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Housing Market Data

Housing starts, sales, and price indices.

Indicator Type
Leading
Interest Rate Sensitivity
Very High

Housing Market Data encompasses a range of metrics including Housing Starts, Building Permits, and Existing Home Sales. The housing market is a major economic multiplier.

The Economic Multiplier

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Building a house requires materials, labor, and leads to future purchases (furniture, appliances). Therefore, a rise in housing starts signals broad economic activity ahead.

Key Takeaways

1

Leading indicator for the broader economy.

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Highly sensitive to mortgage rates.

3

affects consumer wealth effect.

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