A firming economy, solid job growth, rising consumer confidence, higher household formations and pent-up demand are helping to bring buyers back into the marketplace, and these factors will bode well for housing this year, according to economists speaking at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.
"There are a number of positive indicators that provide solid evidence this will be a good year for housing and the economy," said David Crowe, NAHB's chief economist .