Celia Chen
Celia Chen
continue decline housing modest saw slowing weaker
I think we'll continue to see weaker housing starts, but the slowing will be more modest than the 8% decline we saw in February.
adjustment
During the holiday-shortened week, the MBA may have overcompensated its seasonal adjustment of the data.
credit demand housing job loss quality remained remarkably
With job loss and credit quality as it is, you would think demand for housing would be more depressed, but it has remained remarkably resilient.
appreciation markets slowing
We see a slowing in home-price appreciation. But some markets could see a significant decline.
among begun buying country decade home immigrants purchase push recently strong
There is a strong push among immigrants to purchase homes. About a decade ago, this country had a surge in immigrants who have only recently begun the home buying process.