Return of Economic and Housing Growth

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Written By H. Pike Oliver

Return of Economic and Housing Growth The Leading Markets Index produced by the National Association of Homebuilders and First American Title Company measures progress toward a "normal" level of economic and housing growth in the United States. The index defines the last "normal" period as 2000 - 2003 for housing permits and prices and 2007 for employment.  The index measure progress toward normal by comparing the last 12 months to a normal year and averages that ratio for the three indicators.  In addition to the national index, the release also lists the value of progress toward normal for 351 metropolitan areas, as highlighted on the map below.  Go here to learn more (Eye on Housing post for December 5, 2013.)

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H. Pike Oliver

H. Pike Oliver focuses on master-planned communities. He is co-author of Transforming the Irvine Ranch: Joan Irvine, William Pereira, Ray Watson, and THE BIG PLAN, published by Routledge in 2022.

Early in his career, Pike worked for public agencies, including the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research, where he was a principal contributor to An Urban Strategy for California. For the next three decades, he was involved in master-planned development on the Irvine Ranch in Southern California, as well as other properties in western North America and abroad.

Beginning in 2009, Pike taught real estate development at Cornell University and directed the undergraduate program in Urban and Regional Studies. He relocated to Seattle in 2013 and, from 2016 to 2020, served as a lecturer in the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington, where he also served as its chair.

Pike graduated from San Francisco State University's urban studies and planning program and received a master's degree in urban planning from UCLA. He is a member of the American Planning Association and the Urban Land Institute and a founder and emeritus member of the California Planning Roundtable.

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