Housing Economics - 10/17/2008 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
Housing Starts and Permits Continue to Fall
Fall 2008 Construction Forecast Conference and Webcast - October 22nd
Special Study: The Direct Impact of Home Building/Remodeling on the U.S. Economy
Housing Market Statistics At-A-Glance

Special Study: The Direct Impact of Home Building/Remodeling on the U.S. Economy

Residential construction - including the building of new structures as well as the remodeling of existing ones - has direct, positive impacts on the U.S. economy. The most obvious impacts are the work opportunities created in the housing industry, as well as in other industries that provide products or services to home builders and buyers. Workers are employed to directly engage in the construction activity.

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