Economic and structural tomes are expected to support CRE demand, with some modest shifts around the margins: With the unemployment rate below 5%, job creation will likely ease from Its heady pace of the past Iwo years. even though population growth and low participation rates leave room for further gains. Slower job growth could temper office absorption. although intensifying competition for talent should underpin demand for quality space. A stabilizing homeownership rate (as Millennials in their mid-30s contemplate home-buying) may dampen apartment absorption. At the same lime, a tighter labor market will likely put further upward pressure on wages, fueling consumer spending. Some brick-and-mortar retail will struggle to benefit as sales of goods move online, but necessity and service-oriented centers should fare well. And strong consumer spending. cheaper imports (thanks to the strong dollar), an expanding housing and home renovation market, and e-commerce distribution should support warehouse absorption. 2.2 Real Estate Supply Real estate development is gathering momentum, but It remains generally under control both relative to demand and historical levels (see Exhibit 3). On a national basis, construction of multifamily and commercial space totaled 0.9% of GDP in the first quarter 2016. in line with its 20-year average (0.8%) and close to the lows set in 1994 (0.7%) and 2001 (0.9%).0 To be sure, aggregate national numbers overlook pockets of potential oversupply: multifamily starts have reached their highest levels since the 1970s and a handful of office markets are at riskit' But in general, real estate conditions are balanced and appear poised to remain so. 2.5% .4 2.0% O§ 1.5% E Les 1.0% E O o 0.5% 0.0% 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Commercial Construction 50-Year Average 20-Year Average %rent V-Aabloa or Es c,natn.:Ang,in. Olt. it of Minn. 2018 In our view the benign supply picture in par