The San Diego Virtual Outlook brings together current and future CAA members, change agents, and forward-thinking leaders to discuss what’s next for the rental housing industry. Economists, Elected Officials and Local Leaders discuss the intersection of innovation and politics in the region’s real estate market. This summit delivers the opportunity to learn and network with colleagues and speakers who are professionals in real estate, finance, and government and will support your ability to:

• Understand the trends, opportunities, and new laws facing California’s rental housing providers
• Anticipate the shifts in the marketplace to improve conversations with owners and senior level team members
• Justify investments to accommodate the latest legal changes
• Plan for political engagements to protect our industry.

Keynote Speaker:

Christopher Thornberg, PhD, Founding Partner Beacon Economics

An expert in economic and revenue forecasting, regional economics, economic policy, and labor and real estate markets, Dr. Thornberg has consulted for private industry, cities, counties, and public agencies in Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Bay Area, San Diego, the Inland Empire, Seattle, Orange County, Sacramento, Nevada, and other geographies across the nation. Recent and ongoing projects include an analysis of minimum wage programs for the City of Los Angeles; housing and rent control studies for the California Apartment Association; quarterly regional economic outlooks for the East Bay Economic Development Alliance; a recession recovery plan for the City and County of San Francisco; an annual economic assessment of LA’s city council districts for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce; an analysis of the local technology industry for the Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Board; and economic impact studies for the 2024 Los Angeles Olympic Games Committee and the University of Southern California.

Additional Presenters: 

Tom Bannon, CEO, CAA
Debra Carlton, Executive Vice President, CAA
Whitney Benzian, Vice President, CAA

Join us as we engage in thought-provoking conversations during this summit to see what's next.