{"id":455,"date":"2025-06-20T18:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/?p=455"},"modified":"2025-06-20T18:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:11:48","slug":"6-20-25-crer-director-suggests-why-housing-development-might-be-sluggish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/2025\/06\/20\/6-20-25-crer-director-suggests-why-housing-development-might-be-sluggish\/","title":{"rendered":"6\/20\/25: CRER Director Suggests Why Housing Development Might Be Sluggish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-30-140232.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210\" style=\"width:317px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-30-140232.png 996w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-30-140232-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-30-140232-580x324.png 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-30-140232-610x341.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In an article about one cancelled and one stalled development, CRER director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/gary-w-rollins-college-of-business\/crer\/people#HowardJWallDirectorandChiefEconomist\">Howard Wall<\/a> &#8220;said uncertainty involving interest rates, inflation, tariffs and the strength of the broader economy may cause banks to feel less willing to lock in on anything. 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