Reis: Investor Interest in Multifamily Remains High via Multifamily Executive

Both GDP growth and employment growth have remained steady over the past eight years, Reis senior economist Barbara Byrne Denham reported in the firm's Q1 Capital Markets Briefing, held May 31.

GDP growth was 2.2% in the first quarter of 2018, despite the expectations of some analysts that the recent tax reform bill would boost GDP right away. Denham attributes the quarter’s “sluggish” GDP growth to low consumption growth, at 1.0%, and a 2.0% drop in residential fixed investments, and notes that many believe the impact of the new tax code will be felt in later quarters.

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