CRE FOCUS: CRE Market Outlook

Chief Economist, Senior Vice President, Research and Business Development, Mortgage Bankers Association

Michael Fratantoni is MBA's Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Business Development. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing MBA's industry surveys and benchmarking studies, economic and mortgage originations forecasts, and policy development research for both single-family and commercial/multifamily markets. Additionally, Fratantoni is a member of the Board of Directors of the CONVERGENCE Collaborative, and the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium’s (SERC’s) Advisory Council. Prior to joining MBA, Fratantoni worked in risk management and senior economist roles at Washington Mutual and Fannie Mae. He received a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in economics from The College of William and Mary and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins, George Washington, and Georgetown Universities.

Head of Real Estate Research & Strategy, MetLife Investment Management

William (Will) Pattison is Head of Research & Strategy for MetLife Investment Management’s (MIM) Real Estate group. He is responsible for research and strategy development in support of MIM’s real estate equity and debt platforms within the Research, Valuations & Analytics group. Will is a voting member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining MIM in 2015, Will was a member of the Real Estate group at Aegon Real Assets. Will earned a B.S. in Economics from the Iowa State University. He is a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE).