Conscious Uncoupling by American Adults Bodes Well For Housing Starts
The decline of "doubling up."
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Ask economists to name a sector in the U.S. economy with the most structural and cyclical tailwinds, and you'll likely get this answer: housing.
Residential investment has been a laggard throughout the recovery, though it is typically on the leading edge of economic rebounds—a testament to the 100 years' storm that was the great financial crisis and housing's role in precipitating it.