THE UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST FOR THE NATION AND CALIFORNIA June 2013 Report FORECASTS: 2013 2023 62nd Year
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THE UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST FOR THE NATION AND CALIFORNIA June 2013 Report Nation California Great Recovery: Wherefore Art Thou? 11 Edward Leamer The Housing Recovery: 23 How Strong? How Long? David Shulman Charts 29 Recent Evidence Charts 37 Forecast Tables 47 Summary Tables 51 Detailed Tables 60 Long-Term Summary Tables 62 Quarterly Summary Tables 64 Long-Term Detailed The Market for Construction Labor: 75 Shortages Already? Jerry Nickelsburg What Predicts the Long-Term Home 81 Price Appreciation of a City? William Yu Charts 91 Recent Evidence Charts 96 Forecast Tables 105 Summary Tables 106 Long-Term Summary Tables 107 Quarterly Summary Tables 108 Detailed Tables 109 Long-Term Detailed
THE UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST FOR THE NATION JUNE 2013 REPORT Great Recovery: Wherefore Art Thou? The Housing Recovery: How Strong? How Long?
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? Great Recovery: Wherefore Art Thou? The Problems Remain: Government Spending, Government Debt, Inadequate Savings, and Most of All, Workforce Shortcomings Edward Leamer Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast June 2013 UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 11
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? ALMOST FOUR YEARS, AND STILL NO RECOVERY Figure 1 US Real GDP Is Growing Nicely Figure 2 Figure 3 Payroll jobs are growing nicely too But GDP is 15,4% Below Trend Growth 12 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? Figure 4 Payroll jobs are 11% below trend Growth Figure 5 The Unemployment Rate Has Declined Figure 6 The Employment to Population Ratio Has Been Constant UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 13
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? GOVERNMENT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM GDP IS NOT RECOVERING 14 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? Figure 7 Government Spending Share of GDP Figure 9 Real GDP Growth, 2005Q1-2015Q4F Figure 8 Government Surpluses Share of GDP Figure 10 Government Surplus Share of Revenues UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 15
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? Figure 11 Housing Is Finally in Recovery, Thanks to a Building Time-out Long Enough to Achieve an Underbuilt Status THE COMPONENTS OF GDP ARE BEHAVING VERY DIFFERENTLY: THE REAL DRAGS HAVE BEEN HOMES AND STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT 16 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? Figure 12 The Federal Reserve Continues to Dish Out Huge Quantities of Monetary Medicine, With No Apparent Effect Table 1 2013 Q2 Departures of GDP and its Components from Trend UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 17
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? Figure 13 Components of GDP Still Receding Compared with Trend Figure 14 Components of GDP Well Below Trend, But Growing Normally 18 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? Figure 15 Components of GDP Close to Trend Figure 16 Cumulative Contributions: Exports and Imports UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 19
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? THE LABOR MARKET: WE NEED TO STOP HORSING AROUND Table 2 Payroll Jobs 20 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? Figure 17 Moving Averages of Annualized Growth of Payroll Jobs Figure 18 Payroll Jobs: Normal growth Sectors UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 21
GREAT RECOVERY: WHEREFORE ART THOU? Figure 19 Payroll Jobs: Recovering Sectors Figure 20 Payroll Growth: Deteriorating Sectors 22 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
THE HOUSING RECOVERY: HOW STRONG? HOW LONG? The Housing Recovery: How Strong? How Long? David Shulman Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast June 2013 Figure 1 Housing Starts, 1959Q1 2015Q4E UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 23
THE HOUSING RECOVERY: HOW STRONG? HOW LONG? Figure 2 Case-Shiller Home Price index, 2000 March 2013, Monthly Data, 2000=100. Figure 3 30-Year Conventional Mortgage Rate, 2000Q1 2015Q4F Figure 4 Existing Home Sales, 2000-2015F 24 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
THE HOUSING RECOVERY: HOW STRONG? HOW LONG? Figure 5 Payroll Employment, 2000Q1 2015Q4F Figure 7 Student Loan Debt, 2003Q1 2012Q4 Figure 6 Household Formations, 2000 2015F THE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING BOOM UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 25
THE HOUSING RECOVERY: HOW STRONG? HOW LONG? Figure 8 Homeownership Rate, 1990-2013F, Yearend Data, Percent 26 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
THE HOUSING RECOVERY: HOW STRONG? HOW LONG? Figure 9 Apartment Vacancy Rate, 1980-2013Q1, Percent Figure 10 Consumer Price Index, Rent for Primary Residence, Jan 2000 Mar 2013 UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 27
THE HOUSING RECOVERY: HOW STRONG? HOW LONG? Figure 11 Multi-Family housing Starts, 1991-2015F ENDNOTES 28 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
THE UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST FOR THE NATION JUNE 2013 REPORT Charts
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THE UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST FOR THE NATION JUNE 2013 REPORT Tables
FORECAST TABLES - SUMMARY UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 47
FORECAST TABLES - SUMMARY 48 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
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FORECAST TABLES - SUMMARY 50 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
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FORECAST TABLES - LONG-TERM SUMMARY 60 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
FORECAST TABLES - LONG-TERM SUMMARY UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 61
FORECAST TABLES - QUARTERLY SUMMARY 62 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
FORECAST TABLES - QUARTERLY SUMMARY UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Nation 63
FORECAST TABLES - LONG-TERM DETAILED 64 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
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FORECAST TABLES - LONG-TERM DETAILED 66 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
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FORECAST TABLES - LONG-TERM DETAILED 68 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
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FORECAST TABLES - LONG-TERM DETAILED 72 Nation UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
THE UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST FOR THE NATION JUNE 2013 REPORT The Market for Construction Labor: Shortages Already? What Predicts the Long-Term Home Price Appreciation of a City?
