Impacts of Fiscal Cliff on Real Estate Development Industry
•With the combination of expiring tax cuts, new taxes, and automated spending cuts, the domesticeconomy could decline into another projected recession (4% to 5% decrease in GDP)
•As a result of a decrease in GDP, disposable income, consumer sentiment, and builderconfidence may decrease
Potential Inflow of Shadow REOs into the Market
•Banks and other lenders could potentially flood the market with Shadow REOs, which wouldnegatively impact the price of existing homes on the market
•The increase in supply of homes caused by the REOs could skew projections based on thedecreasing supply of existing homes
Dependency on Homebuilders
•High dependency on Homebuilders, which are largely driven by macro economic factors, longterm interest rates, federal intervention, and expected rental yields
•High volatility in this industry especially over the last 5 years due to the recession