The housing slump is set to get worse - CN plus

April 15, 2009

The housing slump is set to get worse
CN plus, UK
Private housing construction will continue to contract this year. Glenigan expects that the value of underlying private housing starts could fall a further 36 per cent in 2009 unless there is a substantive change in Government policy or in the ...

East looks for port in building storm - CN plus

April 15, 2009

East looks for port in building storm
CN plus, UK
The flow of new project starts has weakened during the opening months of 2009 and while there has been recent strength in infrastructure starts, office and private housing starts have been badly affected by the credit crisis. During the fourth quarter ...

Missoula housing starts keep falling - KPAX-TV

April 15, 2009

Missoula housing starts keep falling
KPAX-TV, MT
The troubled national economy is continuing to be felt in Western Montana as new numbers show that Missoula housing starts have suffered a steep decline so far this year. A report released by the Montana Building Industry Association shows that housing ...

Missoula housing starts keep falling - Montana's News Station

April 15, 2009

Missoula housing starts keep falling
Montana's News Station, MT
The troubled national economy is continuing to be felt in Western Montana as new numbers show that Missoula housing starts have suffered a steep decline so far this year. A report released by the Montana Building Industry Association shows that housing ...

10-K: BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORP - MarketWatch (press release)

April 15, 2009

10-K: BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORP
MarketWatch (press release)
Already under contraction, single-family housing starts declined further in the fourth quarter of 2008 as home foreclosures increased, lending standards tightened and rising unemployment sapped consumer confidence. According to the US Census Bureau as ...

EUR/USD: Trading the US Housing Start Report - Daily FX

April 15, 2009

EUR/USD: Trading the US Housing Start Report
Daily FX, NY
Housing starts in the US is expected to slip to an annualized rate of 540K in March as credit conditions remain far from normal however, as policymakers take unprecedented steps to lower mortgage rates and stem the rise in foreclosed homes, ...

Ray of hope for economy - TheDay

April 15, 2009

Ray of hope for economy
TheDay, CT
Still, we must remember that though the economy is measured in many straightforward ways - the unemployment rate, Dow Jones industrial average, Gross National Product, housing starts and sales of various commodities - perhaps the most important factor ...

Housing starts take a tumble - Canada.com

April 15, 2009

Housing starts take a tumble
Canada.com, Canada
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has reported that there were 93 housing starts recorded across Vancouver Island's urban centres in March. This represents approximately one-third the level of new construction observed in March 2008. ...

Signposts of (eventual) better times - Globe and Mail

April 14, 2009

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Signposts of (eventual) better times
Globe and Mail, Canada
Building permits, housing starts and home sales: Since the current economic downturn is rooted in the US housing market crash, “residential permit issuances and new home sales may be particularly helpful in predicting the turning point towards a ...
Economy on Track for Change of Course? International Business Times
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HCA 6000 short of housing starts target - Regen.net

April 14, 2009

HCA 6000 short of housing starts target
Regen.net, UK
Regeneration quango the Homes & Communities Agency has fallen short of its target housing starts by around 6000 homes, according to its end of year results. The HCA commissioned 3144 housing starts in 2008/9. The agency agreed a target range of between ...

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