THE MARKET FOR CONSTRUCTION LABOR The Market for Construction Labor: Shortages Already? Jerry Nickelsburg Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast Adjunct Professor of Economics, UCLA Anderson School June 2013 EMPLOYMENT RETROSPECTIVE: STILL GROWING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California-75
THE MARKET FOR CONSTRUCTION LABOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: IN WHAT SENSE A RECOVERY? 76 California UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
THE MARKET FOR CONSTRUCTION LABOR UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California-77
THE MARKET FOR CONSTRUCTION LABOR 78 California UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
THE MARKET FOR CONSTRUCTION LABOR THE FORECAST ENDNOTES UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California-79
WHAT PREDICTS THE LONG-TERM HOME PRICE APPRECIATION OF A CITY? What Predicts the Long-Term Home Price Appreciation of a City? Evidence From 1995 to 2012 William Yu Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast June 2013 Figure 1 Single-Family Home Price Appreciation from 1995Q1 to 2012Q3 for the 30 Largest Metropolitan Areas in the U.S. UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California 81
WHAT PREDICTS THE LONG-TERM HOME PRICE APPRECIATION OF A CITY? SUPPLY AND DEMAND LITERATURE REVIEW RATIO OF BUILDING PERMIT GROWTH TO PERSONAL INCOME GROWTH 82 California UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
WHAT PREDICTS THE LONG-TERM HOME PRICE APPRECIATION OF A CITY? Figure 2 The Percentage of Undevelopable Area within 50-km of a Metro Center for the 30 Largest Metropolitan Areas in the U.S. Figure 3 The Correlation Between Home Price Growth (1995-2012) and the Ratio of Permit Growth to Personal Income Growth (1995-2011) UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California 83
WHAT PREDICTS THE LONG-TERM HOME PRICE APPRECIATION OF A CITY? Table 1 Home Price Growth (1995-2012) and Supply-to-Demand Ratio for the 30 Largest Cities 84 California UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
WHAT PREDICTS THE LONG-TERM HOME PRICE APPRECIATION OF A CITY? HOUSING AFFORDABILITY Figure 4 The Correlation Between Housing Affordability in 2011 and the Ratio of Permit Growth to Personal Income Growth (1995-2011) MULTIVARIABLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS Figure 5 The Correlation Between Home Price Growth (1995-2012) and Saiz (2010) s Undevelopable Area of A City UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California 85
WHAT PREDICTS THE LONG-TERM HOME PRICE APPRECIATION OF A CITY? Table 2 Estimation Results 86 California UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
WHAT PREDICTS THE LONG-TERM HOME PRICE APPRECIATION OF A CITY? HOME SUPPLY AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California 87
WHAT PREDICTS THE LONG-TERM HOME PRICE APPRECIATION OF A CITY? Figure 6. Malpezzi (1996) s City Regulation Index CONCLUSIONS 88 California UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
WHAT PREDICTS THE LONG-TERM HOME PRICE APPRECIATION OF A CITY? ENDNOTES UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California 89
THE UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA JUNE 2013 REPORT Charts
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CHARTS FORECAST 96 California UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
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THE UCLA ANDERSON FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA JUNE 2013 REPORT Tables
FORECAST TABLES - SUMMARY UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California 105
FORECAST TABLES - LONG-TERM SUMMARY 106 California UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
FORECAST TABLES - QUARTERLY SUMMARY UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California 107
FORECAST TABLES - DETAILED 108 California UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
FORECAST TABLES - LONG-TERM DETAILED UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 California 109
REGIONAL MODELING GROUP UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Regional Modeling Group 111
REGIONAL MODELING GROUP 112 Regional Modeling Group UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
SEMINAR MEMBERS UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013 Seminar Members 113
SEMINAR MEMBERS 114 Seminar Members UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
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SEMINAR MEMBERS 116 Seminar Members UCLA Anderson Forecast, June 2013
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