June 11 2018: Chris Thornberg, Economist, Founding Partner, Beacon Economics

Chris Thornberg, Economist, Founding Partner, Beacon Economics

Beacon Economics.com

Segment 1
Year to date stats going back to 2009, plus Montecito only
BRE is going back to DRE

Segment 2
Chris Thornberg, Economist, Founding Partner, Beacon Economics
The Housing Crisis: did we ever not have a Housing Crisis?
Are Home Costs driving people to leave California?
Housing costs and the impact on the economy
Output, non-residential, vacancy-rates
Job Growth
Unemployment
1980’s and the 1990’s
Nimby, CEQA, Downzoning
Urban Sprawl
Too much traffic is a myth
Plenty of water, just not for residential customers
Urban Planning in Toronto, Canada
Local zoning is the problem

Segment 3
Chris Thornberg, Economist, Founding Partner, Beacon Economics
Political will to change the way we live
Boomers will demand more resources
New Tax Law Impacts
California will never split up

Segment 4
Weekly Multiple Listing Update

CalRE # 986749