Sentences with phrase «lean inventories»

«For years after the collapse in housing, home builders have kept very lean inventories of new homes so any marginal pickup in sales activity leads to a notable pickup in building,» said Ellen Zentner, a senior economist at Nomura Securities International in New York.

And this was despite leaner inventory to ward off the risk of discounting heavily in the case of weak sales.

Homes sold quickly, but lean inventory levels caused existing - home sales to shift downward in June.

First, my impression has been that the downturn in the U.S. economy should be fairly shallow, owing to a relatively lean inventory to sales ratio and the historical tendency for nominal consumer spending to hold up well even during recessions («consumption smoothing»).

Plant Buyer / Purchasing professional with extensive experience in manufacturing focusing on reduction of raw materials, maintaining lean inventory and cost reduction.

«Meanwhile, very lean inventory continues to act as a boon for home prices and a bane for affordability, particularly among potential first - time homeowners.

«Retailers are optimistic that a combination of strong promotions and lean inventory levels will help them address consumer caution this holiday season,» said Matthew Shay, NRF's president and CEO.

The industry has got used to existing on lean inventories, some refineries holding less than one week's operating stock, and ignored the increasing complexity of alumina trading between big entities such as Rusal.

The Woodbridge test exemplifies the benefits Gennette wants to reap from a leaner inventory.

Unfortunately, we continue to expect home sales to be flat during the second half of the year compared to the first half due to strong home price appreciation and lean inventories.»

Builders are more optimistic, demand is strong and lean inventory is keeping prices elevated.»

Yet, despite the lean inventory of homes for - sale, the housing market is expected to improve.

The spoiler is the lean inventory of houses for sale.

(Bloomberg)-- A larger - than - forecast increase in home prices in 20 U.S. cities in March underscores both steady demand and lean inventory, figures from S&P CoreLogic Case - Shiller showed Tuesday.