How do forecasts and economic indicators help one determine strategic initiatives and the direction in which to take one's business or decision to purchase a new home? One will find detailed knowledge of several economic indicators: real GDP, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, capacity utilization and housing starts. Herein one will read in-depth knowledge about how the above economic indicators and some forecasts for them might affect the home building industry. Lastly, the reader will see …showed first 75 words of 4691 total…

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