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Robert Dietz, Ph.D., Chief Economist and SVP for Economics and Housing Policy for the National Association of Home Builders sat down with MReport to provide a complete view of some of the pros and cons within the home building picture.

Unfilled jobs in the construction sector surpassed the cycle high of 177,000 unfilled positions set in May 2015 and is the highest monthly count of job openings since July 2007.

Home builders are performing well in their sector as profits trended upward for fiscal year 2014.

Confidence among home builders has been on a series of ups and downs over the last few months, showing slow, but continued progression in the single-family sector, but they are still faced with concerns about labor and lot shortages.

Household holdings of real estate grew much faster than the aggregate amount of mortgage debt outstanding among homeowners year-over-year, ultimately causing home equity to increase.

Given that most of the news about the homebuying market these past few years has focused on violate financial markets, up and down home sales, and fluctuating interest rates, it may seem easy to overlook a basic question—is anyone diving into the housing market for a second time and what does that mean for the economy?

Slower growth in the housing market, including modest home price increases and falling interest rates, are diminishing the affordability issue it the U.S.

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes dropped this month due to rising costs and availability of lots and labor. Read on see what economists say this will mean for the housing market going forward.

In the spirit of slow growth—as predicted by economists—there are several industry reports coming this week to see if they were indeed spot-on with their expectations for 2016. So will the slow growth housing market continue?

Research has shown that many millennials choose to live with their parents instead of establishing their own household. Is student debt and unemployment keeping them from buying a home?