9 Quotes by Jeff Thredgold

Money will go back from real estate to stocks.

Per capita measures of income are always a little bit distorted when you talk about places like Utah or Idaho, mainly because we have substantially more children per adult. We have in Utah 50 percent more children per adult than the national average, so any per capita or per-person measure of income, we'll always be on the low side.

Idaho's economic performance continues to rank with the best in the nation. Most signs suggest solid growth will remain on track in the New Year.

Statewide, Utah should remain among the top 15 among states in appreciation and maybe even break into the top 10 by the end of the year.

We've got strong in-migration, strong job creation, and the jobs are being created in as many high-income areas as in low-income areas.

This is not something that Fed officials want to see, and there may be a serious discussion within the financial community of the Fed moving beyond the 5 percent federal funds cap that Wall Street has viewed in recent months as the final stopping point (for interest rate increases).

The economy is firing on all cylinders. Construction is very strong. Home price appreciation is very strong. The commercial real estate sector is very strong. Utah ? right now, its performance is about as good as at any time, ever.

The economy is still doing extremely well. We're declining, but declining from a high level.

The challenge of being fully staffed will be a challenge for both small and large employers. When we're talking about 3.8 percent unemployment, with the chance that it'll still go lower, there are not many bodies to hire.