Any way you slice it, the report suggests homebuilding is holding up quite well, and it will continue to be strong until we see a significant rise in mortgage rates. There's no evidence that a peak has been reached in the housing market.
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Related It was no great surprise that housing starts rose for the second time in three months since mortgage... FRANK NOTHAFT There's already been a considerable softening in housing demand which preceded the recent rise in mo... RICHARD DEKASER There is no denying that 2005 has been a tremendous year for the housing industry. Very favorable in... DAVID PRESSLY The strong rise in the prices of energy and industrial metals is hurting inflation expectations and ... GERHARD SCHWARZ Low mortgage rates continue to fuel the housing market, making homeownership more attainable to a br... FRANK NOTHAFT We see it continuing. It has nowhere reached its peak. We continue to see it as a classic combinatio... BARBARA RICHARDSON Housing activity has peaked. Inventories continue to rise. I see the housing market continuing to so... DAVID LEREAH Housing activity has peaked and is coming down a bit, and we expect further cooling in the coming mo... DAVID LEREAH That said, January housing starts were the highest in over 20 years, and that is based on higher rat... FRANK NOTHAFT That said, January housing starts were the highest in over 20 years, and that is based on higher rat... FRANK NOTHAFT Winter months tend to be slower. We really have to wait until spring and summer ? the peak of the ho... KATHY KALSER The Commerce Department report on housing starts showed a considerable drop in starts in November. H... FRANK NOTHAFT The current background suggests that the market will continue to cool in a contained fashion, but it... FIONNUALA EARLEY Among manufacturers some have been relying on a strong housing market. It is appropriate to be conce... GERALD ZUKOWSKI Despite the gradual rise in mortgage rates over the last two months, housing starts were actually up... FRANK NOTHAFT One of the reasons we had the housing market surging ahead was because of the low cost of borrowing ... ALAN GIN We've thought for a long time this housing cycle was a little different from those of the past, in t... DAVID JORDAN Fixed mortgage rates remain at historically low levels and thus should continue to fuel reasonably s... ALAN GREENSPAN If rates move up, housing will move down. But as long as we see relatively low interest rates and em... GREGORY GIEBER The housing market has traditionally done very well in our economy, and continues to thrive. IHFA is... BOB REED It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER I think what we have in store is a slow deflating of the housing bubble, not a bursting of the bubbl... MARK ZANDI Even though the interest rate rise had been discounted, a half percentage point rise in local intere... JAMES SO November's employment report was a letdown, and it brought mild disappointment to the financial mark... FRANK NOTHAFT Mortgage rates were largely unchanged this week, amid a sobering December jobs report and growing te... FRANK NOTHAFT This really underscores that just because there's a booming housing market, it doesn't translate int... JAMES PARROTT The pull back in housing remains orderly, at least in the existing market. But the red flags are up.... JOEL NAROFF It has always been more expensive for the poor to borrow money. We see this in everything from mortg... JOHN NIVEN Freddie Mac's own economic forecast calls for a mild and gradual increase in 30-year fixed-rate mort... FRANK NOTHAFT Interest rates probably aren't high enough. The Bank of Canada will keep raising until it sees some ... FRED PYNN Since the Reserve Bank of Australia raised rates in March, the housing market has just been going si... MICHAEL EVERY We anticipate the Fed will continue to raise rates at least at the next two meetings. The report doe... DAVID GLOCKE You can coddle your rage, or you can fully engage. TONY CLEAVER Housing has peaked and we're expecting some moderate weakening in 2006. It's starting to turn into a... JOSHUA SHAPIRO Lack of uncertainty around the Iraq conflict caused bond market yields to reverse their downward spi... FRANK NOTHAFT We think that it is far too early to say that the market has reached a turning point and that prices... FIONNUALA EARLEY Whether January's steep decline in home sales foretells a slow housing market for the entire year re... LEONARD ZUMPANO It boils down to housing affordability; mortgage rates have risen, but they're still historically ve... SUNG WON SOHN There's no sign that investor demand has softened at all. The things that would have caused a slower... DAVID BERSON Housing may get another mini boost from the recent drop in rates. These data do lag a bit. Still, it... ROBERT BRUSCA The latest data - including the improvement in manufacturing activity and current strength of the ho... HOWARD ARCHER It's not so much a matter of if, but when rates will have to rise. There's a distinct possibility th... CARL WEINBERG It is going to be mid-2006 before we see any significant change in market conditions. GEOFF COOPER Canada's housing markets remained robust in early 2006, despite slightly higher mortgage rates. Howe... CRAIG ALEXANDER You did have a confluence of factors here that would have helped this, ... Mortgage rates continue t... KATHLEEN STEPHANSEN Vacancy rates should remain low in 2006 and lease rates will continue to rise dramatically. Landlord... DAVE DWORKIN Lower figures for the recently released producer-price index and consumer- price index, and lower bu... AMY CREWS CUTTS What you'll probably see is things like lines of credit move up a bit, variable rate mortgage rates ... LINDA SIMS [Even with the changes in the market, many economists