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Macroeconomic Forecast Paper
Economics for Managerial Decision Making ? ECO 533
Table of Contents
Macroeconomic Forecast Paper 1
Company Background 3
Industry Background 3
Purpose of Paper 4
Macroeconomic Forecasts 4
Mortgage Bankers Association 4
MBA: Long-Term Economic Forecast 5
Federal Reserve 6
Federal Reserve: Monetary Policy and the Economic Outlook 7
Bureau of Economic Analysis 8
Housing and Urban Development 9
"Why Not in Our Community" Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing 9
Variables to be Forecasted 10
Gross Domestic Product 11
Income Levels 13
Employment Growth 13
Interest Rates 13
Housing Starts 14
Economic Reasoning for Forecast Differences 15
Implications of Forecasts on Planning & Operations 15
Recommendations 19
References 21
Company Background
RE/MAX is one of the fastest expanding real estate franchise operations in th ...