http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/us-housing-chartbook/http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/http://mediaserver.fxstreet.com/images/fxstreet-provider-logo1-en.gif7http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/us-housing-chartbook/2009-10-20.htmlHousing Still Faces Significant Hurdles in Coming Months A small but steady improvement in new home sales and single-family home construction, combined with reports that home prices are actually rising in many markets, has raised hopes that the housing market has finally bottomed. Much of the good news we have seen in the housing sector has been the result of some sort of temporary government action, such as the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers and the efforts by variousTue, 20 Oct 2009 08:37:08 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/sam.bullard@wachovia.com (Wells Fargo Investments, LLC)http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/us-housing-chartbook/2009-10-20.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/us-housing-chartbook/2009-02-13.htmlHousing Should Find a Bottom in 2009 After three years of declining sales and construction, we expect housing activity to finally bottom out in 2009. Merely finding a bottom will not mark the end of troubles in the housing industry or mortgage finance. The absolute level of sales is expected to remain very low and price declines and rising foreclosures will likely carry over into 2010. A bottom in sales and construction will mark the beginning of the end of the housing bust and will go a longFri, 13 Feb 2009 16:05:31 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/sam.bullard@wachovia.com (Wells Fargo Investments, LLC)http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/us-housing-chartbook/2009-02-13.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/us-housing-chartbook/2008-12-11.htmlHousing Market Still Searching for Stability Housing firmly remains the weakest link in the economic outlook. Not only is residential construction activity continuing to decline but falling housing prices and rising mortgage delinquency rates also continue to put pressure on the credit markets. A vicious negative feedback loop has been in play for the past several months, with tightening credit conditions dragging sales down further, which leads to additional economic weakness, larger homeThu, 11 Dec 2008 10:12:29 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/sam.bullard@wachovia.com (Wells Fargo Investments, LLC)http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/us-housing-chartbook/2008-12-11.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/us-housing-chartbook/2008-10-09.htmlHousing Just Can’t Catch a Break We noted in our last Housing Chartbook that the predominant risk to the housing market was the ongoing mortgage crisis and the tightening in general credit conditions. Our fears were fully justified. The credit crunch has intensified considerably over the past month, making it tougher for potential homebuyers and builders to qualify for new loans. With the pool of qualified potential homebuyers smaller, the tentative signs of stability we have seen in new andThu, 09 Oct 2008 08:50:24 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/sam.bullard@wachovia.com (Wells Fargo Investments, LLC)http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-indicators/us-housing-chartbook/2008-10-09.html