While the 2004 U.S. housing market will not hit the record highs it enjoyed over the past few years, economists from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) still expect home building to be one of the strongest sectors in the national economy for years to come.

At the NAHB Construction Forecast on Oct. 22 in Washington, D.C., several nationally recognized economists from NAHB, lending institutions and Economy.com agreed positive demographic trends, a continuing surge in immigration and low mortgage rates would support 1.7 million total housing starts (single-family and multi-family combined) in 2004. While down from the 1.786 million housing starts NAHB forecasts for 2003, home builders will still be breathing the rarified air of a market still posting near-record numbers.

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