Commercial & Residential Property Blog

WASHINGTON, DC – With the Obama Administration and Federal Reserve this week sponsoring events that focus on how to ease regulatory burdens on the small business community that are constricting job growth, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today urged policymakers to address the lack of financing for housing production that is impeding the housing and economic recovery.

The economic recovery seems on track for slow but steady gains after reports Tuesday showed growth in manufacturing activity, construction spending and contracts to buy homes.

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan tossed out two more cents on the economy on Sunday, estimating that the recovery will be a little more V-shaped than he previously thought, with 3 percent growth in the quarter just ended instead of 2.5 percent (and “possibly even higher.”)