Reading through the housing tea leaves suggests that the housing boom is becoming a bit long in the tooth. And while this outcome does not necessarily signal a collapse in activity just around the corner, it does suggest that the housing sector's best days are probably behind us.
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Living by the commerci... WYATT FRAZIER Housing activity has peaked and is coming down a bit, and we expect further cooling in the coming mo... DAVID LEREAH You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER Earlier in the year when we had a high interest rates, the sentiment was that housing would slow dow... MARIA FIORINI RAMIREZ The days of the housing boom are over. It doesn't appear to be this burst bubble that everybody was ... GLENWORTH RAMSAY Housing may get another mini boost from the recent drop in rates. These data do lag a bit. Still, it... ROBERT BRUSCA So the fact that Australia is currently experiencing a mini baby-boom is clearly of importance to a ... CRAIG JAMES It's tempting to use this number as evidence that the housing boom continues - but it's probably an ... PHILLIP NEUHART We're all surprised by the persistence of the housing boom, and it actually is a boom in our state. ... GREG WEEKS Housing activity has peaked and is coming down a bit, and we expect further cooling in the coming mo... DAVID LEREAH He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself LOIS LOWRY This should induce some slowing in housing market activity, but we expect the housing market in 2006... FRANK NOTHAFT AFFORDABLE HOUSING: defined in such a way that WE ALL AGREE upon it's shared relevance and WHY WE WI... HOMELESS IN FAIRFAX 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 The bottom line is housing is not plunging and it's not soaring, ... There are signs that housing is... JAMES O'SULLIVAN You're seeing inventories creeping up and affordability pinching more and more, and you're seeing lo... ANTHONY CHAN The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS Full-time work does in no way guarantee the housing you're in. ERIC BELSKY The key message is housing market activity has improved significantly into the second half of this y... ALAN CLARKE My overall assessment of the housing sector is that we probably fundamentally topped out in the thir... DAVID SEIDERS 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 The spending spree is over. Take that ATM off the front of your house. You're not going to be able t... JACK ABLIN A strong economy causes an increase in the demand for housing; the increased demand for housing driv... WILLIAM BALDWIN We've thought for a long time this housing cycle was a little different from those of the past, in t... DAVID JORDAN The housing sector has likely passed its peak. The boom is winding down. I expect continued softenin... DAVID LEREAH There has been a housing boom, but it is not a bubble. It is more like a soufflé with the air slowl... TAPAN MUNROE There may be a correction in Singapore housing prices. The housing price index is reaching the peak ... ZENG HAN JUN The subdivision ordinance does not help these people to get affordable housing. GENE TAYLOR Here is one fact 1 minute to finish the class, 1 day to die, one day behind that fact, one day in th... DEYTH BANGER Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON Housing activity has peaked. Inventories continue to rise. I see the housing market continuing to so... DAVID LEREAH Just because you believe something was true in the past does not mean it will be true in the future. JEFFREY FRY Our research suggests that the areas infected by the housing market's version of irrational exuberan... IAN MORRIS Among manufacturers some have been relying on a strong housing market. It is appropriate to be conce... GERALD ZUKOWSKI The 'bubble' is a gross misnomer, a mischaracterization. The idea that we're going to see a collapse... JOHN SNOW The housing starts figure coming in down 5.6 percent was weaker than expected and seems consistent w... PATRICK FEARON Winter months tend to be slower. We really have to wait until spring and summer ? the peak of the ho... KATHY KALSER She was intimidating and all I could do was sit back on the couch as she paced back and forth, slowl... IN THE MAKING When you grow up there are things that you would love to do make your father proud is one and have f... GARY F EVANS... We know we have a housing crisis. We know our housing programs are excellent. We have the money to u... JAIMIE ROSS So far, the cracks in the housing market are not that great, but with inventories skyrocketing, that... JOEL NAROFF While experts continue to predict that residential real estate markets are slowing, it does not appe... LEONARD ZUMPANO I had a best friend once 20 years down the line a friendship that you just do not get now, i regarde... GARY F EVANS... While consumers are clearly concerned that housing activity will slow this year, it is somewhat reas... ED OJDANA It's significant for the outlook for the economy if housing approvals turn the corner. In the second... ANDREW HANLAN People who purchased three or four years back today are finding money to redecorate their homes. Thi... FAROOQ KATHWARI The report illustrates the fact that housing is not defying gravity and is not likely to do so this ... ANTHONY CHAN There's an opportunity now to take a large piece of land and use