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Old 07-03-2017, 07:31 AM  
slapass
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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam View Post
The Trumpnation will build WONDERFUL cities in rural America and create jobs for red-hats to live happily ever after

Housing is a cyclical market -- I have been involved with it most of my life. In the late 1970's before the housing 'crash' that high mortgage interest rate created
The USA is still in a slump as far as new housing https://www.census.gov/construction/...susintenta.pdf Why is that?

Housing is not such a good investment
You would thing the historicity low mortgage rates would increase new housing development -- Housing Affordability Index (Composite)? (COMPHAI)
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=eh5s

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=eh5i
Monthly Supply of Houses in the United States (MSACSR)
Why is supply at a low point. Maybe, demand is lacking? Or, this is a seller's market.

If long term interest rates rise -- and most think they will -- housing will become less affordable. Unless, the US economy radially improves.

Putting coal miners back to work is not going to translate into a robust US economy.

Buy into fixed rate mortgages now or deleverage -- or sell and take capital gains.
We are building more multi family. Housing starts are high if you combine the numbers. I agree on take some money off the table.
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