Home Buyers Fairs to Give Price Outlook

Are home prices heading up or down?

At the Los Angeles Times Home Buyers Fairs, you can hear experts offer their forecasts for real es tate inflation in the coming years.

--Industry, government and academic analysts will participate in question-and-answer panels that discuss the past, present and future in housing values.

--Representatives from home price data services and research firms will provide information on housing values in specific communities throughout the Southland.

--Ask experts such as Times’ columnist Robert J. Bruss what role inflation expectations should play in your decision to buy a home.

The all-day Home Buyers Fairs will be held on May 12 at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, May 19 at the Woodland Hills Marriott Hotel in the San Fernando Valley and May 26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Orange County.