Soaring home prices have priced out many people from the housing market, especially millennials. According to Realtor.com's 2018 Housing Market Forecast, that could all change next year.
Realtor.com predicts that inventory issues will turn around, helping to slow rising home prices. They have already seen improvements at the end of 2017, and expect new construction to improve inventory issues even more.
Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at Realtor.com, discusses the other forecasts Realtor.com is making for 2018. They believe Southern cities will lead the country with the highest growth rates.
Hale notes that nothing is for certain, especially given the proposed tax reform bills in both the Senate and the House. If those proposals pass and are signed into law, they could have significant impacts on incentives to move and buy a new home.
At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.
Chris Versace, CIO at Tematica Research, joins to discuss earnings season trends, Flash PMI signals, Walmart’s strategy updates, and Nike’s evolving outlook.
Andrew Nusca, Editorial Director at Fortune, dives into WhatsApp’s first-ever ads rollout —and how Meta’s ad push intensifies its showdown with OpenAI.
