US: Homebuilder sentiment shakes off storm worries - Wells Fargo

Matías Salord FXStreet

Today the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index was released and showed a rebounded in October. According to analysts from Wells Fargo, gains were broad based, with as all three components rose during the month.

Key Quotes:

“Following September’s hurricane-driven decline, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rebounded 4 points in October to 68, which is the highest level since May. Confidence in the South rose by 2 points to 68 and the Northeast improved one point to 50. The Housing Market Index remains the highest in the West but was unchanged at 77 in October. The Midwest HMI also stayed put at 63.”

“While October confidence showed resiliency, longer term hurricane issues may still cause problems. Potential concerns include higher materials prices and even keener labor shortages due to increased demand for repair work following the storms. Both the current and future sales conditions indices rose 5 points to 75 and 78, respectively. Buyer traffic increased just 1 point to 48, reflecting continued low inventories of completed homes.”

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Matías Salord

FXStreet

Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

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