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  • Home Construction Bust May Continue Until 2011

    05/29/2007 3:01:05 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 45 replies · 1,013+ views
    MoneyNews.com (Newsmax) ^ | May 29, 2007 | MoneyNews
    WASHINGTON -- Market experts expecting the home construction lull to end some time soon are going to have to wait longer than hoped. The chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders said new home construction in the U.S. may take until 2011 to return to last year's level. According to the NAHB, monthly construction starts would need to jump by 21 percent to reach David Seiders' benchmark for full recovery — 1.85 million. There were 1.53 million construction stats in April, the Commerce Department reported. At the height of the five-year housing boom in January 2006, construction began...