Boom Loop in the Making
How US Cities Could Evolve to Mitigate Risks + Remain Resilient?
Headlines have been sensationalizing the death knell of downtowns for months, thanks to evolving work models and struggling office performance. But city recovery is nuanced, and there are opportunities amidst the chaos.
Join a team of economists and experts from Moody’s Investors Service and Moody’s Analytics for a panel discussion on the so called “urban doom loop”. These experts will take a holistic look at the state of US cities and how they see the future unfolding.
This comprehensive discussion will cover:
- The long-term implications of current commercial real estate performance
- The true story around the state of US cities and the potential for an urban boom
- Ideas for minimizing possible economic impact to public services and transportation
- How to achieve accurate risk analysis and management
- The “city of the future” and steps that local governments and CRE professionals can take to evolve for a new urban era
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SpeakersThomas LaSalvia, PhD Head of Commercial Real Estate Economics Moody's
Cris deRitis Deputy Chief Economist Moody's
Adam Kamins Senior Regional Economist Moody's
Blake Coules Senior Director - Industry Practice Lead Moody's Analytics
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Thomas P LaSalvia, Ph.D. is the Head of Commercial Real Estate Economics at Moody's Analytics. Thomas, a former professor, brings his pedagogical prowess to his extensive research into the marketplace, with a specific focus on the multifamily sector. His work is frequently published in a variety of periodicals, and he spends a vast amount of time presenting his findings to a variety of industry and academic professionals. Prior to joining Moody's Analytics, he served in a consulting role for the firm while teaching classes in foundational economics and urban economics at The College of William & Mary.
Cristian deRitis, Deputy Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics, specializes in assessing the economy’s impact on household finance, housing, credit markets and public policy. Named on two U.S. patents for credit modeling, he created loss forecasting and stress testing systems for financial institutions. He joined Moody’s in 2008, after serving as a director with Fannie Mae. He also was an adjunct professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University.
Adam Kamins is a director at Moody’s Analytics. He manages the firm’s U.S. subnational forecasting process and covers a wide variety of topics related to regional economics while frequently writing and presenting about both the New York and broader Northeast economies. Adam is also responsible for state and metro area scenarios, analyzing and forecasting commercial real estate prices and activity, and quantifying the impact of external events such as natural disasters. Prior to joining Moody’s Analytics, Adam was a research manager at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, where he analyzed urban economies. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's degree in quantitative economics from Tufts University.
Across over 35 years in Banking, Blake has gained deep insights into the inner working of this sector. Over the last two decades, Blake has been an Operating Committee member, leading teams and executing strategies in Credit and Enterprise Risk as well as Line of Business. His focus over this time has been primarily Commercial/Corporate with particular emphasis on Commercial Real Estate. Blake has spent most of his career with large and mid-sized banks.
Blake joined Moodys in 2021 after leading the transformation of the credit approval and reporting process at a $25 billion bank.