Why the government-backed and private mortgage securitization markets continue to struggle.
- How policy decision-making at the federal, state, and local levels are impacting the short and long-term viability of mortgage lending.
- What critical factors will impact the future of mortgage finance and by extension, housing.
- How to recognize that a bottom to the housing market is finally in sight.
About the Speaker
Since the housing market is responsible for impacting 25% of the total Gross Domestic Product of the United States, Richard’s presentation is a must see for any mortgage, housing or financial professional looking to understand this crisis and the implications for their clients. As the President of the LTV Group, which includes both HousingWire and REO Insider magazines, Richard continuously updates his presentation to reflect any recent market or governmental changes relevant to his audience. In doing so, he ensures audience members will receive the most current and comprehensive analysis available.
Richard has been featured on CNN, Bloomberg, Fox Business News, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Early Show, Larry King Live and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, providing insight on the mortgage debacle. He has a master’s degree in Communications from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Northern Arizona University. His book, Confessions of a Subprime Lender: An Insider’s Tale of Greed, Fraud & Ignorance, was named a Top 10 Business Book of the Year for 2008 by the Chinese publishing industry.
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The 2009 PLTA/NJLTA Convention features a historic joining of the Pennsylvania Land Title Association and the New Jersey Land Title Association for a what is sure to be an extraordinary event! 
