Friday, May 12, 2006

Open invitation to Chicago Fed Real Estate Markets conference

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's 42nd Annual Conference on Bank Structure & Competition is happening next week from May 17th-19th. The theme of this year's conference is "Innovations in Real Estate Markets: Risks, Rewards, and the Role of Regulation." Over the past decade, the U.S. real estate sector has been an important engine for macroeconomic growth with innovations in home mortgage finance playing a central role. As the real estate markets have evolved, a number of public policy issues have arisen that require serious consideration.

Find out more, including how to register and agenda information, at the Chicago Fed's web site HERE