Some forecasts predict that growth of new solar installations globally will
decline to the single
digits,
due to market saturation in the U.S. and China, but will surge ahead again by 2019 as more markets (such as the middle and lower class) open up as technology becomes more affordable.
Due to a double -
digit dip on the typically volatile multifamily side, nationwide housing starts
declined 8.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 890,000 units in January, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.