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2023 Annual Housing & Construction Forecast

The 2023 Annual Housing and Construction Forecast, presented in partnership with the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association and the Cape Fear REALTORS®, will feature national experts Robert Dietz (NAHB) and Matt Christopherson (NAR) as well as local expert Mouhcine Guettabi (UNCW) to address what we can expect to see in the industry in 2023. This year's forecast will be at the Terraces on Sir Tyler. Registration includes breakfast and a physical copy of this year's Cape Fear Area Housing Economic Climate Report.

This event is open to WCFHBA and CFR membership only. Capacity is limited!

Meet Our Speakers:

Robert Dietz, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Economics and Housing Policy, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

​Dr. Robert Dietz is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Economics and Housing Policy for the National Association of Home Builders, where his responsibilities include housing market analysis, economic forecasting and industry surveys, and housing policy research. He has published academic research on the benefits of homeownership, federal tax policy, and other housing issues, and has testified before Congress on real estate policy issues. He is often cited on housing and economic issues in the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and other media sources. Prior to joining NAHB in 2005, Robert worked as an economist for the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, where he was the committee’s real estate expert. He is a native of Dayton, Ohio and earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the Ohio State University.
 

Matt Christopherson, Senior Research Analyst, National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Research Group

Matt Christopherson is a Senior Research Analyst in the NAR Research Group in Washington, D.C. In his role, Matt conducts member and consumer survey research where he contributes to the Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers and Member Profile and researches topics including real estate firms, international buyers, marijuana & real estate, and more. A native of Cary, North Carolina, Matt earned his Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Global Supply Chain from the University of South Carolina and is currently earning an MSMR degree at Michigan State University. 


​Mouhcine Guettabi, Associate Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)

Mouhcine Guettabi joins the University of North Carolina Wilmington from the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) where he was an associate professor of economics. He earned his PhD in economics with an emphasis on Urban and Regional Economics from Oklahoma State University in 2012. He is an applied microeconomist with two main streams of research: the effect of natural resources on households and communities, and the socioeconomic effects of unconditional cash transfers. His recently published research can be found in some of the leading economic journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and the Journal of Regional Science. In addition to his academic work, during his time at UAA, he regularly produced economic forecasts, analyzed the state’s finances, conducted analysis on key policy issues, and testified in front of the legislature.