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The term slow growth was the bane of the homebuilding business for years, but now builders in the Golden State, where a modest recovery is expected to begin sometime around midyear, welcome the idea.
Alan Nevin, chief economist of the California Building Industry Association, is projecting a slight increase in new-home sales in 2008. He bases his forecast on continued population growth, a continued reduction in inventory, and a return to normalcy in the credit markets. Specifically, Mr. Nevin is projecting sales of 80,000 new houses this year vs. about 70,000 in 2007.
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