The 2023 Real Estate Market Outlook

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While the economy faces risks of a slowdown, a strong labor market has supported consumer spending. Our presenters will evaluate risks to the economic expansion and impact of uncertain monetary policy. With higher mortgage rates sending affordability and activity in the housing market plummeting, they will discuss the outlook for the U.S. residential real estate market. Following its best year ever in 2021, the U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) market is correcting. They will discuss opportunities in CRE-related investments in the context of the macro environment, as well as the outlook for various CRE sectors. 

The topics covered will be:

• The likely policy response to economic uncertainty in 2023 
• Is housing poised for a rebound? The 2023 outlook
• The outlook for opportunities in commercial real estate  
• The residential real estate outlook and the message for your clients 

Speakers

Steven Oblack, CAIA®
Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Executive Director
FS Investments

Steven Oblack is an Executive Director and Senior Client Portfolio Manager at FS Investments who provides guidance and expertise to improve client experiences and outcomes. Mr. Oblack is primarily responsible for educating clients on the firm’s real estate and special situations credit platforms. He also serves as a key resource for the alternative credit, liquid alternatives and cryptocurrency platforms, and is involved in strategic initiatives with the investment management team to best position the firm’s offerings.

Robert Hoffman, CFA
Managing Director, Investment Research
FS Investments

Robert Hoffman is a Managing Director and head of the Investment Research group at FS Investments where he serves as a subject matter expert on the corporate credit markets and the firm’s alternative investment solutions. In this role he develops key communications and resources to help educate on and position the firm’s products. He also serves on the investment committees for FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund and FS Credit Income Fund.

Andrew Korz
Director, Investment Research
FS Investments

Andrew is a director on the Investment Research team at FS Investments, where he leads research efforts on the equities market and the U.S. commercial real estate market. He also assists in the development of the firm’s long-term views on the economy and the impacts on the investing environment. Andrew holds a BBA in Finance and Economics from Villanova University and has prior experience with structuring and pricing interest rate derivatives.

Robert Huebscher
Founder, Advisor Perspectives
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Robert Huebscher is the founder and CEO of Advisor Perspectives and serves as its editor-in-chief. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has written extensively on topics including investment management, portfolio construction, financial planning and global economics.