The Outlook: A Complete Guide to Housing Trends, Forecasts & Insights for 2023

What It’s About

Welcome to The Outlook, where we’ve transformed some of our most popular annual industry trends and forecast presentations into a super-charged educational experience. This new “state of the industry” session will begin with a panel of industry thought leaders discussing the hottest topics in housing, from lumber and supply chain, built-for-rent, AD&C financing, housing policy and more. Next up is our always popular Home Trends & Buyer Preferences panel highlighting NAHB’s most up-to-date research on the features buyers want and builders are most likely to include in their homes in 2023. Finally, we close out with an annual IBS favorite, the Housing & Economic Outlook with three nationally recognized economists offering their expert analysis on the nation’s economy, housing prices and home building, and challenges that may be on the horizon. All the industry insights you need for 2023 along with video highlights, interviews, audience interactivity and a little fun mixed in -- The Outlook is truly a can't-miss at IBS 2023!

What You’ll Learn

• Explore NAHB's benchmark indexes measuring the strengths/weaknesses of the housing sector and gain an understanding for what single family, multifamily and remodeling can expect in 2023.
• Analyze financial conditions and their impact on builders and buyers and how the economy and our market will weather rising inflation, interest rates, supply chain issues and recession concerns.
• Through market examples and illustrations, examine the characteristics and trends of homes being built in the U.S. and what builders are likely to include in their projects in 2023.
• Understand the impact issues like COVID-19 and rising interest rates have had on buyer wants and needs, particularly the compromises they will accept in order to afford a home.

How to Attend

Participants must be registered for an Expo + Education or Expo + 1-Day Education pass package valid for the day of the session they wish to attend. Seating for sessions will be on a first-come, first-served basis.