HOUSINGNEWS REPORT
8 ECONOMISTS PREDICT 2018 HOUSING MARKET TRENDS
of an increasing homeownership tenure, the importance of new construction in relieving the housing inventory shortage and rising affordability challenges.
Below is a list of the economists interviewed along with a table of contents for each question covered. Given the wealth of content provided, for each section we highlight a few
key takeaways along with the full responses from all the economists.
THE 8 ECONOMISTS
MARK ZANDI CHIEF ECONOMIST MOODY’S ANALYTICS
LAWRENCE YUN CHIEF ECONOMIST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
JAVIER VIVAS DIRECTOR, EOCONOMIC RESEARCH REALTOR.COM
ALEX VILLACORTA EVP, ANALYTICS HOUSECANARY
PETER MUOIO CHIEF ECONOMIST TEN-X
RALPH MCLAUGHLIN CHIEF ECONOMIST TRULIA
ROBERT KLEINHENZ ECONOMIST AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, BEACON ECONOMICS
MATTHEW GARDNER CHIEF ECONOMIST WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE
THE 7 QUESTIONS
1. What will be the most important housing market trend(s) in 2018 and why? P3 2. What is your outlook for existing home sales and prices in 2018? P5 3. What is your outlook for new home sales and prices in 2018? P7 4. Where are mortgage interest rates headed in 2018? P9 5. What is your reaction to the GOP tax proposal as it relates to the housing market? P11 6. What is the biggest internal threat to the housing boom and why? P15 7. What is the biggest external threat to the housing boom and why? P17
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