it to address what's probably the m... BRAD HUNTER As the housing boom cools off, there will be a shortfall in demand (which will) affect the global ec... GEORGE SOROS I do know that homelessness is related to housing, and we haven't been producing housing in the ... DAVID IGE So much value has been lost in the housing market that people are now buying. If there's any act... RUSH LIMBAUGH it is hard to argue that housing is not a fundamental human need. Decent, affordable housing should ... MATTHEW DESMOND November's numbers confirm that housing activity has peaked and is now slowing. DAVID LEREAH Our January forecast calls for a gradual rise in long-term rates throughout 2006. This should induce... FRANK NOTHAFT This is primarily because of a decrease in investment and speculative real estate activity in those ... BRAD GEISEN Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON [ Mobile homes. They are a reality in a vast region where so much housing has been obliterated and... ANDRES DUANY Mobile homes are permanent housing, not temporary. Mobile homes are the only housing affordable to a... ANDRES DUANY Most Americans think that the typical low - income family lives in public housing or gets housing as... MATTHEW DESMOND His life seemed like a deck of cards, and in the midst of all those two’s and three’s someone ha... TEKOA MANNING It's going to be an enormous housing boom. ARTHUR STERBCOW This is a sign that the housing market is not exempt from the laws of gravity, ANTHONY CHAN The housing sector has likely passed its peak . . . and the boom is winding down to an expansion. DAVID LEREAH I was a little lacking in vision as mayor - I failed to understand the significance that housing and... HENRY CISNEROS People are looking at today's housing data just to see if a drop in the existing number is actually ... BILAL HAFEEZ When you live in the present, the past is forgotten & the future takes care of itself. MANDY HALE If I am not the legal resident of the apartment you cannot evict me. You cannot evict Mrs. Tuttle, w... SHIRLEY JACKSON Investors have become completely convinced that we need to see the housing canary buckle under a lit... ANTHONY CHAN The weakness was primarily in the residential area. That's consistent with the other data we've seen... GARY THAYER Housing activity has peaked. There are no balloons popping. DAVID LEREAH In the beginning, there was nothing and from nothing came our species then behold the dawn of music.... GARY F EVANS... Not," Swift said firmly, "for all the tea in China." "That expression has never made sense to m... LISA KLEYPAS I'm hoping there'll be, if not a boom, then a big pick-up in housing because if that happens... GERRY HARVEY These are the best of times for the San Antonio housing market. We are on the threshold of our best ... JACK INSELMANN Exports have been disappointing. Higher petrol prices and a waning of the housing boom contributed t... PETER COSTELLO Housing prices are becoming a very significant factor in being able to attract people from other par... CAROL SCHATZ There is a big picture driver of this phenomenon. That is the significant discount in the price of r... R. SCOT SELLERS Politicians are constantly talking about affordable housing, yet they are the ones who pass laws tha... DAVID PEADON While the February mortgage lending and approval data are relatively healthy, there are hints that h... HOWARD ARCHER The rapid increase in Florida's housing costs has depleted existing rental apartment housing stock a... LYNN BRAZEN No doubt housing activity was elevated over the winter because of very, very mild weather. One housi... CHARLES LIEBERMAN Even if we take account of income, the composition of households and the ages of household members, ... ROGER ANDERSON When regulations on the housing industry are reasonable, the cost of housing goes down. Regulatory r... RANDY NEUGEBAUER The Central Florida economy continues to defy the nation and create jobs, driving an already hot hou... ANTHONY CROCCO Hunger, inadequate medical care, poor housing, and inferior schools are enemies of the sense of wond... MARGARET GELLER The two men had a conversation. Brief, cryptic, to the point. As though they had exchanged numbers a... ARUNDHATI ROY We've been relying on the housing activity for our economic growth. SCOTT ANDERSON In our minds it is not a matter of the sky is falling -- it's a matter of reaching that equilibrium ... GREG PAQUIN Going into it we thought we were going to do really well. We have been practicing really hard, and w... ERIN HOUSING She focuses really well on what she does. She goes into each bout as if it is the most important. An... ERIN HOUSING I found trouble against Michigan State, because I underestimated them. I definitely made mistakes I ... ERIN HOUSING We begin to fight. The wind and I. Horns locked. Battling each other with elements. LAURA DOCKRILL It's going to be a more complete circle. You'll deal with total housing cost and not just housing de... BARB ANDERSON The idea was to address issues related to housing in general, in part, because this project has rais... DAN LEVIN [Those who get squeezed in a housing bust are simply those who can no longer afford to keep paying t... ERIC BELSKY With no projected major developments (in Davis) in the near term, and (high) housing prices that som... KIRK TROST
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