Our economic forecasting experts, along with local industry and business leaders, will address the following questions: U.S Economy Local froth or national bubble? How will real estate impact the US economy over the next two years? Will the Fed continue to tighten? When will this finally be felt...

A growing 43% of the Southern California population identify themselves as Hispanic, and many demographers believe this number to be even higher. The Hispanic contribution to the Southern California economy is rising significantly, with a 50% increase in aggregate income between 1990 and 2003....

The current level of hype about real estate bears a worrisome resemblance to the dot.com bubble of the late nineties. Financial companies tout no-money-down interest-only loans as a way of extending speculators purchasing power, and developers pitch new developments to buyers the way Wall Street...