How are small-business owners feeling about the economy these days? Better than ever, apparently. The Small Business Optimism Index, which gauges small-business owners’ sentiment about the general economy, is at the highest level since the index was created in the early 1970s. The index peaked at 107.8 in May 2018, as small-business owners anticipate strong sales to continue, their businesses to grow and the economy to expand.
Jay Board manages analytics content for RealPage, Inc. He serves as chief editor for RealPage Analytics blogs, market reports and other publications, focused on delivering accurate and insightful commentary on apartment performance as well as economic and demographic trends driving the market. He works with the market research, analytics and data science teams to provide expert analysis of current conditions and underlying fundamentals in the national and local conventional and student apartment markets. Since joining RealPage in 2010, Jay has worked as an apartment market analyst, writer and editor. Prior to joining RealPage, Jay was a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Jay is a Dallas native and graduate of Texas A&M University.
