Most
economists we surveyed see a stronger outlook for the housing market over the next year or two, but a more pessimistic outlook on the longer horizon.»
Not exact matches
Eight of the 14
economists surveyed expected the BOK to lift rates in May, with the others
seeing a rise later.
Despite the exemptions, nearly two - thirds of the 40
survey respondents, including
economists, fund managers and strategists,
see the president's trade policies as negative for overall economic growth, with 23 percent saying it's too soon to tell.
The CPI of 1.51 % for the first two weeks of 2017 surprised
economists — a Bloomberg
survey found that
economists» CPI expectations for this period ranged from 0.53 % to 1.46 % (
see Exhibit 4).
The
Economist surveys the scene and
sees plug - in cars emerging as the dominant trend.
If one looks at the numbers provided by FNB Property
Economist John Loos, «with widespread weakness in sentiment late in 2017, showing up in both Consumer and Business Confidence readings as well as the Rand, it came as no surprise to
see households remain a relatively conservative bunch at the time of the fourth quarter 2017 FNB Estate Agent
survey, which was done in October».
«This quarter, lenders» optimism toward the overall economy and home price appreciation hit
survey highs, mirroring the consumer confidence
seen in our February Home Price Sentiment Index,» said Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief
economist of Fannie Mae, in a statement.
«Three months after the presidential election, measures of consumer optimism regarding personal financial prospects and the economy are at or near the highest levels we've
seen in the nearly seven - year history of the National Housing
Survey,» says Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief
economist at Fannie Mae.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg earlier this month
saw the Fed lifting rates by a quarter percentage point at their Dec. 12 - 13 meeting.
«The housing market continues to firm, with consumer home price expectations for both rental and ownership properties near the strongest levels that we've
seen in the
survey's two - and - a-half-year history,» said Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief
economist at Fannie Mae.
«Similar to the noisy economic and housing data published over the past few months, we've
seen a corresponding increase in volatility in our
survey results, particularly for home price expectations and perceptions about the ease of getting a mortgage,» says Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief
economist at Fannie Mae.