In any case, the number of homes for - sale could continue to be low and contribute to slower home sales,
housing analysts note.
Not exact matches
Another
analyst, who doesn't think the board simply decided that now was the right time to change leaders because Schroeder was 64,
noted House, who is older than Schroeder, never enjoyed the top job when he was CEO in the past.
«Any slippage in the
House «bull case» time - frame will very likely result in any type of tax bill being delayed to 2018,» the
analyst wrote in a
note to clients on Monday.
«We believe short - term gains could fade shortly after earnings season as «the usual» sector overhangs weigh on H1 / 18 performance, namely the
housing market and NAFTA,» National Bank of Canada Financial Markets
analyst Gabriel Dechaine told clients in a research
note.
«There's a lot more upside potential than downside risk,» says David Elstone, an
analyst with Gibsons, B.C. — based ERA Forest Products Research, who
notes that those improved 2012
housing starts were still less than half of historical norms.
It took another 18 months for things to come to a head, but in an interesting historical
note, the retired founder of Duquense Capital Management admits it was the report of a single Bear Stearns
analyst in mid-2005 that set him on the track of the
housing bubble and subprime crisis.
«If confirmed, this will be the first time in the past half year that the central government announces supportive measures — not just the local governments — raising some people's hope that there may be more central government support if the
housing market does not recover,» Du Jinsong, a property
analyst for Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, wrote in a
note.
This increased acquisition activity bodes well for the future growth and performance of manufactured
housing REITs,
notes Paul Adornato, a REIT
analyst with BMO Capital Markets.
«However,
housing remains far from normal, and policymakers should continue to support it,» the
analysts in the Moody's Analytic report
note.
Housing industry
analysts note that sales of foreclosures and other distressed properties continue to downwardly distort the median price because they generally sell at a discount relative to traditional homes.
Housing has been one of the last holdouts, but
analysts note that prices have stabilized and sales volume has been gaining.