NAI Realvest's George Livingston Sees Mixed Signals on Economy

ORLANDO, FL- Veteran commercial real estate and investments analyst George Livingston, (top right photo) chairman emeritus of NAI Realvest in Maitland, said the Federal Bank of Atlanta’s recent economic update reports mixed signals on the U.S. economy but good news for the U.S. housing market.

While consumer gauges---the U.S. Consumer Confidence Index and the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index---showed declines, capital goods orders increased modestly in June for the first time in more than a year.

Two major housing indices may signal a bottoming of the housing slump and the path toward recovery. The widely respected Case-Shiller Home Price Index was up, Livingston said, and new and existing single-family home sales were up in June for the third month in a row---and higher than industry expectations.

“It appears the housing market may be recovering and the rest of the economy is lagging,” said Livingston.

For more information, contact:
George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, glivingston@realvest.com
Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989, pmahoney@realvest.com
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com