John Burns Research and Consulting Irvine, California

Chris Porter is a Senior Vice President at John Burns Research and Consulting. For the last 19 years, he has helped to bring clarity on housing market conditions to the firm's executive-level clients to help them make more informed decisions. For the last 10 years, Chris specialized in translating demographic trends to their impact on local housing markets and researched and co-authored the book "Big Shifts Ahead: Demographic Clarity for Businesses." He also analyzes and compares local housing market metrics in the firm's metro- and regional-level monthly reports. Chris is a frequent speaker at housing conferences across the country and is frequently quoted in the press.