Frontiers in Housing

Frontiers in Housing - Macroeconomics Conference

Date: Friday, May 8, 2026

Schedule

TimeSession (Titles subject to change)Speakers (Institution)
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM Registration and Breakfast  
9:30 AM to 9:45 AM Opening Remarks  
9:45 AM to 10:45 AM Supply Constraints do not Explain House Price and Quantity Growth across U.S. CitiesJohn Mondragon (San Francisco Fed)
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM Break  
11:00 AM to 12 PM House Prices, Quantities, and the Propagation of Shocks when Developers Are Imperfectly CompetitiveJack Favilukis (UBC)
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Lunch & Learn: CMHC Speech Aled ab Iorwerth (CMHC)
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Managing a Housing BoomDaniel Greenwald (NYU Stern)
2:30 PM to 2:45 PM Break  
2:45 PM to 3:45 PM A Macroeconomic Study of Wildfire Risk and AdaptationStephie Fried (San Francisco Fed)
3:45 PM to 4:00 PM Break  
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM The Hidden Effects of Climate Risk: Rising Insurance Premiums Increase Mortgage Delinquency and Drive Relocation to Safer AreasNitzan Tzur-Ilan (Dallas Fed)
5:00 PMReception/Cocktail Hour 

Organizers:

Michael Boutros (michael.boutros@utoronto.ca)

Jason Choi (jasonhj.choi@utoronto.ca)

Coordinator:

Ramya Uthayakumar (ramya.uthayakumar@utoronto.ca)