George's Blog

Last night, April 15th, I had the opportunity to participate for the 3rd time as a panelist at the Pleasanton Real Estate Town Hall, at the Veterans Memorial Hall on Main Street in Pleasanton. It was sponsored by the Bay East Association of Realtors, The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, The City of Pleasanton, and Mayor Jennifer Hostermann. The other panelists were Ms. Pat Huffman, past President of the Bay east Assn. of Realtors, and Dr. Stephen Shmanske, Professor of Economics at Cal State East Bay.

I spoke about the current mortgage market, loan programs, interest rates and predictions for the housing finance future for California and the nation for the next year.

There were over 100 people in attendance, and after initial presentations, the florr was opened up to a general Q & A from the audience, with some quite stimulating questions. At the end of the session, the crowd agreed it was quite informative and that the series should continue next year.