Webinar To Reveal Third Quarter Outlook

The third quarterly installment of “WFG Insights: Quarterly Economic Outlook,” a popular and increasingly influential webinar featuring Williston Financial Group Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick F. Stone and Economist and Forbes contributor Dr. Bill Conerly, Ph. D. will take place on Wednesday, August 24th at 1 pm ET/Noon CT/10 am PT.

“Our Quarterly Economic Outlook series has grown into a popular and I believe impactful national information forum,” said Stone, who founded Williston Financial Group (WFG), the Portland-based parent company of WFG National Title Insurance Company, in 2010. Conerly has a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University and more than 30 years of experience helping companies adapt to changing economic conditions.

“Bill and I bring many years of experience, both as business leaders and analysts, in various areas of the housing industry and the U.S. economy. The response from real estate, mortgage and title industry professionals has been exceedingly positive, with an appreciation for our efforts to offer balanced perspectives on the challenges facing us.”

“WFG Insights: Quarterly Economic Outlook” attendance is open to all, but reservations are required, and may be made in advance by signing up here. Those wishing to submit questions for consideration must do so at the time of registration, or email them separately to [email protected] no later than 5 pm ET on Monday, August 22nd.

Stone’s lengthy career in real estate and related services includes C-level positions with three public companies and serving as a director on two Fortune 500 boards. His senior executive management positions include nine years as president and COO of the nation’s largest title insurance company, chairman and co-CEO of a software company and CEO of a real estate data and information company. Pat also served as vice-chairman of Metrocities Mortgage, a 2005 top-20 mortgage lender, and as chairman of The Stone Group, an Austin, Texas-based tenant-represented brokerage company. In 2013, Inman News named him one of the year’s “100 Most Influential People in Real Estate.” Stone received HousingWire’s coveted Vanguard Award for lifetime career achievement in 2019 and again in 2021, was recognized in 2019 and 2020 as a Lending Luminary by Progress in Lending, and was the recipient of October Research’s annual Leadership Award in 2020.

Conerly was formerly Senior Vice President at a major bank and held positions in economics and corporate planning at two Fortune 500 corporations. He is also an online contributor to Forbes, chairman of the board of Cascade Policy Institute, and the author of The Flexible Stance: Thriving in a Boom/Bust Economy (2016) and Businomics (2007), a book about economics for business leaders.

During the Q2 podcast, on May 25, 2022, Stone and Conerly answered questions about the outlook for the global economy and addressed current market conditions, sharing their viewpoints on the economy, housing supply and demand, property appreciation, rising interest rates, and the likelihood of another housing bubble. A recording of that webinar may be viewed by clicking here.

“Bill and I want to thank our participants in advance for your questions, as they help us stay really attuned to what’s pertinent and what you’re worried about,” Stone said.

Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k-g8e9qHRIaHFPM-OLxZVQ