CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AT ALL TIME HIGH

Don't take this column's word for it, read the recent quotes by Housing Wire, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance and Market Watch.  Americans are feeling better about the economy.  Having said that, affordability remains an issue.  But, as mentioned earlier, there are well paying jobs that are fueling the economy and that consumer confidence.  Local employment since the bubble burst a decade ago hit 1.6 million workers at the end of 2016, up 250,000 jobs since the start of 2010.