Weiss Residential Research Adds Author, Expert to Advisory Board

Investment banker and published author Christopher Whalen has joined Massachusetts-based Weiss Residential Research’s (WRR) board of advisers, the company announced.

Possessing more than three decades of experience as an investment banker and analyst, Whalen is a leading commentator on the housing sector and financial institutions. He is the author of Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream, released in 2010, and co-author of the upcoming Financial Stability: Fraud, Confidence & the Wealth of Nations.

As an adviser, he will help counsel WRR on business strategy and housing industry trends as the firm continues to push forward in next generation home price analytics.

“I am very excited about working with Allan [Weiss, WRR’s founder and CEO] and his team to commercialize the WRR House Price Indices and Market Maps,” Whalen said. “By creating home price indices for individual homes, WRR is able to provide enormous visibility for lenders, investors, policy makers and realtors when it comes to current home price valuations and the direction of future home prices.”

Speaking for the company, Weiss said he is equally pleased to add Whalen’s experience and expertise to the board.

“As we commercialize our House Price Index and HomeVest Score products and apply these tools to investment strategies such as rent-to-own, we look forward to having the benefit of Chris’ experience and market knowledge,” he said.