Question #8 for 2019: How much will Residential Investment increase?

Earlier I posted some questions for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2019 . I'm adding some thoughts, and maybe some predictions for each question. 8) Residential Investment: Residential investment (RI) was sluggish in 2018, and new home sales were mostly unchanged from 2017.  Note: RI is mostly investment in new single family structures, multifamily structures, home improvement and commissions on existing home sales.  How much will RI increase in 2019?  How about housing starts and new home sales in 2019? First a graph of RI as a percent of Gross Domestic......(read more)

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