Zillow Senior Economist Jeff Tucker is skeptical that a housing bubble is looming, but he worries such talk could hurt future buyers in need of homebuilders to continue producing new inventory.
Source: Inman News
First rule of housing bubbles? Don’t talk about them, economist warns
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