2024 Housing Summit: Economic Outlook and Housing Trends for 2025

At the 2024 Housing Summit, Dr. Rob Dietz, Chief Economist for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), will deliver a detailed, data-based examination of the economy and the home building market. His presentation will cover the state of monetary policy and the outlook for interest rates, including whether housing affordability will improve in the near future and the extent of easing by the Federal Reserve. With a unique focus on the supply-side of the housing market, Dr. Dietz will explore the opportunities and challenges facing the residential construction sector for the rest of the decade. He will also analyze specific types of home building and demographic trends for single-family construction, multifamily development, and remodeling, while considering the influence of productivity and policy on the economic outlook.