The 2016 Housing & Economic Outlook

Tuesday, January 19 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Location: South 223

Format: Spotlight Session 
Level of Content: Advanced 

Appropriate for: Multifamily Builders & Developers, Remodelers, Single Family - All

Track(s): Financing Strategies, Market Forecasts & Legal

Moderator(s): David Crowe, NAHB, Washington, DC

Speaker(s): 
David Berson, Nationwide Insurance, Columbus, OH | 
Frank Nothaft, CoreLogic, Vienna, VA

What It’s About:
Where will the economy go in 2016? This advanced session will focus on the state of the nation's economy and its impact on housing. The sometimes fragile nature of the recovery will present both challenges and opportunities for builders and suppliers over the next few years. Nationally-recognized economists will discuss the outlook for employment, housing prices and starts (for single-family and multifamily) and remodeling. Speakers will provide an analysis of the strength of the housing sector, incorporating findings from NAHB's recent surveys and models. They will further analyze the credit markets and their impact on builders and buyers and reveal market strengths by region.

What You'll Learn:
Learn how NAHB's benchmark indexes measure the strength of housing demand.
Better understand the fragile nature of the ongoing housing recovery and what challenges and opportunities will arise over the horizon of the next few years.
Learn how fiscal, monetary and regulatory policies influence housing demand.
Learn about current credit conditions for both builders and buyers, the availability of building lots, the shortage of skilled labor and the price trends of building materials

Continuing Education: NAHB - 1.00 CE hour(s), NKBA - 0.1 CEU(s)