1. The Housing Sector, Interest Rates and Unemployment Examined
... ; strong immigration trends resulting to new household formations; increasing homeownership rates; an aging housing stock (approximately 36% of existing home were built before 1960); and better financing options for buyers. The Homeownership Alliance predicts that these demand drivers will lead to 1.85 to 2.17 million new U.S. housing starts per year through 2013. In addition, evidence exists which imply that supply constraints ... of house prices in Europe, America and parts of Asia, noting increasing rates not seen since the 1980s. In Europe, the gains have been particularly strong in ...
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