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    RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

    March 16 | Credit Analytics
    Price Distortions and Refinancing Risk in Apartment Financing
    March 5 | Macro Analytics
    Slow Growth in Personal Income and Expenditures
    March 4 | Commentary | GlobeSt
    Gas Prices and Retail Spending
    February 29 | Credit Analytics
    Q4 2011 Bank Default and Lending Report
    February 28 | Credit Analytics
    Q1 2012 Market Risk Monitor | Atlanta Apartment
    February 22 | Interview Series
    Chandan on the Housing Market
    February 21 | Macro Analytics
    Rising Multifamily Construction Starts
    February 21 | Commentary | New York Observer
    The Gordian Knot of Interest Rate Policy

    May 10 | CNBC Squawk Box

    Bank Stress Tests Offer Weak Assessment of Tail Risks | Interview with Lisa Oake

    Sam Chandan discusses recent monetary policy developments, including comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at the 8th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, with CNBC's Lisa Oak.

    May 10 | Building the Future of New York City

    New York City | Against the backdrop of One World Trade Center, New York City's top thinkers and industry leaders will convene to discuss the future of the world's financial capital. Speakers include World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein, NYU Real Estate Dean Rosemary Scanlon, NYCEDC President Seth Pinsky, Downtown Alliance President Elizabeth Berger, and Dr Sam Chandan.

    Building the Future of New York City
    7 World Trade Center | Lower Manhattan
    Event Details

    May 8 | Q1 2012 Debt Markets Briefing

    Chandan Economics' review of first quarter debt market conditions and lending trends will address (i) lending and issuance activity across banks, life companies, agencies, and CMBS conduit lenders, (ii) underwriting standards across property types, (iii) updates on current regulatory and policy issues, and (iv) the outlook for interest rates, underwriting, and CMBS issuance.

    April 27 | Bloomberg & Businessweek

    Manhattan Apartment Building Prices at Record High as Rents Jump | by Oshrat Carmiel

    Bloomberg writes: Real estate investors competing to buy Manhattan apartment buildings have sent prices to record highs as rental demand surges, reducing yields on the properties to the lowest in more than six years. With cap rate compression at its limit, Sam Chandan contends that gains will be more limited going forward.

    April 25 | GlobeSt

    The Swirl of Issues in Washington | Interview with Miriam Lamey at ALM's Net Lease 2012

    From GlobeSt: RealShare Net Lease Keynote speaker Dr Sam Chandan sat down to provide his take on the “uncertainty” about what’s happening politically in Washington. Chandan noted this confusion was more connected to politics, rather than the business community.

    Watch the interview at GlobeSt.com.

    April 23 | CNBC Squawk Box

    Federal Reserve to Keep Door Open on QE3 | Discussion with Martin Soong and Lisa Oake

    Ahead of the April 2012 FOMC meeting, Sam Chandan joins CNBC Asia Squawk Box anchors Martin Soong and Lisa Oake for a discussion of US interest rate policy and the likelihood of additional quantitative easing.