US housing starts to rebound in August – Nomura
|Analysts at Nomura expect the US housing starts to rebound in August to an annualized pace of 1210k, up 3.6% from July.
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“Both single- and multifamily housing starts were weaker than expected in July with pronounced softness in the West Census region, possibly related to disruptions from wildfires.”
“We expect a rebound in August, likely driven by volatile multifamily housing starts, based on incoming housing permits data. However, we remain conservative on residential investment as a whole.”
“For building permits, we expect a modest 0.2% m-o-m increase to an annualized pace of 1305k.”
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