Housing economics guru to share 2006 forecast

As deputy chief economist for Freddie Mac, Amy Crews Cutts is the go-to person for primary and secondary mortgage market analysis and research, macroeconomic analysis and forecasting. She also is involved in analyzing affordable lending activities, fair-housing policy, foreclosure prevention and other policy issues. The Colorado native joined Freddie Mac in 1997 after serving as assistant professor of economics and senior researcher in the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where she did research on housing policy, income distribution and poverty, specializing in cross-national comparisons. She has taught economics at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Virginia, and has published numerous studies in academic journals and books on the economics of subprime lending, the impact of technology on foreclosure prevention and the market for multifamily mortgages. Cutts will speak during Real Estate Connect in New York City, Jan. 11-13, 2006....