10-27-14 IMP. ECONOMIC UPDATE: via Michael Fratantoni, MBA's Chief Economist

Published: Oct. 27, 2014, 5 p.m.

b'On today\'s broadcast, we have\\xa0as our special guest Michael Fratantoni, the MBA\'s Chief Economist. \\xa0Michael will be sharing with our listening audience MBA\\u2019s analysis of current economic, housing market, and mortgage market trends, including a focus on lender profitability and other business metrics, along with the latest forecast for the industry. In this broadcast,\\xa0you the opportunity to understand the various forces impacting the market and what they might mean as you develop your business strategy for 2015 and beyond. There are some real surprises in Michael\'s forecast, so this will be\\xa0a broadcast you won\'t want to miss!\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nCreated BY mortgage professional FOR mortgage professionals, Lykken on Lending is a weekly 60-minute radio program hosted by mortgage veteran, David Lykken. Joining the program each week is Joe Farr with a MARKET UPDATE, Alice Alvey providing a LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, Paul Muolo of IMFnews.com giving a quick MTG NEWS HEADLINES update, Andy Schell (a/k/a "The Profit Doctor") providing tips on FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT and Tony Garritano providing a TECHNOLOGY UPDATE.\\xa0 This is followed by the HOT TOPIC segment, which is an in depth discussion about one of the hottest topics related to the mortgage industry.\\xa0\\n\\xa0On today\'s broadcast, we have\\xa0as our special guest Michael Fratantoni, the MBA\'s Chief Economist. \\xa0Michael will be sharing with our listening audience MBA\\u2019s analysis of current economic, housing market, and mortgage market trends, including a focus on lender profitability and other business metrics, along with the latest forecast for the industry. In this broadcast,\\xa0you the opportunity to understand the various forces impacting the market and what they might mean as you develop your business strategy for 2015 and beyond. There are some real surprises in Michael\'s forecast, so this will be\\xa0a broadcast you won\'t want to miss!\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nCreated BY mortgage professional FOR mortgage professionals, Lykken on Lending is a weekly 60-minute radio program hosted by mortgage veteran, David Lykken. Joining the program each week is Joe Farr with a MARKET UPDATE, Alice Alvey providing a LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, Paul Muolo of IMFnews.com giving a quick MTG NEWS HEADLINES update, Andy Schell (a/k/a "The Profit Doctor") providing tips on FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT and Tony Garritano providing a TECHNOLOGY UPDATE.\\xa0 This is followed by the HOT TOPIC segment, which is an in depth discussion about one of the hottest topics related to the mortgage industry.'