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We explained that 70% of economists and market analysts surveyed last year believe that a recession will occur in 2019 or 2020 and that 42% of consumers currently looking to purchase a home also agree that a recession will occur this year or next.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F02131755\u002F20190509-Share-KCM.jpg","Recently, we \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F02\u002Fhomebuyers-shouldnt-worry-about-2008-all-over-again\u002F\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> that many believe a recession could happen within the next two years. We explained that 70% of economists and market analysts surveyed last year believe that a recession will occur in 2019 or 2020 and that 42% of consumers currently looking to purchase a home also agree that a recession will occur this year or next.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nHowever, the U.S. economy has performed well in the first quarter of 2019 and that has caused some experts to change their thinking on an impending economic slowdown.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Here are a few notable examples:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.housingwire.com\u002Farticles\u002F48357-jpmorgan-chase-chief-economist-bets-against-2020-recession\">Anthony Chan, \u003Cem>Chief Economist at JPMorgan Chase\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“I feel really comfortable that the economy is slowing down this year, but not going into a recession… It doesn’t look, to me, like the odds of a recession in 2020 are there.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fcepr.net\u002Fblogs\u002Fbeat-the-press\u002Fpredicting-the-next-recession-and-other-things-to-do-with-your-time\">Dean Baker, \u003Cem>Senior Economist at the Center for Economic & Policy Research\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote> \u003Cem>“To sum up the general picture, the U.S. economy is definitely weakening… However, with wages growing at a respectable pace, and job growth remaining healthy, we should see enough consumption demand to keep the economy moving forward. That means slower growth, but no recession.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.morganstanley.com\u002Fideas\u002Fpushing-back-on-recession-fears\">Lisa Shalett, \u003Cem>Chief Investment Officer, Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“I’m not convinced a recession is coming soon... I see an improving housing market (low rates help), a rebound in bank lending, a tight labor market, higher oil prices and well-behaved credit markets. All these point to a stable U.S. economic outlook.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nWe are seeing a stronger economy than many had predicted. That has caused some experts to push off the possibility of a recession further into the horizon.","\r\nWe are seeing a stronger economy than many had predicted. 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