The slightly improvement on the job market is helping real estate to level in SW Florida. “We’re entering 2012 with decent momentum, especially on the employment side, which is fostering positive household and consumer behavior" said Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan. Duncan advanced that “2012 will be replete with policy changes and challenges that involve the global economy, the domestic economy, and the housing sector. We expect the net effect will be a year of moderate growth edging away from the 2011 threat of a double dip.”