Return of Economic and Housing Growth

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Written By H. Pike Oliver

Return of Economic and Housing Growth The Leading Markets Index produced by the National Association of Homebuilders and First American Title Company measures progress toward a "normal" level of economic and housing growth in the United States. The index defines the last "normal" period as 2000 - 2003 for housing permits and prices and 2007 for employment.  The index measure progress toward normal by comparing the last 12 months to a normal year and averages that ratio for the three indicators.  In addition to the national index, the release also lists the value of progress toward normal for 351 metropolitan areas, as highlighted on the map below.  Go here to learn more (Eye on Housing post for December 5, 2013.)

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H. Pike Oliver

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, H. Pike Oliver has worked on real estate development strategies and master-planned communities since the early 1970s, including nearly eight years at the Irvine Company. He resided in the City of Irvine for five years in the 1980s and nine years in the 1990s.

As the founder and sole proprietor of URBANEXUS, Oliver works on advancing equitable and sustainable real estate development and natural lands management. He is also an affiliate instructor at the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington.

Early in his career, Oliver worked for public agencies, including the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research where he was a principal contributor to An Urban Strategy for California. Prior to relocating to Seattle in 2013, Oliver taught real estate development at Cornell University and directed the undergraduate program in urban and regional studies. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the American Planning Association and a founder and emeritus member of the California Planning Roundtable.

Oliver is a graduate of the urban studies and planning program at San Francisco State University and earned a master’s degree in urban planning at UCLA.

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