Residential Investment (RI)is a leading indicator of economic growth. There are 3 parts to RI: new residential construction, multi-family construction and remodeling. This graph (via Calculated Risk) shows that permits for remodeling are up compared with the previous year. Even though new residential construction remains weak, there is hope that multi-family construction and remodeling will stimulate RI and, therefore, GDP.
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