February housing starts declined a bit, but the larger picture is that the housing recovery remains very much intact. Starts are up 35% over the past 12 months, and up 46% from their recession low. Starts of course still very low from an historical perspective, but they are improving and that is a very good sign that the residential real estate market has hit bottom, thanks to the combination of market-clearing low prices and low interest rates.
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ReplyDeleteActually, Blogger has offered a mobile display format for awhile, but I was unaware of it. I enabled that option a short time ago. It is indeed quite nice.
ReplyDeleteLet's be clear.
ReplyDeleteHousing starts have likely bottomed.
There is no evidence housing prices have bottomed.
Not until we work through the 6M plus houses in some stage of foreclosure will that happen.
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