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Is This a Recovery or What? The Near-Term Outlook for the Washington Area Economy

Dr. Lisa Sturtevant, GMU Center for Regional Analysis

What Will Drive the Washington DC Region’s Housing Market?

New Publications and Reports

• Housing the Region’s Future Workforce: Policy Challenges for Local Jurisdictions, Oct 2011
• Testimony of Stephen Fuller to the United States Congress, House Armed Services Committee, Oct 2011
• Economic Impact of Defense Spending Reductions, Oct 2011
• Economic Impact of George Mason University on the Washington Metro Economy, Oct 2011
• Road Map for the Future: Current Economic Conditions and Future Direction, City of Rockville, MD, Oct 2011
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: What Does Their Future Mean for the Washington
  Region’s Nonprofit Community? Oct 2011
• The Future of the Northern Virginia Economy, Sept 2011
• Market Analysis: Museum of the United States Marine Corps, Hotel & Conference Center, June 2011

CRA Census Series

• New data for the Washington DC Metropolitan Area from the 2010 American Community Survey

 Social Characteristics, Economic Characteristics, Housing Characteristics

• Poverty in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, Update from the American Community Survey, November 2011
  

Annual Economic Forecasting Conference

Is This a Recovery Or What? The Outlook for 2012
Friday, January 13th Tysons Corner Ritz-Carlton

Conference information now available!

In the News

• Stephen Fuller’s Economic Deflation
• No housing recovery despite low Maryland foreclosures
• Congress tries to disable automatic spending cuts
• Texas could be helped or hurt by new defense plan
• Washington 2012 Housing Forecast: Let’s Hope for 2013
• Beltway Confidential
• Washington area economy to outpace the nation but 2012 may be an ‘anxious’ year
• Foreclosures take forever in one part of the DC area
• As federal gravy train ends, it’s time to plan ahead
• Feds spend close to home
• If DC region wants jobs, it needs housing
• The Center for Regional Analysis and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments co-sponsored a regional housing conference.

• The Changing Federal Impact on the State and Local Economies, Government Business Executive Forum, Nov 29, 2011
• Impact of Federal Spending Reductions on the Commonwealth of Virginia, House Appropriations Committee, VA House of Delegates, Nov 15, 2011
• Housing the Region’s Future Workforce: Research Summary, October 25, 2011

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The Center for Regional Analysis is looking to hire a Research Associate.  The position announcement is available from the George Mason University website.