Dr. Al Gobar
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Dr. Al Gobar is one of the most respected real estate economists in the nation. He was president and chairman of Darley-Gobar Associates, Inc., in 1966, and was principal of Alfred Gobar Associates, a real estate consulting practice from 1972 to 2006. He has lectured in economics and finance at Whittier College, University of Southern California, California State Universit, Los Angeles, and California State University, Fullerton. He has over 150 journal articles, trade magazine reports and academic papers published over the past 40 years. His opinion on economic conditions and real estate investment is most sought after.
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What's Ahead for the Economy |
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After the game-changing interventions by the federal government, Dr. Gobar looks at what's ahead for the economy in this interview recorded August 10, 2008. Listen in and see how much of today's headlines were foreseen. Click here to download interview. |
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Sub-Prime Loan Crisis: One Year Later |
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In this interview recorded mid-July 2008, Dr. Gobar looks at the ever-deepening financial crisis and the federal government's further intervention in the economy. Click here to download interview. |
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Dr. Gobar explores the history and utility of interest rates. Why should interest be charged on loaned money? What is a "fair" rate of interest. Listen and think a second time about fairness in economic exchanges. Click here to download interview. |
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The Bear Stearns Collapse |
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Dr. Gobar pulls apart the threads of the Bear Stearns collapse and the intervention by the Federal Reserve in this interview recorded April 5, 2008. Click here to download interview. |
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The Sub-prime Loan Crisis |
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Dr. Gobar and I trace the beginnings of the Sub-Prime Loan Crisis in this interview recorded mid-December 2007. Click here to download interview. |
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