Speaker: Dr. Robert Dietz is the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Economics and Housing Policy for the National Association of Home Builders. Detailing local and national data, Dr. Dietz will discuss Detailing local and national data, Dr. Dietz will discuss the current macroeconomic environment, explain why supply-side constraints are limiting home building growth, prove why demographics should produce significant residential construction growth in the years ahead, and finally provide estimates of the local economic impact of home building on jobs and tax revenue. The discussion of supply-side factors will include current market data on the labor shortage, national lot availability, current AD&C lending conditions, and recent gains in lumber prices.
