- Lawrence Yun
Lawrence Yun is the Chief
Economist of theNational Association of Realtors .He frequently appears on television and is often quoted in the media. [cite news |first=ALAN |last=ZIBEL |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Pending home sales fall 4.7 percent |url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYhsxaJOLCURko2JR8R6NUDHRW2wD91PO5UO0 |work=The Associated Press |publisher= |date=July 8, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-11 ] [cite news |first=Alex |last= Gary |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Real-estate researcher believes ‘fear’ is hurting housing market |url=http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x1907842716 |work=BusinessRockford.com |publisher= |date=Feb 22, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-11 ]
In 2007, he was selected as one of the top forecasters by USA today, based on data tabulation by the Atlanta Federal Reserve.
He was born in South Korea.
He received his Mechanical Engineering degree from Purdue University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland, where he studied under Dennis Mueller and Mancur Olson.
He has spent three years in Almaty, Kazakhstan on a USAID project.
He, his wife Alla, and son James live in Arlington, Virginia
References
*cite news |first=Peter |last=Coy |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Realtors' Lawrence Yun walks on the yunny side of the street
url= http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty/archives/2008/01/realtors_lawren.html |work=Hot Property at Business Week |publisher= |date=January 24, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-11External links
+ * [http://lawrenceyunwatch.blogspot.com/ Lawrence Yun Watch]
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