Real estate: The week ahead

The National Association of Realtors will release its economic and housing outlook on Tuesday, April 6. The Center for Economic and Policy Research will publish the winning essay from its contest, "Why is the run-up in housing prices not a bubble?" on www.cepr.net Tuesday, April 6. The Center will award $1,000 to the most convincing essay. The Latino New Urbanism will host a discussion on Friday, April 23, in San Fernando, Calif., as part of its ongoing Latino New Urbanism 2004 Dialogue Series. The topic of the session is "LNU: What does it look like and how do you build it?" More details are available at www.latinonewurbanism.org. New York-based architect Bernard Tschumi will present a lecture at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 8. Tschumi will discuss the meaning of architecture in projects ranging from small residences to urban plans. The cost is $12 to museum members and students and $17 for nonmembers. Register o...