Fair Housing & Market Trends

Fair Housing & Market Trends

April 11, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Seascape Golf Club
Address: 610 Clubhouse Drive, Aptos CA

Join us and Oscar Wei, C.A.R.’s Deputy Chief Economist, to answer questions about fair housing and get a market update!

  • How has the housing market affected affordability and homeownership by ethnicity?
  • Is housing discrimination improving?
  • Why does fair housing matter for future generations, and what is its economic impact?
  • Get the answers to these and all your fair housing questions and a market update!
Members $35
Nonmembers $45 after
Deadline to register is April 1 – Register here
Oscar Wei is the deputy chief economist at the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.).  He comanages the Research and Economic Department and oversees the operation of data analytics and survey research within the division. As an economist at C.A.R., Oscar provides regular updates on the economy, state and regional housing markets, consumer behaviors, and public policy issues. He has written articles and reports on subjects including housing supply, affordability, mortgage finance, homeownership, tax reform, and other topics related to the real estate industry. He contributes frequently to C.A.R.’s weekly housing market update newsletter, Housing Matters Podcast, and Housing Perspective. His work has been quoted in the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Kiplinger’s, NPR, KFI, as well as other media outlets.

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