Allan Weiss is Founder/CEO of Weiss Residential Research, creator of residential real estate indexes and forecasts. He has been awarded several US patents for related financial products. Mr. Weiss is also co-founder and former CEO of Case Shiller Weiss, producer of the S&P Case Shiller Home Price Indexes and forecasts, which were published regularly in The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Weiss is co-inventor of Macro Securities, recipient of the Time magazine award for one of the best inventions of 2008. He has been interviewed and consulted by national media, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Washington Post, and CNBC, as an expert in residential market trends and financial products. He has also co-authored articles in the Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Real Estate Finance & Economics and Real Estate Economics, concerning the establishment of liquid markets and hedging solutions.