"Homebuilder Sentiment Is Very Low at the Moment": A Discussion of Housing Trends in the Southeast

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent cooling of the southeastern housing market and the factors contributing to this trend.

The once red-hot southeastern housing market has cooled a bit in recent months. What factors are behind the cooling off? An Atlanta Fed housing expert explains.

People in this episode

Guest: Atlanta Fed housing expert

Topics covered

• housing market
• southeastern trends
• homebuilder sentiment
• economic factors
• real estate

Keywords

• housing trends
• homebuilder sentiment
• southeast housing market
• economic factors
• real estate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Places: Southeast

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