Economic Update
PNW Impact – Future Forward

The April 2020 World Economic Outlook forecasted growth for the global economy in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly changed that. What is the future forward for the economy? More importantly, what is the outlook for our corner of the USA? How are real estate assets a leading indicator of what is to come?

Our Speaker:

Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist - Windermere Real Estate

As Chief Economist for Windermere Real Estate, Matthew Gardner is responsible for analyzing and interpreting economic data and its impact on the real estate market on both a local and national level. Matthew has over 30 years of professional experience both in the U.S. and U.K.

In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities, Matthew sits on the Washington State Governors Council of Economic Advisors; chairs the Board of Trustees at the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the University of Washington; and is an Advisory Board Member at the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington where he also lectures in real estate economics.

Matthew is one of a select number of economists who provide their housing market forecasts to Reuters for their U.S. Housing Market Poll, and he also participates in Zillow’s Home Price Expectation Survey.

Matthew received his undergraduate degree from St. Johns College, Oxford where he read economics, and he holds graduate degrees in economics & econometrics from the London School of Economics.