remain optimistic that the housing market is n... BOB WALTERS If rates continue to rise -- and that is a realistic prospect if we keep getting good economic news ... JOEL NAROFF The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. TIMNEY At the moment we're estimating it will be mid-2006 before we see any kind of pick-up. There's the im... GEOFF COOPER We continue to see very good demand out of developing economies in India and China, and Middle East ... WAYNE MURDY We got whacked on the Fed comments (Wednesday), but that reaction doesn't make sense, ... Don't you ... ROBERT LONG We got whacked on the Fed comments (Wednesday), but that reaction doesn't make sense. Don't you thin... ROBERT LONG Isn't it crazy? I've always been a little baffled by it, even though our station has always had a st... BRIAN LAWLOR Even with rising mortgage rates over the last four weeks, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates remain a... AMY CUTTS Even with rising mortgage rates over the last four weeks, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates remain a... AMY CREWS CUTTS President Obama has basically avoided or not done any attempt to intervene in any positive way in th... GLENN HUBBARD There's a strong view that it will be very hard to push two-year yields below 1.75 percent in a sign... ANTHONY KARYDAKIS It continues to be a very difficult market, and until we see an economic upturn, we should continue ... CHARLES SMULDERS All forecasts are for interest rates and mortgage rates to go up a little bit again this year. It co... KATHY DECK While experts continue to predict that residential real estate markets are slowing, it does not appe... LEONARD ZUMPANO I think the Fed is going to raise interest rates over the rest of this year. I think it will go up a... FRANKLIN RAINES What is significant is that the use of these substances has declined substantially since the recent ... LLOYD JOHNSTON It is a market leader. It has chosen to keep its rates high, ... Until they reduce their rates, the ... JOHN GARAMENDI Taking into consideration the fact that mortgage rates have fallen from the earlier peak at the end ... FRANK NOTHAFT What's holding up the consumer is habit. Until things change in a very material manner, American con... RICHARD HASTINGS You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER Failure to meet market expectations here will reinforce the market perception that the peak in US ra... IAN STANNARD We expect the Fed to raise rates to 4.75 percent in March. The market isn't fully pricing this in, s... CALLUM HENDERSON The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS The picture is not altogether clear that we have definitely reached the peak in short-term U.S. inte... EDWARD MENASHY The improvement in consumers' mood suggests that business activity and labor market activity will co... LYNN FRANCO This should induce some slowing in housing market activity, but we expect the housing market in 2006... FRANK NOTHAFT Our January forecast calls for a gradual rise in long-term rates throughout 2006. This should induce... FRANK NOTHAFT The housing sector has likely passed its peak. The boom is winding down. I expect continued softenin... DAVID LEREAH we do think the housing market is going to be okay. It's not going to fall off a cliff. That environ... DAVID KATZ What's the difference between people who see and seek gaps and those that see and seek bridges? The ... RICHIE NORTON Clearly, the housing market in terms of price appreciation could not continue to rise. I think every... MICHAEL KOSKUBA [Yet while sentiments are that small-caps will rise as long as large-caps remain strong, some on Wal... CARY LEAHEY What it comes down to is the reporter has to say it was a false report or there has to be evidence t... CORAL CONNER The flip side is that mortgage interest rates are now in decline, which will give the market a littl... HOWARD MORLEY I think what we saw yesterday (Tuesday) was a bounce in the bear market. It could continue. There's ... ALAN KRAL As we expected, mortgage rates moved upward a little in response to the current volatility in the fi... FRANK NOTHAFT Right now we have no evidence that the rise in gas prices is not the result of ordinary market force... EMILY LUCIER We hope TNF, together with other stakeholders in the economy, will come up with ways of disciplining... ANDY HODGES From his comments, it is clear that the US Fed will keep raising rates, hoping to bring the housing ... DREW MATUS When mortgage interest rates first began to rise from record lows, it appears some buyers jumped int... DAVID LEREAH If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. FRANCINE RIVERS The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS We expect no change in interest rates. The market has been factoring in better interest rates for th... JOE ROONEY Everyone is expecting a 25-basis point rise. The mantra has been measured and we expect it to contin... TIMOTHY GHRISKEY The universe is so vast, so immense, we can never expect to explore it all. It is in effect, not so ... CHRISTINA ENGELA There's no evidence of a pick-up in inflation. The whole market seems to have good momentum, it will... ALESSANDRO TENTORI I reached down and picked up a baseball bat at my feet and I flung it as hard as it could. It circle... LAURA ANDERSON KURK The short-term interest-rate level at 4.25 on fed funds provides mortgage rates which definitely won... KIT JUCKES The economy is growing quite strongly and they see a risk for price stability. They'll probably cont... INES LOPES Higher interest rates are beginning to take a toll on how people view their finances. Mortgage rates... VINCENT BOBERSKI They will continue to be on the picket line until a new contract is reached. ANDY NEUFELD
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