I Survived Real Estate

I Survived Real Estate 2009 is an award winning breast cancer fundraiser for the Orange County affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The event took place on September 11th, 2009 at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California. Fundraiser money was donated by multiple event attendees and sponsors.
The primary function of I Survived Real Estate 2009 was to inform investors about current and future issues related to the real estate industry. Multiple industry experts donated their time to give an informative speech to the audience about the problems facing their specific niche in real estate.
Event speakers included: David G. Kittle of the Mortgage Bankers Association, Bruce Norris of The Norris Group, Pat Vredevoogd Combs of the National Association of Realtors, Tommy Williams of the National Auctioneers Association, Christopher Thornberg of Beacon Economics, John Young of the California Building Industry Association, Joseph Magdziarz of the Appraisal Institute, and Rick Sharga of RealtyTrac.
Joseph Magdziarz answered questions about how houses are currently being valued and who the final editor is for real estate appraisals. He also discussed issues pertaining to the automated valuation model and appraisal management companies.
David G. Kittle discussed issues related to Mortgage modifications, current and future legislation, cram downs, and economic stimulus.
Christopher Thornberg discussed the trends of employment, real estate values, U.S. dollar value, inflation, and mortgage rates.
Rick Sharga made predictions for foreclosures and delinquency rates in 2010. He also gave explanations for the various reasons people give for foreclosing on their properties.
Tommy William explained why auctions are a useful tool for quickly getting rid of housing inventory and gauging market value.
John Young discussed how appraisal management companies are damaging the building industry. He also explained how California builders survived the down turn of 2007-2009, and how they could be helped.
Pat Combs made predictions for U.S. real estate values and sales. She also discussed current issues affecting real estate brokers such as Federal Housing Administration regulations, Real estate appraisal problems, stimulus plans and legislation.

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