Residential Investment to Increase in 2015?
One of the most lucid commentators on housing market economics, Calculated Risk’s Bill McBride, see an increase in residential investment for 2014. As the charts in this blog post make clear, from a historical standpoint, the housing market is still operating far below normalized levels. 2015 predictions include 8% – 12% growth for new home sales and housing starts.
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