Based on projections by Bloomberg, CoreLogic, NAHB, NAR, Zillow, and others, Professional Builder Editorial Director Denise Dersin predicts that the housing industry is on track to continue to see a slow and steady increases in sales and starts, with some bumps in the road such as mortgage-rate increases and tight new-home inventory. Some big homebuilders are betting that Millennials will finally start buying homes in significant numbers. Whether or not these predictions actually pan out, 2017 is guaranteed to be an interesting year.
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