«New - home production numbers are in line with our forecast for a slow and
steady recovery of the housing market,» said Robert Dietz, chief economist of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), in a statement.
Not exact matches
«Public sector spending cuts are now beginning to bite and with the exception
of a
steady recovery in the private
housing market, where starts are forecast to increase by 5 % this year and 11 % next, the private sector is pretty subdued.
Like the overall
housing market, the 55 + segment
of the
market is undergoing a slow but
steady recovery, but there are some obstacles to a continued and stronger
recovery.
«While 11 new
housing markets were designated as improving in October, 92 metros retained their spots on the IMI and just seven slipped from the list,» notes Barry Rutenberg, chairman
of the National Association
of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. «This is an encouraging sign that the
housing recovery is proceeding at a
steady pace as firming prices and employment help spur new building activity, which in turn generates new jobs and more home sales.»